Supreme Court strikes down federal gun ban for unlawful drug users

The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal law automatically banning unlawful drug users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, dealing a major blow to the government’s efforts to disarm individuals over routine drug use.

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that favors Republicans

The U.S. Supreme Court intervened on Tuesday to allow Alabama to use a map that was drawn in 2023 and is expected to favor Republican candidates in this fall’s election.

Cruise giants could owe $440M after Supreme Court rules they used property seized in Cuba revolution

The Supreme Court dealt a major blow Thursday to four major cruise lines accused of profiting from Cuban property seized during Fidel Castro’s communist revolution, reviving lawsuits that could cost the companies hundreds of millions of dollars.

Edward Busby executed in Texas after SCOTUS lifts stay

A Texas man convicted of murder has been executed Thursday night after the Supreme Court of the United States reversed a decision preventing his death. 

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone abortion pill

The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion.

Supreme Court opens door for Alabama to potentially redraw congressional map

A new move by the Supreme Court could eliminate one of Alabama’s two largely Black congressional districts before Election Day and may play an important role in the overall battle to control Congress this fall. 

Trump predicts Supreme Court will strike down his birthright citizenship order

President Donald Trump predicted Sunday night that the Supreme Court will strike down his executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States.

Redistricting battle latest: Alabama, Tennessee act to redraw after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court ruling last week opened the door for Republican-led states to attempt to redraw district maps before the midterm – and Alabama and Tennessee are beginning efforts this week to do so.

Supreme Court restores abortion pill access

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

Supreme Court backs anti-abortion center in First Amendment case

An anti-abortion center won a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday, granting it the right to fight a New Jersey donor-list subpoena in court.

Supreme Court rules on key Voting Rights Act rule, voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana

The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the scope of a key Voting Rights Act provision that restricts how states draw districts affecting minority voters, constraining states' use of race as a factor when drawing congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. 

Supreme Court to weigh legality of geofence warrants in Virginia bank robbery case

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether police use of “geofence" warrants—requests for location data from cellphones near a crime scene—violates the Fourth Amendment.

Supreme Court allows wounded veteran's lawsuit against Texas-based company to move forward

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an Irving-based company does not get a blanket shield from a lawsuit by a veteran wounded by a suicide bomb just because the incident happened during wartime.

Justice Sotomayor issues apology over Kavanaugh comments

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a public apology to Justice Brett Kavanaugh after making what she described as "inappropriate" comments in response to his opinion in a decision that lifted restrictions on immigration stops. 

Justice Jackson criticizes conservative justices’ pro-Trump court rulings

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed deep concerns over the high court’s expedited rulings in emergency cases that she argues can be managed by the lower courts.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at UT Austin

Clarence Thomas, the current longest serving member of the Supreme Court of the United States, was welcomed with a standing ovation inside of UT’s Hogg Memorial Auditorium.

Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at UT Austin
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A visit from one of the nation’s most influential judicial figures sparked both applause and protests at the University of Texas's campus on Wednesday.