US Supreme Court to hear major case on carrying handguns in public
The U.S. Supreme Court stepped back into the heated debate over gun rights on Monday, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the National Rifle...
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Kavanaugh and the politics of the US judiciary
By Alper Ali Riza The US president appoints justices of the Supreme Court with the consent of the Senate. He nominates, they approve, and he...
White House candidate Trump calls Justice Ginsburg mentally unfit
US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump called on Wednesday for the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, describing her as mentally unfit after she...
US Supreme Court strikes down restrictive Texas abortion law
The US Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to abortion rights advocates, striking down a Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion doctors and...
US Supreme Court blocks Obama carbon emissions plan
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions...
US top court takes up case on Obama immigration plan
By Lawrence Hurley The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear President Barack Obama’s bid to resurrect his plan to shield more than 4...
Eyes on office of Kentucky county clerk jailed in gay marriage dispute
By Steve Bittenbender A two-month legal fight over a Kentucky county clerk’s refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples turns on Friday to whether...
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage nationwide
By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to...
U.S. top court halts gay marriage in Utah at least temporarily
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday halted same-sex marriages in Utah – permitted for less than three weeks – while the state appeals a lower-court...
US Supreme Court delivers wins for gay marriage movement
By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by recognizing that married gay men and women...
US top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
By Lawrence Hurley A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court has prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material...