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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill

May 11, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take...

FILE – Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

May 4, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Supreme Court weakens a landmark Civil Rights-era law and aids GOP efforts to control the House

April 29, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday weakened a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana and...

Steve Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, in Dallas, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)

Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction

April 6, 2026 at 9:59 a.m.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday won a Supreme Court order that is expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing...

President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

Supreme Court seems poised to reject President Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

April 1, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, the Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump’s tariffs

January 28, 2026 at 8:38 a.m.

When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly rapid resolution seemed possible.

Becky Pepper-Jackson poses for a photograph outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

January 13, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal

December 9, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in...

With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

December 4, 2025 at 5:16 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP.

FILE -An American flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

November 21, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

The Supreme Court is to meet in private Friday with a high-profile issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who...

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