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“My wife is fond of flying flags,” the justice wrote in a letter to members of Congress who had demanded he step down from two cases related to the Jan. [...]

In a new memoir, a retired federal appeals court judge who was once a leading candidate for the Supreme Court reflects on candor and independence. Had Al Gore won the [...]

In a new memoir, a retired federal appeals court judge who was once a leading candidate for the Supreme Court reflects on candor and independence. Had Al Gore won the [...]

The case concerned a constitutional puzzle: how to distinguish the roles of race and partisanship in drawing voting maps when Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats. The Supreme Court cleared the [...]

The case concerned a constitutional puzzle: how to distinguish the roles of race and partisanship in drawing voting maps when Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats. The Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-807_3e04.pdf on [...]

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 decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions. The Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-448_o7jp.pdf on Thursday to the [...]

A federal appeals court condemned the ''stark and egregious'' violation of Damon Landor's religious freedom. But it said he could not sue the prison officials. Damon Landor is a Rastafarian. [...]

A federal appeals court condemned the “stark and egregious” violation of Damon Landor’s religious freedom. But it said he could not sue the prison officials. Damon Landor is a Rastafarian. [...]

In a commencement ceremony at a Catholic university, the justice said that fundamental principles were in peril at universities and American society. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. warned on Saturday [...]

In a commencement ceremony at a Catholic university, the justice said that fundamental principles were in peril at universities and American society. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. warned on Saturday [...]

In a public interview at a judicial conference, the justice used historical parallels and sports analogies to sketch out his views on the Supreme Court's past and future. As the [...]

In a public interview at a judicial conference, the justice used historical parallels and sports analogies to sketch out his views on the Supreme Court’s past and future. As the [...]

Two Alabama women spent more than a year trying to reclaim vehicles they owned, which the police had confiscated after arresting their drivers on drug charges. The Supreme Court on [...]

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

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. The Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/043024zr_8oka.pdf [...]

Oral arguments serve a crucial role at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said last week at Georgetown University. But they are not always what they seem. Just hours [...]

Oral arguments serve a crucial role at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said last week at Georgetown University. But they are not always what they seem. Just hours [...]

Thursday's Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments -- but very little about the former president's conduct. Before the Supreme Court heard arguments on [...]

Byline: Adam Liptak After the justices hear arguments on Thursday, how they decide may be just as important as what they decide. Follow our live coverage of the Trump immunity [...]

Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct. Before the Supreme Court https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-immunity-case.html on former [...]

Such a ruling would probably send the case back to a lower court and could delay any trial until after the November election. The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared ready [...]

In https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/520/681 in 1997, the Supreme Court unanimously allowed a sexual harassment suit against President Bill Clinton to proceed while he was in office, discounting concerns that it would distract [...]

Arguments heard in late April almost always yield decisions near the end of the court’s term, in late June or early July. The justices heard arguments in the immunity case [...]

In a Supreme Court brief, Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting the former president urged the justices to reject his claim of absolute immunity. Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting [...]

In 1982, in https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/457/731, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Richard M. Nixon had absolute immunity from civil lawsuits — ones brought by private litigants seeking money — for [...]

Former President Donald J. Trump used his main filing in the case to https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/303418/20240319150454815_23-939%20-%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf to rule that he was absolutely immune from criminal charges stemming from his attempts to subvert [...]

An exchange during an appeals court argument in January about a hypothetical political assassination tested former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is absolutely immune from prosecution for his [...]

Such a ruling would probably send the case back to a lower court and could delay any trial until after the November election. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/01/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court The Supreme Court’s conservative majority https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-939_f204.pdf [...]

After the justices hear arguments on Thursday, how they decide may be just as important as what they decide. Most legal experts say that former President Donald J. Trump will [...]

Now that the arguments are complete, the justices will cast tentative votes at a private conference in the coming days. The senior justice in the majority will then assign the [...]

The Supreme Court temporarily revived the regulations in August by a 5-to-4 vote after lower courts blocked them. The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge to the [...]

The Supreme Court temporarily revived the regulations in August by a 5-to-4 vote after lower courts blocked them. The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge to the [...]

The Biden administration has taken a middle position in the case, filing https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/302264/20240304183726571_23-175npUnitedStates.pdf “in support of neither party.” It has entrusted the delicate task of navigating the charged issues to [...]

Now that the arguments are complete, the justices will cast tentative votes at a private conference in the coming days. The senior justice in the majority will then assign the [...]

The officer, Jatonya Muldrow, said she had been transferred to a less desirable position based on her sex. Lower courts ruled that she had failed to show concrete harm. The [...]

The law that is the subject of Tuesday’s argument requires prosecutors to prove the defendant acted “corruptly.” But the meaning of that word is disputed. Indeed, even the judges in [...]

La decisión del tribunal podría interrumpir los enjuiciamientos de cientos de involucrados en el ataque al Capitolio. La Corte Suprema escuchará el martes los argumentos en un caso que podría [...]

The provision at issue in the case is part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a 2002 law enacted after the collapse of Enron, a giant energy company, after the exposure of [...]

The provision at issue in the case, from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has two parts. The question for the justices is how they interact. And that depends on the [...]

The question for the Supreme Court is whether a 2002 law prompted by white-collar fraud applies to the obstruction of the congressional proceeding on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court [...]

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards. The Supreme Court seemed ready on Monday to limit the reach [...]

Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings. ''It is clear that as president, I will be [...]

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards. The Supreme Court seemed ready on Monday to limit the reach [...]

Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings. “It is clear that as president, I will be [...]

The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could alter hundreds of prosecutions for the assault on the Capitol and help define its meaning. At first blush, [...]

The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could alter hundreds of prosecutions for the assault on the Capitol and help define its meaning. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/28/us/supreme-court-jan-6 At first [...]

The filing was the main submission from Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting the former president. The case will be argued on April 25. Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting [...]

I cover the Supreme Court. These days, the job can be relentless, so I mostly look for culture that is playful or profound, and sometimes both, to recover from the [...]

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 [...]