The Latest Breaking News from US Supreme Court

Judge to weigh suspending Wyoming's first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills

A judge is about to consider whether to allow Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills to take effect or be put on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging it

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Some states are restricting abortion. Others are spending millions to fund it

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion bans around the country to take effect, some cities and states are pushing in the other direction, a new report finds.

WEKU · Jun 20, 2023

In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortion

A bid by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to reinstate the state’s strict ban on most abortions has failed

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports

Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

WEKU · Jun 7, 2023

How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman says there's a growing divide between the electorate and the Court: "the country is moving in one direction ... the Court is moving fast in another direction."

WEKU · Jun 6, 2023

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.

WEKU · Jun 6, 2023

Tell Congress to give EPA enough power to protect our nation’s wetlands

A bipartisan majority in Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 because rivers were on fire, fish were dying, and Lake Erie was labeled “functionally dead.” The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the Act and ignore 45 years of practices to protect the environment and public…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2023

Federal trial set to begin over Oregon's tough gun control measure approved by voters

The federal trial over Oregon's voter-approved gun control measure is set to start Monday in Portland

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation that will allow more people to carry concealed firearms

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

US Supreme Court deals blow to organised labour in new ruling

The case Glacier Northwest Inc v Teamsters is seen as the latest test of union rights to go before the court.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2023