The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a victory by making it easier to detain noncitizens with criminal records.
Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
‘Obama judges?’ ‘Trump judges?’ Border emergency lawsuits could expose or defuse partisan differences
The judges who will hear legal challenges to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency run the political gamut from left to right.
Supreme Court vacates appeals court gender-neutral pay ruling written by a deceased judge
The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court decision on gender-neutral pay for a simple reason: It was filed after the judge who wrote it had died.
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion restrictions, handing anti-abortion movement a temporary setback
A divided Supreme Court halted abortion restrictions in Louisiana until the justices decide if the law varies from a Texas law they blocked in 2016.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general
The justices were asked in November to decide if Whitaker was legally installed as the temporary successor of ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Brett Kavanaugh begins Supreme Court tenure cautiously as fellow conservatives push for change
Brett Kavanaugh is starting what could be decades on the bench with a sense of caution, putting him at odds with his fellow conservatives.
Supreme Court tackles ‘double jeopardy’ exception that allows federal, state prosecutions for same crime
A coalition of liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices may stop the U.S. and states from prosecuting suspects twice for the same crime.
George H.W. Bush left both a liberal and conservative legacy at the Supreme Court
Historians who try to define President George H.W. Bush’s legacy would do better than to judge him by his choices for the Supreme Court.
How the seizure of a $42K Land Rover turned into a Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will consider hefty fines levied by state and local governments in the case of a $42,000 Land Rover seized after a drug offense.
Supreme Court skeptical of Apple’s monopoly on app purchases through its App Store
Apple’s pricing policies for iPhone apps bought on its exclusive App Store ran into trouble Monday at the Supreme Court.