The Supreme Court of the United States, known as SCOTUS, is the highest court in the country and issues the last word on important cases.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court. It's also a chance... More
January 27, 2022
Justice Stephen Breyer is making it official, telling President Joe Biden in a letter that he will step down from the court later this year. More
January 27, 2022
The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private institution, and the University of North Carolina, a state school, discriminate against Asian... More
January 24, 2022
The Supreme Court on Thursday buttressed a criminal defendant's right to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, ruling in favor of a New York man who was convicted... More
January 20, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma appellate court decision that the high court's landmark McGirt ruling on criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country does not... More
January 11, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a woman who left home in Alabama to join the Islamic State terror group,... More
January 11, 2022
The high court announced Wednesday that the justices plan to return to their majestic, marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, nearly 19 months after... More
September 8, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on... More
March 1, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover... More
February 22, 2021
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday that could make it easier for the president to... More
December 9, 2020
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A member of the Seminole Nation who was convicted in state court of sexually assaulting a child will be retried in... More
November 6, 2020
By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in... More
November 5, 2020
Justice Clarence Thomas administers constitutional oath at Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in. More
October 26, 2020
Senators question Judge Barrett on day three of Supreme Court confirmation hearings. More
October 14, 2020
A look back at how Supreme Court Justices have voted in the past. More
October 13, 2020
Senators question Judge Barrett on pressing topics including healthcare and abortion. More
October 13, 2020
The biggest moments from the Senate hearing for SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett. More
October 12, 2020
The Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begins Monday. More
October 9, 2020
The U.S. Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case after his death sentence was thrown out. More
October 7, 2020
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. John Carney asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a federal... More
October 5, 2020
MONDAY, OCT. 5: I. Carney v. Adams: Attorney James Adams is tackling a century-old provision in the Delaware constitution that he claims violates the More
October 5, 2020
Some of the issues either already on the Supreme Court's docket when it begins its new session or likely to be before the justices soon:... More
October 5, 2020
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was buried Tuesday in a private ceremony at Arlington More
September 30, 2020
By MARK SHERMAN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg More
September 23, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87. More
September 18, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87. More
September 18, 2020
Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. More
September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital More
July 29, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 1991 law that bars robocalls to cellphones. The case, argued by telephone in May... More
July 6, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won't put an Idaho transgender inmate's gender confirmation surgery on hold More
May 22, 2020
