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The public feud of Ginsburg vs. Trump casts harsh spotlight on court’s liberal lion

August 19, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.

It's a strange week when Donald Trump – known for his provocations and unconventional behavior – lectures a Supreme Court justice on what's "highly inappropriate," and even some of Trump's...

This undated photo made available by the Georgia Department of Corrections, shows Timothy Tyrone Foster.

Supreme Court throws out death sentence from all-white jury

August 21, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

The Supreme Court rebuked Georgia prosecutors and judges Monday for having excluded black citizens from the murder trial of a black defendant, and then denying his claims of racial bias...

In this June 30, 2014 file photo, the Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court clears the way to free birth control for women with religious employers

August 21, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

An evenly divided Supreme Court skirted the major legal questions arising from a dispute over President Obama's healthcare program and instead announced a compromise Monday designed to clear the way...

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on April 4, 2016,

Supreme Court strengthens free-speech rights of public employees

June 24, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Just in time for the election season, the Supreme Court has strengthened legal protections for the nation's 22 million public employees against being demoted or fired for supporting the wrong...

The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court rules against Iranian bank over frozen assets

June 19, 2019 at 11:40 p.m.

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Iran's central bank Wednesday and cleared the way for nearly $2 billion of its frozen assets to be turned over to American families...

In last big test of Obama era, Supreme Court to take up immigration policy

June 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

The Supreme Court's last great case of the Obama era comes before the justices Monday when the president's lawyers defend his plan to offer work permits to as many as...

Rebecca Friedrichs, a veteran Orange County public school teacher, sued to challenge the mandatory fees paid to the California Teachers Assn.

Supreme Court’s deadlock on union fees could be the first of many tie votes

June 25, 2019 at 4:20 a.m.

A well-planned legal assault on public unions collapsed Tuesday when the Supreme Court deadlocked over a California woman's lawsuit to strike down mandatory fees, the strongest evidence yet that Justice...

Legal analysts are dissecting Merrick Garland's past opinions as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, looking for clues about his views and judicial philosophy.

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has a record of restraint, not activism

June 19, 2019 at 7:37 p.m.

Judge Merrick Garland may well be the most moderate Supreme Court nominee anyone could expect from a Democratic president, but he's also a justice who could create the first liberal...

Merrick Garland’s moderate views seen as harder for conservatives to oppose

May 14, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

Merrick Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, can claim to be one of the American jurists most qualified to move up to...

Supreme Court upholds gay adoptions across state lines

June 21, 2019 at 2:15 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court in a victory for gay rights ruled Monday that states must honor adoptions by same-sex parents who move across state lines. Citing the Constitution's "full faith...

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