Supreme Court rules against Tulsa in case over Native American man's speeding ticket
The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to freeze a lower court opinion that could prevent Tulsa from enforcing municipal laws -- such as speeding tickets -- against Native Americans.
2023-08-05 06:46
'We are not imperial': Justice Kagan says Supreme Court still subject to checks and balances
Justice Elena Kagan declined Thursday to outright answer the question of whether Congress could impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, but she did allow that it could do "various things" to regulate the high court.
2023-08-04 10:54
Senate Democrats ask for Alito to be recused from Supreme Court ethics and tax cases
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Chief Justice John Roberts in a new letter sent Thursday to take "appropriate steps" to ensure that Justice Samuel Alito recuse himself from any future legal disputes that might arise concerning pending congressional legislation that regulates the Supreme Court.
2023-08-04 02:56
Democratic senator calls Samuel Alito 'stunningly wrong' on Supreme Court ethics controversy
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut on Sunday called Justice Samuel Alito "stunningly wrong" in his contention that Congress should stay out of the Supreme Court's business and stop trying to impose ethics rules.
2023-07-31 00:28
Federal ghost gun regulations temporarily revived by Justice Alito
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed on Friday to temporarily freeze a lower court order that bars the government from regulating so-called ghost guns -- untraceable homemade weapons -- as firearms under federal law.
2023-07-29 05:19
Supreme Court clears way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to proceed
The Supreme Court cleared the way for construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed on Thursday, granting an emergency request from backers of the project that has the support of Congress and the Biden administration.
2023-07-27 22:56
Israel's Supreme Court says it will not block law that limits its power -- for now
Israel's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will not issue an injunction to temporarily block a controversial new law that curbs its power. The so-called reasonableness law part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to weaken the judiciary, has now entered into force.
2023-07-26 19:45
Conservative legal activist rebuffs Democratic request for information on fishing trip with Justice Samuel Alito
Conservative legal activist Leonard Leo is refusing to provide Democratic lawmakers with information regarding his interactions with Justice Samuel Alito, who attended a luxury fishing trip with him in 2008 and took a ride on a private jet owned by a conservative hedge fund manager.
2023-07-26 06:29
Israel passes law to strip Supreme Court of power to block government decisions, defying months of protests
Israeli lawmakers on Monday passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to block government decisions, the first part of a judicial overhaul that has sparked six months of street protests and criticism from the White House.
2023-07-24 21:20
Israel judicial reform: Why is the country in turmoil?
Israel is in the throes of one of the biggest domestic crises in its history - here's why.
2023-07-21 22:54
Derek Chauvin to appeal to the US Supreme Court after Minnesota's high court declines to review his state murder conviction
Derek Chauvin, the man who killed George Floyd, will take the appeal of his state murder conviction to the Supreme Court after Minnesota's top court denied the request to hear his petition.
2023-07-20 06:46
Wesleyan University: Top US college says it will end 'legacy' admissions
The university says it is "important" to end the policy, seen as a perk for the white and wealthy.
2023-07-19 23:46