High court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
The 6-3 decision upends congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections.
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
More than one-quarter of a million babies born in the U.S. each year would have been affected by the executive order.
Supreme Court says police need warrant to obtain Google location data
In a vote that scrambled ideological lines, the majority found that a request by police officers for Google to turn over a robbery suspect’s location history constituted a search protected by the Constitution.
Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but upholds other Trump firings
The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
In an close ruling, the justices turned aside a challenge by Republicans and Libertarians, who argued federal law preempts a statute that allows the counting of such ballots that arrive up to five days after polls close.
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices.
Supreme Court ruling could impact thousands of Haitians living in Indiana
Estimates on Indiana’s Haitian population vary. Some are as high as 50,000, but most put the number in the low tens of thousands.
Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels struck down by high court
The high court’s 6-3 decision means people can carry guns onto privately owned property like shopping malls and gas stations, unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
The justices overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day.
Supreme Court rejects push to require higher prices on tax foreclosure sales
The high court ruled against a sweeping argument from a Michigan family whose house was sold for less than half its open-market value to cover an unpaid tax bill of just more than $2,000.
High court OKs Exxon Mobil suit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro’s government
The decision was the second in as many months in favor of U.S. owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by the Communist government more than 65 years ago.
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
Nothing in the law dealing with prisoners’ religious rights authorizes lawsuits against individual officers, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court.
Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of missing boy
The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
Analysis: Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court, with 3 key rulings ahead
Justices are preparing to rule on three signature President Trump initiatives: limiting birthright citizenship, firing the heads of independent agencies and reshaping the Federal Reserve.
Supreme Court rules against broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users
The justices decided unanimously in favor of a man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who regularly uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment.
Supreme Court to decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12.
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request for nitrogen gas execution
The ruling capped an extraordinary legal back-and-forth over the humaneness of nitrogen gas as an execution method.
High court upholds broad reading of SEC authority to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases
The justices ruled against a man who was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling unregistered securities as part of a scheme involving high-risk penny stocks.
Trump wins delay to Jan. 6 civil suits during bid for immunity
Donald Trump pardoned or granted executive clemency to the more than 1,500 people who faced criminal prosecutions for their conduct on Jan. 6.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
The administration defended the fines are an essential regulatory tool.