Supreme Court in 'Eye of Storm' Before Taking on Major Cases
After a slow start, Supreme Court justices will hear consequential disputes as they head into second half of the term. "This might be the eye in the storm that this was kind of a bit of a slower term,...
14 Mar 202529min
High Court Ruling on Nuclear Waste Storage Site Hard to Predict
A fight over plans for a privately owned nuclear waste storage facility in Texas seemed to divide the US Supreme Court as the justices wrestled with a federal agency’s regulatory authority and who can...
7 Mar 202515min
Supreme Court Confronts Bid to Open Up Gunmakers' Liability
The US Supreme Court hears argument March 4 in a case over gun industry protections from lawsuits. The dispute involving Mexico and Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. centers on whether exceptions to the 2005...
28 Feb 202524min
Supreme Court Pulled Into First Trump Fight Over Executive Power
The Supreme Court- has been pulled into its first dispute over a Trump administration action with more cases likely coming its way. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris asked the justices in an emerg...
21 Feb 202518min
Trump Will Force the Supreme Court to Face its Biggest Fear: Essay
The US Supreme Court is confronting the stark reality that, unlike the other two branches of government, the court has no real power to enforce its decisions. Should someone — whether government offic...
18 Feb 202514min
Justices to Weigh Evidence Rule in Reverse Discrimination Suit
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a reverse discrimination case when the justices return to the bench at the end of the month. A heterosexual woman is asking the court to revive her lawsuit...
7 Feb 202519min
Trump Actions Spark Potential Legal Challenges for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s executive orders have sparked a flurry of legal challenges that tee-up constitutional questions about the breadth of executive power the US Supreme Court may be forced to sett...
31 Jan 202517min
Supreme Court Mulls Test for Reasonable Force in Police Killings
Supreme Court justices seemed to agree courts should look at the totality of circumstances when analyzing whether a police officer's use of deadly force was reasonable. During arguments Wednesday, the...
24 Jan 202519min
