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Supreme Court’s female justices take aim at Texas abortion restrictions

May 14, 2019 at 5:59 a.m.

The three women on the Supreme Court led an attack Wednesday on a Texas law that would shut down about three-fourths of the state's abortion clinics. This law "is targeting...

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in the court's official photo session on Oct. 8, 2010.

In search for Scalia’s successor, Obama may see GOP opposition as incentive to select a liberal

May 25, 2019 at 1:26 p.m.

As President Obama moves to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the vow by Senate Republicans to block any nominee is providing him with a powerful incentive to...

What happens with a divided Supreme Court? A look at the key cases

June 19, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia will have an immediate impact on numerous cases now pending before the Supreme Court, including several that were expected to split along ideological...

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, campaigning here in Iowa, says questions about his birthplace are a "nonissue."

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible for the presidency? Legal experts say yes

May 14, 2019 at 5:46 a.m.

Texas Sen. Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 22, 1970, the son of Eleanor Darragh, from Wilmington, Del., and Rafael Cruz, a native of Cuba....

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. reached back in history for his year-end report.

Chief Justice Roberts’ year-end report urges federal judges to pick up the pace

June 24, 2019 at 10:37 a.m.

U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. says too much time and money are wasted trying to resolve lawsuits in this country, and he urged federal judges to stop the...

The Supreme Court is set to decide cases on abortion, affirmative action, contraceptives and immigration in the year ahead.

Supreme Court set to make pivotal rulings on abortion, affirmative action and immigration

June 22, 2019 at 2:04 p.m.

As the nation heads into a presidential election year, the Supreme Court is set to decide half a dozen politically charged cases in 2016 on such topics as abortion, affirmative...

Community activists rally for programs that defer deporations during a Los Angeles event in February.

Unusual Supreme Court scheduling order in Obama immigration case bodes well for a faster ruling

June 22, 2019 at 1:57 p.m.

In a move cheered by immigration advocates, the Supreme Court has put itself in position to decide on President Obama's latest deportation-deferral plan by next summer, thanks to an unusual...

Supreme Court agrees to hear major abortion rights case

June 25, 2019 at 5:23 a.m.

The Supreme Court on Friday set the stage for its most important pronouncement on abortion in two decades, agreeing to hear a dispute over efforts by some conservative states to...

An AR-15-style rifle is displayed at an indoor range and gun shop in Colorado in 2012.

Assault weapons bans at stake in Highland Park case before Supreme Court

August 19, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

Gun rights advocates are urging the Supreme Court to strike down a local Chicago ordinance prohibiting semiautomatic "assault weapons" that can carry more than 10 rounds. The justices on Friday...

Detainees have few legal rights, court rules

June 16, 2018 at 8:19 a.m.

With the war in Afghanistan still raging and a wide war on terror still being fought, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday said Guantanamo prison detainees have few legal...

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