Illinois Supreme Court upholds law eliminating cash bail
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's historic move to ban cash bail is constitutional, overturning a lower court decision.
2023-07-19 08:50
Georgia Supreme Court dismisses Trump bid to shut down Fulton County probe
The Georgia Supreme Court has dismissed a longshot legal bid from former President Donald Trump to essentially shut down the Fulton County criminal probe into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
2023-07-18 06:22
Republicans prosecutors target corporate diversity programmes
State attorneys general threaten top US companies with legal action over race-based quotas.
2023-07-15 08:49
Supreme Court stands by its guidelines after report raises new ethics questions
The Supreme Court is holding fast to its ethics procedures in light of a new report raising questions about the extent to which colleges and universities have used campus visits by justices as an opportunity to generate donations despite a general ban on judicial fundraising.
2023-07-12 03:29
The Supreme Court's continuing march to the right
Major legal rulings that dismantled the use of race in college admissions, undermined protections for LGBTQ people and tossed out President Joe Biden's student debt relief program marked the end of a Supreme Court term in which the conservative supermajority continued to exert its dominance.
2023-07-08 20:19
Legacy admissions: Harvard accused of favouring mostly white students
Civil rights lawyers argue that legacy admissions benefit the wealthy at the expense of minority students.
2023-07-04 03:29
Buttigieg says Supreme Court case was designed for 'clear purpose of chipping away' at LGBTQ equality
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday slammed the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections, saying the case was designed "for the clear purpose of chipping away" at LGBTQ equality.
2023-07-03 01:56
Michael Imperioli forbids 'bigots and homophobes' from watching his work following Supreme Court ruling
Actor Michael Imperioli has something to say about the Supreme Court's Friday ruling in favor of a Christian web designer who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings.
2023-07-03 01:17
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says justices are 'destroying the legitimacy' of the Supreme Court
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said Sunday that some Supreme Court justices are "destroying the legitimacy of the court," amid a lack of oversight, calling it "profoundly dangerous" for democracy.
2023-07-03 00:17
Why there won't be a backlash against the Supreme Court this time
The Supreme Court handed down several key rulings this past week that dismayed liberals. Chief among them was the court's decision to disallow colleges and universities from using race or ethnicity as a specific factor in admissions. The court also found that President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan was unconstitutional.
2023-07-02 21:17
Takeaways from the latest controversial and contentious Supreme Court term
Last fall, just when the Supreme Court was gearing up to start a new term, Chief Justice John Roberts told an audience in Colorado that he was looking forward to a return to normal where the public would be able to attend oral arguments in person after a Covid-induced break and metal barricades, erected to ward off protesters in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, would finally come down.
2023-07-01 20:16
The Supreme Court just handed Joe Biden a series of setbacks. It may have also given Democrats new motivation to reelect him
President Joe Biden wasn't planning to take questions on Thursday. His helicopter was waiting outside on the White House's South Lawn.
2023-07-01 12:16