u.s. supreme court

Published
March 5, 2023

Another View: Supreme Court should not remove lifeline for those drowning in student debt

While solving the problem will involve other measures – including reducing the costs of higher education and more emphasis on non-college opportunities – loan forgiveness is critical.
Published
February 28, 2023

Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know

During the pandemic, 2 presidential administrations paused payments for those holding federal student loans until as late as this summer.
Published
February 28, 2023

Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness

The president's only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
Published
February 27, 2023

Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to consumer protection agency

Late last year, a federal appeals court – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – ruled that the agency’s funding structure is unconstitutional, threatening its ability to function.
Published
February 21, 2023

Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in ISIS terror case

The justices seemed concerned about upending the internet in their interpretation of a 1996 law that shields Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others.
Published
January 20, 2023

With Roe dead, a very different March for Life returns to Washington

As they stream to the National Mall on Friday, abortion opponents and their movement are stepping into a new, uncertain era.
Published
January 19, 2023

Supreme Court says it still hasn’t found who leaked abortion opinion

Ninety-seven employees of the court were formally interviewed; all denied disclosing the opinion but some later admitted they told their spouses.
Published
January 6, 2023

Gordon Weil: Court uses ‘shadow’ power to legislate
Published
January 4, 2023

Clarence Page: What’s the Title 42 case about? Hint – it’s not the pandemic

You hear a lot of talk about Title 42 in connection to immigration, but the real issue isn’t about immigration. It’s politics.
Published
January 3, 2023

Commentary: Five major political questions facing America in 2023

From the national debt and the prospect of presidential impeachment to the fate of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, there’s a lot to watch out for.