Homeless Dispute Getting Rare Supreme Court Hearing
A fight over an Oregon city’s attempt to outlaw homelessness would make headlines in any other term. But the case, said to be the first of its kind in decades and set for argument April 22, has flown ...
5 Apr 202416min
Supreme Court Abortion Pill Argument Light on Merits
Arguments in the challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone suggest the Supreme Court will nix the dispute on technical standing grounds. Justices from across the ideological spectrum suggested the a...
29 Mar 202415min
Government Censorship Focus of Supreme Court Disputes
Lower court rulings that largely halted Biden administration communication with social media companies to combat misinformation about Covid and the 2020 election faced skepticism from Supreme Court ju...
22 Mar 202416min
Supreme Court Urged to Take Up Fight Over Trans Youth
The Biden administration and others are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender kids despite its refusal to resolve related disputes over youth spor...
15 Mar 202414min
Divide Surfaces in Supreme Court Trump Ballot Ruling
Headlines touting the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to keep Donald Trump on the Colorado presidential ballot obscured division among the justices over the Constitution’s insurrection clause. UC D...
8 Mar 202419min
Supreme Court Digs into Guns, Social Media, and Trump Immunity
It was a big week at the Supreme Court with arguments over social media and guns, and a grant on Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from prosecution over alleged election interference. Cases and Controve...
1 Mar 202413min
Social Media Cases Could Impact Public Discourse Online
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in fights over laws in Florida and Texas that seek to stop social media platforms from censoring conservative speech online. At issue are provisions that r...
23 Feb 202422min
Supreme Court Weighs Next Steps on Trump Immunity Bid
Supreme Court justices have a number of things to sort out before deciding whether to take up or reject the question of whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for election interference. Should the jus...
16 Feb 202416min
