Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit drew headlines in 2016 when the Supreme Court initially agreed to hear it. A change in presidents has brought the case back.
Author: John Fritze, USA TODAY
Can schools discipline for off-campus student speech? Court to take up First Amendment case.
A cheerleader vented her frustration on social media. Now the Supreme Court will decide if schools can punish students for off-campus speech.
Supreme Court to debate whether nonprofits must reveal donors despite threat of violence
Some fear the Supreme Court case could apply a new standard with sweeping implications for the disclosure of campaign donors and dark money groups.
Supreme Court passes on Second Amendment cases challenging lifetime gun ownership ban
The Supreme Court declined to hear three Second Amendment cases challenging a federal ban on gun ownership for people convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Gorsuch, Alito balk as Supreme Court declines to hear case about workplace religious accommodations
Companies are required to accommodate workers’ religious beliefs as long as it isn’t an “undue hardship.” Some justices want the court to define that.
Biden to elevate potential Supreme Court nominee to high-profile appeals court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is considered a candidate for the Supreme Court after Biden promised to name a black woman for the first time in history.
‘Nothing subtle about a bullet’: Supreme Court says police ‘seizure’ includes shots fired at fleeing suspect
The Supreme Court ruling expands Fourth Amendment protections as the nation wrestles with police use of force and split-second decisions by officers.
Supreme Court agrees to hear death penalty case against Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
After a lower court threw out the death sentence, the government appealed, seeking to have it reinstated.
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of some California COVID-19 rules for churches
The case was the latest in which the court was asked to consider state orders seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19 in light of the First Amendment.
Supreme Court dismisses cases questioning Trump profits from private businesses
The Constitution prohibits the president from receiving gifts or emoluments. Critics said Donald Trump violated that prohibition with his hotels.