Texas border: Abbott standing ground despite SCOTUS decision siding with feds

Governor Greg Abbott said he will continue to hold the line at the U.S.-Mexico border despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the federal government, who can remove dozens of miles of razor wire put up by the state of Texas.

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in transgender bathroom debate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district.

Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can be taken off 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.

Federal lawsuit against Texas over SB 4 likely to go to SCOTUS, expert says

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas' new immigration law on Wednesday. One constitutional law expert says the lawsuit will likely be decided by the Supreme Court.

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Supreme Court won't fast-track Trump's immunity defense case

The ruling is a win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought to delay this and other criminal cases against him as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an Arizona native who served as an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism on the high court for over two decades. She was was nominated in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and came to wield considerable influence on the nine-member court.

Supreme Court to take up restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone

Mifepristone is one of two drugs used in medication abortions, which account for more than half of all abortions in the United States.

Supreme Court grapples with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

Sandra Day O'Connor: Arizona leaders remember nation's 1st female Supreme Court justice

Current and former political leaders in Arizona are remembering the life and legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor, an Arizona who became the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Supreme Court says it will formally adopt a code of ethics for the first time

The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.

Supreme Court seems likely to preserve gun law that protects domestic violence victims

Liberal and conservative justices sounded persuaded by arguments from the Biden administration's top Supreme Court lawyer that the prohibition is in line with the longstanding practice of disarming dangerous people.