Charles “Sonny” Burton could be executed in Alabama despite never having killed anyone, a rare occurrence in a death penalty case that has pushed some of the jurors who sentenced him to seek clemency from the state’s governor. Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to uphold state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, wading for the first time into the contentious issue. The justices heard more than three hours of arguments in a pair of cases challenging laws from West Virginia …
Washington — The Supreme Court is hearing a major legal battle Monday involving President Trump’s move to oust a member of the Federal Trade Commission, a case that could expand presidential power over independent agencies that Congress has sought to insulate from political pressure. The dispute stems from Mr. Trump’s …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday restored for now Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map that could give Republicans five additional House seats, after a lower court found that some of the new voting lines were racially discriminatory. The high court appeared to split 6-3. It said in an unsigned …
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Wednesday whether President Trump can unilaterally impose tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, with the justices poised to test a centerpiece of his economic agenda and the limits of presidential powers. The court fight over Mr. …
Washington — For Lindsay Hagerman, the past few months have felt tumultuous. As the co-owner of the Pennsylvania-based RainCaper, which sells art-inspired travel accessories and gifts, Hagerman has found herself questioning her pricing strategy while watching tariffs on goods imported from China see-saw from 10% to 20% to 145% — …
Washington — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open Wednesday to raising the bar for successfully challenging voting maps under a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, a decision that would weaken the landmark law and limit the consideration of race in the drawing of congressional districts. The …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Colorado counselor’s challenge to the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors. The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, who argued the state’s restriction unconstitutionally censors conversations about gender dysphoria and sexual orientation that she seeks to have with young patients. …
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to convene Tuesday to consider a legal battle involving a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” treatment for minors brought by a licensed counselor in the state, which she argues unconstitutionally censors her conversations about gender dysphoria and sexuality with young clients. The plaintiff, …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The high court agreed to freeze a lower court decision that found the Department of Homeland Security illegally terminated the Temporary Protected Status program for …