The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics

Supreme court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming treatment did not discriminate on basis of sex

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2025

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for youth

Critics have denounced the US ruling as endangering transgender youth by preventing medical access to puberty blockers.

Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025

What the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gender-affirming care ban means for Texas

The court split 6-3 along ideological lines on a case from Tennessee. About two dozen states have similar bans in place.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 18, 2025

The rule of law is on the ropes

Rachel Cohen, who quit her law firm to protest its capitulation to Trump, says now is the time for resistance

Salon · Jun 2, 2025

Is Justice Barrett "Solidifying Herself as the Swing Justice"?

Claims that Justice Amy Coney Barrett is at the center for the Court are not supported by the data. The truth is more complicated.

Reason · Jun 1, 2025

Will Donald Trump defy the US supreme court?

With the court slated to issue a flood of rulings by early July, the justices have an important choice: to bend to Trump or to grow a real backbone

The Guardian - US · May 28, 2025

President Trump Made History Last Week on the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket

The Supreme Court very strongly hinted that it will overrule, or greatly narrow, Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935).

Reason · May 28, 2025

Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges

The saga over St. Isidore of Seville, which hoped to become the nation’s first religious charter school, has come to a surprising end – for now.

The Conversation · May 23, 2025

Roberts Swings To The Left In St. Isidore, To The Right In Wilcox

In the span of a single day, Chief Justice Roberts continues his attempts at moderation for the sake of moderation without any actual reasoning.

Reason · May 22, 2025

US Supreme Court hits deadlock in case of publicly funded religious school

The high court’s decision avoids setting precedent but allows a lower court’s ruling barring the school to stand.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2025