The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

What GOP-named justices had said about Roe to Senate panel

The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

Supreme Court: The leaked abortion draft versus the opinion

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to end constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

SCOTUS cancels abortion rights

Landmark 1973 decision on abortion rights was overturned by a Republican majority

Salon · Jun 24, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?

The Supreme Court issued its biggest gun rights ruling in more than a decade Thursday

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

'The Second Amendment Is Not Unlimited,' Brett Kavanaugh Stresses in SCOTUS Gun Case

“Properly interpreted, the Second Amendment allows a ‘variety’ of gun regulations,” Kavanaugh writes, invoking Antonin Scalia

Reason · Jun 23, 2022

SCOTUS strikes down gun restrictions

"The New York law at issue in this case obviously did not stop that preparator," Justice Samuel Alito wrote

Salon · Jun 23, 2022

Sotomayor vs. Roberts on Religion, Schools, and the First Amendment

“A State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public benefits,” the Supreme Court held.

Reason · Jun 22, 2022

Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court has just eroded First Amendment law

In an extremely important church-and-state decision, the Supreme Court has held that if the state of Maine decides to pay for a child’s private education in lieu of a public one, it must allow its tuition money to be used at religious schools. The 6-3 decision, Carson v. Makin, profoundly…

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022