Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
Here’s a look at the major cases the Supreme Court decided this year.
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
The U.S. Supreme Court justices will take the bench today to release their last few opinions of the term, including a closely watched case: Whether former President Donald Trump has...
The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump’s immunity looms
In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court touched a wide swath of American society in a torrent of decisions...
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions and also faced by former President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA’s plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants
The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to federal regulations.
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits...
The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other...
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
The Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law that’s intended to protect domestic violence victims.
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative...
Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by megadonor Harlan Crow, while colleagues report six-figure book payments
Justice Clarence Thomas is belatedly acknowledging more travel paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals.