Oct 07 A new Supreme Court term begins in the shadow of a presidential election By Marcia Coyle The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term on the eve of an intense, historic election in which the justices may be called on to play a key role in the results. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court declines singer R. Kelly’s appeal for child sex crimes conviction By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex. Continue reading
Oct 04 Supreme Court steps into fight over nuclear waste storage in rural Texas and New Mexico By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Political leaders in both states oppose the facilities. Continue reading
Sep 24 Supreme Court rejects final request to halt execution of Marcellus Williams By David Lieb, Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed with its plan to execute him. Continue reading
Sep 20 Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off Nevada’s ballot By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's order allows ballot preparation and printing to proceed in Nevada without Stein and other… Continue reading
Sep 19 Alaska man charged with making threats to kill Supreme Court justices By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Trump praises ‘heart and strength’ of Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade By Adam Kemp Former President Donald Trump praised himself and the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 12:48 Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is out with a new memoir chronicling her family’s rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, all in a single generation. Geoff Bennett sat down… Continue watching
Aug 22 Supreme Court rejects Republican effort to block over 40,000 Arizona voters, but partly approves proof of citizenship law By Lindsay Whitehurst, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The justices on Thursday acted on an emergency appeal filed by state and national Republicans that sought to give full effect to voting measures enacted in 2022 following President Joe Biden's narrow win over Donald Trump in Arizona. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 7:00 ‘Focus on ethics’: Sen. Durbin discusses efforts to reform the Supreme Court By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold For more on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Harris-Walz ticket and efforts to implement ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago. Continue watching