U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court opens new term, with major cases brewing

With cases over affirmative action, voting rights and other contentious issues waiting in the wings,...

Oct 06, 2015 02:39 AM EDT

Supreme Court tackles hot social issues as 2016 election looms

The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to wade into contentious social matters in their...

Oct 04, 2015 06:46 PM EDT

Supreme Court to hear Iran central bank appeal of $1.75 billion judgment

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether Iranian funds worth $1.75 billion must...

Oct 02, 2015 03:19 AM EDT

Pope's meeting with Kentucky clerk divides public after U.S. visit

A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex coup...

Oct 01, 2015 02:29 AM EDT

U.S. justices unlikely to address death penalty's constitutionality

When the last U.S. Supreme Court term ended in June with an unusual showdown over a decision approvi...

Sep 21, 2015 08:53 PM EDT

Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama's healthcare law violates the rights of r...

Sep 18, 2015 01:25 AM EDT

Kentucky clerk who opposed gay marriages released from jail

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, walked out of ...

Sep 08, 2015 09:16 PM EDT

Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk request on gay marriage licenses

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a Kentucky county clerk's request for an emergency orde...

Sep 01, 2015 12:19 AM EDT

Americans favor Supreme Court term limits - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now ...

Jul 20, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

Tensions build as Supreme Court readies blockbuster rulings

Tensions are building inside and outside the white marble facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building ...

Jun 22, 2015 05:57 AM EDT

U.S. evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriage

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule by the end of the month on whether same-sex marriage is...

Jun 21, 2015 06:29 PM EDT

U.S. Supreme Court bars some fees sought by bankruptcy lawyers

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending ...

Jun 15, 2015 06:54 PM EDT

U.S. top court backs Muslim woman denied job over head scarf

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after ...

Jun 01, 2015 06:15 PM EDT

Supreme Court set to hear Oklahoma death penalty challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Wednesday to hear arguments in a case brought by three death row i...

Apr 29, 2015 09:50 AM EDT

Oklahoma lethal injection drug faces U.S. Supreme Court test

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether a drug used in Oklahoma's letha...

Apr 26, 2015 07:07 PM EDT

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