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Published
August 1, 2024

ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling

The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.
Published
July 29, 2024

Biden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called the proposal a 'dangerous gambit' that would be 'dead on arrival in the House.'
Published
July 7, 2024

The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.

The high court didn’t clarify how far back in American history judges must go to justify allowing firearms regulations. That leaves other major gun laws vulnerable at a time when the U.S. surgeon general has declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Published
July 2, 2024

Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say

The court’s decision raised fears that a future president will be able to act with impunity because official acts have been deemed off limits from prosecution.
Published
July 1, 2024

Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision

The decision takes some Trump conduct off the table and leaves plenty up in the air, but should lead to an even more protracted legal battle and no chance of a trial before the November election.

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Published
July 1, 2024

Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of speedy Trump trial

The outcome means additional delay before Donald Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Published
June 28, 2024

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters

The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding – which Trump has also been charged with – must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
Published
June 27, 2024

Supreme Court strips SEC of critical enforcement tool in fraud cases

The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to a jury trial in federal court.
Published
June 27, 2024

Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in limited ruling

The ruling came a day after an opinion was briefly posted on the court's website accidentally and quickly taken down, but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg.
Published
June 26, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, report says

Based on a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted prematurely, it does not appear likely the court will fully resolve the issues at the heart of the case.