U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Doesn’t Block Texas Abortion Law

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/26/2021 - 2:00am

The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in early November.

Biden Team Asks Supreme Court to Pause Texas Abortion Law

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 4:00am

The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s constitutionality plays out in the courts.

The administration also took the unusual step of telling the justices they could grant the Texas law full review and decide its fate this term, which already includes a major case about the future of abortion rights in the U.S.

U.S. Says Guantanamo Detainee Can Pen Letter About Torture

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 3:00am

The Biden administration says it will allow a Guantanamo Bay detainee to provide information to Polish officials about his torture in CIA custody following the 9/11 attacks.

5th Circuit Court Again Lets Texas Enforce Abortions Ban

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 10/20/2021 - 1:00am

Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 years.

Court Commission Talks Positively of Shorter Terms

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 5:00am

A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released a first look at its review, a draft report that is cautious in discussing proposals for expanding the court but also speaks approvingly of term limits for justices.

Record 106 Restrictions on Abortions Have Become Law

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 4:00am

More abortion restrictions have been enacted this year than any other, with 19 statehouses passing 106 new limitations on the procedure, per an analysis first shared with The 19th. A dozen of the new restrictions include some form of a complete ban on abortion.

Justices Seem Set to Revive Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

Published by Derek Noehren on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 1:00am

The Supreme Court sounded ready Wednesday to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Court Leaves in Place Puerto Rico Cockfighting Ban

Published by Derek Noehren on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that bars cockfighting in Puerto Rico.

The high court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to the law. As is typical, the high court did not explain why it declined to take the case.

Wisconsin Conservatives Ask High Court to Take Access Case

Published by Derek Noehren on Sat, 10/16/2021 - 4:00am

A conservative think tank and former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the group’s writers from press briefings, which lower courts have said is legal.

Justices’ Views on Abortion in Their Own Words and Votes

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 3:00am

Abortion already is dominating the Supreme Court, months before the justices will decide whether to reverse decades-old decisions.

Not only is there Mississippi’s call to overrule Roe v. Wade, but the court also soon will be asked again to weigh in on the Texas law banning abortion at roughly six weeks.

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