u.s. supreme court

Published
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court sides with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes

Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Published
June 26, 2022

Maine prepares for increase in out-of-state abortion seekers

Within hours of Friday's Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England had already fielded calls from three women living in a so-called 'dark state' in search of an abortion appointment in Maine, a spokeswoman says.
Published
June 26, 2022

Our View: Court uses Maine to knock down church-state wall

In the name of religious freedom, the Supreme Court forces taxpayers to fund religious education for some.
Published
June 26, 2022

Maine likely won’t see big impact from high court’s religious schools ruling

The state's requirements for tuition vouchers, including prohibitions on discrimination, will make some institutions ineligible.
Published
June 24, 2022

Young people in Portland express fear, dismay over Roe ruling

For their entire lives, the right to an abortion has been federally protected. Now they face a world in which the procedure will become illegal in many states.
Published
June 24, 2022

Here’s where each U.S. state stands on abortion

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that sets up the potential for legal fights between the states.
Published
June 24, 2022

Justice Clarence Thomas suggests court reconsider contraception, same-sex marriage rulings

In a separate opinion, Thomas expressed his support for revisiting other Supreme Court rulings that he and other conservatives believe should be left to individual states.
Published
June 23, 2022

Supreme Court rules for death row inmate asking to die by firing squad

The decision came the same day as the court's landmark ruling that a New York law was too restrictive of the Constitution's right to bear arms.
Published
June 23, 2022

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

'We do not need people entering our subways, our restaurants and movie theaters with concealed weapons,' says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Published
June 23, 2022

Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations

The issue in the case was whether the warning given to criminal suspects before they talk to authorities is a constitutional right or something less important and less defined.