A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
At stake is a federal law that bars people who regularly use marijuana from legally owning guns.
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At State of the Union, Trump softens criticism of Supreme Court over tariff ruling
Delivering his State of the Union address Tuesday – with several justices in attendance – Trump criticized the ruling against his sweeping global tariffs as “very unfortunate” and “disappointing.”
Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a majority of five conservative justices, said the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
The court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado – one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
But it reveals how Democrats are starting to apply public pressure on a Trump administration that has shown little interest in trying to return tariff revenues after the Supreme Court announced its 6-3 ruling on Friday.
Supreme Court to use software to identify justices’ conflict of interests
Supreme Court justices are required to recuse themselves from cases in which they own stock in a party in the case.
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
The justices had previously allowed Texas’ Republican-friendly map to be used in 2026, despite a lower-court ruling that it likely discriminates on the basis of race.
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
A federal judge said Tuesday that he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration.
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.
US Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
The court’s conservative majority signaled during more than three hours of arguments it would rule the state bans don’t violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX.
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons.
Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal
The limits stem from a desire to prevent large donors from skirting caps on individual contributions to a candidate by directing unlimited sums to the party, with the understanding that the money will be spent on behalf of the candidate.
Companies seek refunds from tariffs as Supreme Court decision looms
At issue in the pair of combined cases before the Supreme Court is whether the president exceeded his authority by relying on a 1977 law to impose the tariffs.
Abortion opponents coming before the Supreme Court in challenge to state investigation
The facilities often known as “crisis pregnancy centers” have been on the rise in the U.S., especially since the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned abortion as a nationwide right in 2022.
Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts
The justices could say as soon as Monday whether they will hear Trump’s appeal of lower court rulings that have uniformly struck down the citizenship restrictions. They have not taken effect anywhere in the United States.
1935 case involving Wabash College grad back in U.S. Supreme Court spotlight
For 90 years, a U.S. Supreme Court decision centered on the disputed firing of a Hoosier-born Federal Trade Commission member has protected the leaders of independent federal agencies from being dismissed by the president without cause. But that could change.
Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The legal issue over the funding could be rendered moot soon if a deal advancing on Capitol Hill to end the shutdown is adopted. That measure—which has passed the Senate, with the House expected to vote as soon as Wednesday—would fund SNAP through September.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts
The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned of “catastrophic operational disruptions” if the Trump administration does not reimburse them.
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
The decision is Trump’s latest win on the court’s emergency docket, and allows the administration to enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out.