The Latest Breaking News from the Supreme Court

Federal court ruling allows South Carolina's congressional elections to proceed with disputed map, impacting Black voter representation.

The public Cortland Housing Authority (near Syracuse) required its tenants not to possess "firearms … or other weapons as defined by the laws and courts of the State of New York" on its property. In Hunter v. Cortland Housing Authority, decided Jan. 30, 2024 (though I somehow missed it), Judge…

Israeli Supreme Court ruling on funding for religious schools over military service evasion stirs controversy and sparks debate on Ultra-Orthodox conscription.

From Third Circuit Judge Cheryl Krause's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc yesterday in Lara v. Commissioner; Judges Shwartz, Restrepo, Freeman, Montgomery-Reeves, and Chung also voted to rehear the case en banc, but didn't write an opinion or join Judge Krause's: When they ratified the Second Amendment, our Founders…

Abortion opponents are citing the Comstock Act to stop "abortion pill trafficking." Experts say that's nonsense

Supreme Court emphasizes advisory boards' role in preventing misuse of preventive detention laws, safeguarding personal liberty.

South Carolina can use its current congressional map for the fall election, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday.

President Bolsonaro denies seeking asylum at Hungarian embassy in response to Supreme Court inquiry.

A federal appeals panel says mailed ballots arriving on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters shouldn't be counted. This case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.

The Greg Abbott administration has sent soldiers and Humvees to Gate 36. Along with razor wire, its goal is not letting them apply for asylum

In the process, the court also rejected Texas's argument that illegal migration and drug smuggling qualify as "invasion."