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Opinion: Today’s Supreme court ain’t what it used to be

In August 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned after the Supreme Court decided that tapes of presidential conversations were not protected by executive privilege. The tapes thus needed to be ... Read More

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act and race-based redistricting

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority signaled deep skepticism Wednesday over the creation of a second majority Black district in Louisiana and appeared open to at least weakening the ... Read More

Supreme Court halts public access to building in shutdown but still hearing cases

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will be closing to the public after running out of funding Oct. 18 during the government shutdown but the justices will keep hearing cases, the court announced. While ... Read More

The Supreme Court Is Not Above the Law Either

“I think we can do a lot, if a critical mass of organizations steps forward and develops a plan to go public and visible calling out the undemocratic and dangerous reality of what the Supreme Court ... Read More

Trump says he won't attend Supreme Court arguments on Nov. 5 about tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he won’t attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments concerning the legality of his tariffs on imports from other countries. The justices will hear arguments on ... Read More

Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court

The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules. Read More

Five Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument

The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours. Read More

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ... Read More

Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple. Read More