The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all levels of government
April 30, 2026
John Roberts’ effort to gut the Voting Rights Act is complete
April 30, 2026
Brazil's Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Solicitor General Jorge Messias for an open seat on the Supreme Court, making President Luiz
April 30, 2026
Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his appointee to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years
April 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country
April 30, 2026
The U.S.
April 29, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic Voting Rights Act opinion and what’s next for the midterms
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions
April 29, 2026
Federal appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award
April 29, 2026
Supreme Court lets faith-based pregnancy centers fight subpoena on First Amendment grounds
April 29, 2026
Will Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric matter at the Supreme Court?
April 29, 2026
The Supreme Court seems likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China
April 28, 2026
The U.S.
April 28, 2026
General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies
April 28, 2026
These Haitian immigrants contribute nearly $6 billion to the economy. Their fate is in the Supreme Court’s hands
April 28, 2026
"Make America Healthy Again" activists rallied at the U.S.
April 28, 2026
The Supreme Court seems divided over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer
April 28, 2026
The U.S.
April 27, 2026
The Supreme Court seems inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes
April 28, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the U.S.
April 27, 2026
Supreme Court grapples with whether police may seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations
April 27, 2026
A Supreme Court case over pesticides is bringing out the ‘MAHA moms’ — and threats of consequences for the midterms
April 27, 2026
A majority of Americans believe all babies born in the country should automatically be granted citizenship, according to a Reuters/Ipsos
April 26, 2026
Most Americans are worried about pesticides and oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products, according to a
April 24, 2026
What is the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ and why is it important?
April 24, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court
April 22, 2026
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for a veteran wounded by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan to sue the government contractor for whom the attacker was working when he built the explosive
April 22, 2026
In testimony Tuesday at the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh never said if he agrees with President Donald Trump's view that the Fed's policy
April 22, 2026
The Supreme Court seems wary of limiting the power of federal regulators in a case over multimillion-dollar penalties levied against telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T
April 22, 2026
The U.S.
April 21, 2026
The U.S.
April 20, 2026
The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won’t admit kids from LGBTQ+ families
April 20, 2026
When government officials hold prayer services, quote scripture and engage in religious proselytizing at the workplace, is it religious freedom – or an old-fashioned First Amendment violation?
April 15, 2026
U.S.
April 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 23, 2025
President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the U.S.
April 01, 2026
The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump took the short trip from the White House to the U.S.
April 02, 2026
Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’
April 17, 2026
While many Americans are following the U.S.
April 02, 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has stepped up her criticism of the conservative-majority U.S.
April 16, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration
April 16, 2026
Trump recalls how Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death affected the Supreme Court as he discusses Samuel Alito’s future
April 15, 2026
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again
April 10, 2026
In 1976, a small Christian college refused to comply with Title IX. The ensuing legal back-and-forth still matters today as the Trump administration places pressure on universities.
April 09, 2026
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress
April 06, 2026
The court decided Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has attended oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a first for a sitting president
April 02, 2026
Trump’s top litigator faces uphill battle with birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court decision on Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for trans and gay minors
April 01, 2026
The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily
March 31, 2026
The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes
March 14, 2026
The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month
March 13, 2026
Trump asks Supreme Court to let protections for Haitians expire
March 12, 2026
Kavanaugh and Jackson appearance gets testy when emergency docket comes up
March 10, 2026
Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda
March 10, 2026
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died
March 10, 2026
Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don’t hold your breath
March 07, 2026
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds
March 05, 2026
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term
March 06, 2026
Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court
March 06, 2026
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group
March 03, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents
March 03, 2026
Supreme Court blocks California policies intended to protect transgender students
March 03, 2026
Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them
February 27, 2026
Everyone has something to say at the Supreme Court. Why the tariffs ruling had more than 160 pages
February 27, 2026
Trump asks Supreme Court to remove immigration protections for thousands of Syrians
February 27, 2026
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now
February 26, 2026
Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision
February 25, 2026
President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy
February 24, 2026
FedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal
February 24, 2026
A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.
February 24, 2026
The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually much bigger, encompassing some key questions of the 21st century.
February 24, 2026
19 years ago, the Supreme Court told EPA it could regulate climate pollution. Trump is trying to undo that
February 24, 2026
You paid for tariffs — but you won’t get a slice of tariff refunds
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports
February 23, 2026
U.S. stocks slumped after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution
February 23, 2026
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change
February 23, 2026
Supreme Court to decide if Colorado city can sue oil companies for climate change
February 23, 2026
John Roberts just gave Trump an off ramp on tariffs. He’s not taking it
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate
February 23, 2026
Supreme Court conservatives were united against Biden. Here’s why they split against Trump
February 22, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court
February 20, 2026
Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place
February 21, 2026
John Roberts ends Trump’s big Supreme Court winning streak
February 21, 2026
Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall
February 21, 2026
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs
February 21, 2026
What the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling means for the prices you’re paying
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump’s vision of the Supreme Court, in which his three appointees are personally loyal to him, collided with the court’s view of itself when six justices voted to strike down Trump’s signature economic policy, global tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs
February 20, 2026
Takeaways: Supreme Court stands up to Donald Trump on emergency tariffs
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs
February 20, 2026
The $134-billion question: Who will get a tariff refund?
February 20, 2026
The ruling strikes down most of the Trump administration’s current tariffs, with more limited options to replace them.
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump a bruising loss on a cornerstone of his economic policy, striking down sweeping tariffs he imposed on nearly every country
February 20, 2026
Supreme Court adopts automated recusal software to avoid ethics conflicts
February 17, 2026
States ready to seize Supreme Court redistricting decision amid countdown to midterm elections
February 14, 2026
A federal judge dealt one blow to the effort when he found the administration had violated the law in handpicking a panel to question climate science.
February 02, 2026
Sports are a big part of prediction markets
February 13, 2026
Nobody asked: Trump’s DOJ steps up uninvited recommendations at Supreme Court
February 13, 2026
If you want to win over Supreme Court justices, quote Antonin Scalia
February 05, 2026
Supreme Court lets California use new Democrat-friendly congressional map
February 04, 2026
A federal judge says 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
February 03, 2026
The Supreme Court appears poised to abolish a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It may draw on a constitutional amendment that empowered African Americans.
February 03, 2026
This is not a typical employment law case because Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, has far more legal rights to her job than most American workers.
January 29, 2026
Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue
January 30, 2026
When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly fast resolution seemed possible
January 28, 2026
The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve
January 23, 2026
Supreme Court conservatives have downplayed Trump’s conduct. The Fed case may change that
January 22, 2026
Takeaways: Supreme Court signals it will defy Trump to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve
January 21, 2026
The Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job
January 21, 2026
The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaii restrictions on carrying guns in stores in the justices’ latest firearm case since their landmark decision expanding Second Amendment rights
January 20, 2026
Supreme Court doubts constitutionality of Hawaii’s ‘default’ ban on guns on private property that’s open to the public
January 20, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair
January 19, 2026
Will the Supreme Court continue to protect the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump?
January 19, 2026
Justices are currently looking at whether Trump’s tariffs are constitutional. But that ruling won’t shed any light on whether they are wise.
January 17, 2026
Anti-abortion movement seeks to escalate clashes over blue state ‘shield’ laws
January 17, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear longstanding fight over Roundup cancer claims
January 16, 2026
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of broad search warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes
January 16, 2026
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer
January 16, 2026
The high court recognizes a person’s right to self-defense with firearms but has also upheld the government’s power to enforce limits on that right.
January 15, 2026
The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
January 14, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Montana police in a case over when officers can enter a home without a warrant if an emergency might be unfolding inside
January 14, 2026
Supreme Court backs Montana police who entered a home without warrant for emergency
January 14, 2026
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation
January 14, 2026
Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletes
January 13, 2026
Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
January 12, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report
December 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon
December 31, 2025
The Court will decide several cases that could expand the president's power, making it one of the most significant terms in decades.
December 29, 2025
The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown
December 23, 2025
In major loss for Trump, Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago
December 23, 2025
The Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power
December 19, 2025
Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell launches Hail Mary bid to wipe away her conviction
December 17, 2025
A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands
December 17, 2025
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
December 17, 2025
The Supreme Court has 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
December 15, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it
November 20, 2025
U.S. prosecutors have told the Supreme Court that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media company in a corruption case related to the TV rights for international soccer tournaments
December 10, 2025
The Supreme Court has heard arguments about how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution
December 10, 2025
President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
December 09, 2025
Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president
December 09, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members
December 08, 2025
Takeaways: Supreme Court’s conservatives ready to back Trump on firings
December 08, 2025
How the Supreme Court emboldened Democrats in California and elsewhere redrawing US House maps
December 06, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency
December 06, 2025
Advocates for each side will provide a different explanation for who falls under ‘the jurisdiction’ of the United States.
December 05, 2025
CNN's Joan Biskupic joins The Lead.
December 04, 2025
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
December 05, 2025
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to block immigration judges’ free speech lawsuit
December 05, 2025
A divided Supreme Court has come to the rescue of Texas Republicans, ruling in favor of their new congressional map that a judge says is likely to be found racially discriminatory
December 05, 2025
Supreme Court leans toward internet service providers in copyright battle with nation’s music industry
December 01, 2025
The Supreme Court seemed likely on Tuesday to side with a faith-based pregnancy center challenging an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions
December 02, 2025
Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes
December 02, 2025
Supreme Court bars Trump from firing Library of Congress official for now
November 26, 2025
The Supreme Court won’t immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead delaying a decision until after they rule in two other high-profile firing cases
November 26, 2025
The U.S.
November 24, 2025
A four-judge panel of Brazil's Supreme Court voted unanimously on Monday to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in police custody after Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his
November 24, 2025
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge Sunday he violated his ankle monitor due to a nervous breakdown and hallucinations
November 23, 2025
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro over claims he was planning to escape before starting his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt
November 22, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race
November 21, 2025
The U.S.
November 17, 2025
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims
November 17, 2025
Supreme Court to review rescinded Trump policy of turning away asylum seekers at the border
November 17, 2025
Treasury secretary says ‘we will see’ about $2,000 rebate checks to Americans as Supreme Court weighs Trump’s tariffs
November 16, 2025
Texas National Guard troops expected to leave Chicago and return home, source says
November 16, 2025
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Supreme Court to pause new California laws expected to require thousands of companies to report emissions and climate-risk information
November 14, 2025
President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E
November 10, 2025
Who is Natalie Harp? Ossoff ignites personal feud over Trump’s aide
Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park
‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank
A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons
Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war
Muddy cleanup ahead as Tropical Storm Lala moves west of Hawaii
Britain's Princess Eugenie names new daughter Adelaide Elizabeth Annina