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Critics say the immunity ruling is flawed for reasons similar to those the court gave for overturning Roe, which had established a right to abortion. In the month since the [...]

Amid signs of dysfunction and disarray, Chief Justice John Roberts reasserted his authority, while the influence of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito waned. Former President Donald J. Trump had [...]

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. The Supreme [...]

Three justices dissented in the case, which could affect more than two dozen youths sentenced to die in prison. Over the dissents of its three liberal members, the Supreme Court [...]

The justices unanimously returned two cases, which concerned state laws that supporters said were aimed at ''Silicon Valley censorship,'' to lower courts. Critics had said the laws violated the sites' [...]

The ruling makes a distinction between official actions of a president, which have immunity, and those of a private citizen. In dissent, the court's liberals lament a vast expansion of [...]

Common in executive agencies, such tribunals hear enforcement actions without juries -- a practice the court's conservative supermajority said violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected one of [...]

The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. The Supreme [...]

Even as the size of the court's docket has shrunk, it has deferred a larger share of its decisions to the very end of its term. The Supreme Court has [...]

The decision was unanimous but fractured in rationale, with several justices objecting to the majority's use of a history-based test. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a California lawyer's attempt [...]

A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge on Thursday [...]

A federal judge ruled that a state voting district diluted the ability of Latino voters to elect their preferred candidates. The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to reinstate a voting [...]

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear an appeal in her case, which, as one judge put it, ''focused from start to finish on Ms. Andrew's sex life.'' [...]

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court's decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech [...]

In remarks at Harvard, Judge Kevin C. Newsom said the justices had strayed from originalism in parts of their blockbuster opinions on abortion and guns. Judges who are committed to [...]

Challenges to laws in Florida and Texas meant to protect conservative viewpoints are likely to yield a major constitutional ruling on tech platforms' free speech rights. The most important First [...]

The filing was former President Donald J. Trump's last-ditch effort to press his claim of total immunity, which has been rejected by two lower courts. Former President Donald J. Trump [...]

The court acted after the state's attorney general, a Republican, agreed that Richard Glossip had not received a fair trial. The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether Richard [...]

The court also temporarily reinstated the state law, which the Biden administration said conflicts with a federal statute on emergency-room care. The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a [...]

The Colorado Republican Party asked the justices to decide its appeal by Super Tuesday. The voters who won in the Colorado Supreme Court want to move even faster. The Supreme [...]

The civil liberties group says it opposes the N.R.A. and its mission but has agreed to represent it in the Supreme Court in a free-speech case. The American Civil Liberties [...]

The court's three liberal justices dissented, saying that the prisoner, Michael Johnson, should be able to challenge prolonged denial of fresh air. Over a forceful dissent from its three liberal [...]

The justices agreed to decide whether the Trump administration had acted lawfully in banning bump stocks, the attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire in sustained, rapid bursts. The Supreme [...]

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to [...]

In remarks at Notre Dame, the justice also discussed ideological divisions at the court, the role of precedent and a sharp exchange in the recent student loans case. Justice Elena [...]

Justice Sotomayor, writing for the court's three liberals, disagreed with the majority and argued that a series of botched executions in the state warranted a stay. Over a forceful dissent [...]

A supposed request for a website for a same-sex wedding played a minor role in a major clash between free speech and gay rights at the Supreme Court. After the [...]

In earlier decisions, the court had endorsed taking account of race as one factor among many to promote educational diversity. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected affirmative action at colleges [...]

The case concerned Billy Counterman, a Colorado man who became obsessed with a singer-songwriter, sending her disturbing messages on Facebook. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the First Amendment [...]

The 6-to-3 majority dismissed the ''independent state legislature'' theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a legal theory [...]

The vote was 5 to 4, with the majority finding that an 1868 treaty did not require the federal government to ensure the tribe had access to water. The Supreme [...]

The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity. In [...]

The justices ruled in one case that a law allowing suits for aiding terrorism did not apply to the ordinary activities of social media companies. The Supreme Court handed twin [...]

The court ruled that the measure did not violate constitutional limits on state laws that affect conduct beyond the state's borders. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law [...]

The justices agreed to hear a pair of cases on what the First Amendment has to say about social media accounts maintained by elected officials. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court [...]

The court's order seemed to vindicate a commitment in last year's decision in Dobbs: to leave further questions about abortion to the political process. WASHINGTON -- It was an interim [...]

The justices rejected key arguments from Halkbank, which is owned by the Turkish government. But they told a lower court to revisit one possible defense. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court [...]

The justices issued a temporary order allowing the girl to compete on the girls' track team at a West Virginia middle school. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday [...]

The justices considered whether the law, which makes it a crime to encourage unauthorized immigrants to come to or stay in the United States, runs afoul of the First Amendment. [...]

Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment's confrontation clause. WASHINGTON -- In March 2021, a year into the [...]

The ''major questions doctrine,'' promoted by conservative commentators, is of recent vintage but has enormous power and may doom student loan relief and other programs. WASHINGTON -- It has been [...]

The administration faced a conservative court that has insisted that government initiatives with major political and economic consequences be clearly authorized by Congress. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's conservative majority [...]

Using examples drawn from valet parking and restaurant meals, the justices indicated that a federal law imposing mandatory two-year sentences should be read narrowly. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court seemed [...]

A decision against the bureau could cast doubt on every rule and enforcement action the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to [...]

Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states ''special solicitude,'' partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged. WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court hears arguments [...]

The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton. WASHINGTON -- When Ted Cruz attended Harvard Law School, [...]

The law, enacted in response to a decision in June striking down a restrictive gun control law, imposed new requirements on carrying guns in public. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court [...]

The justices struggled to decide how to deal with documents that include both legal and business advice. WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court debated the limits of the attorney-client privilege on [...]

The temporary stay in lifting the pandemic rule known as Title 42 is a provisional victory for 19 states, led mostly by Republicans, that had sought to keep it in [...]