
The Conversation - 1 hour 26 min ago
Grasping how the nation's highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine.

The Hill - 1 hour 59 min ago
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New York Times - 4 hours 58 min ago
The U.S. Supreme Court established same-sex marriage as a national right in 2015.

NPR - 15 hours 26 min ago
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.

Slate - 16 hours 8 min ago
He printed out a physical copy of a binding appeals court decision from 2017 that prohibited prisons from compelling Rastafarian inmates to cut their hair.

Mother Jones - 17 hours 2 min ago
This Supreme Court term has no shortage of high-profile immigration-related cases. But as the justices wait until the last minute to rule on the more controversial ones namely birthright citizenship on Tuesday, they delivered a decision in a sleeper case that could have implications for millions of green card holders living in the United States. In a […]...

Daily Signal - 17 hours 20 min ago
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can decline to admit a lawful permanent resident (LPR) into the U.S. based on an ongoing criminal proceeding; a CBP agent is not required to have clear and convincing evidence that the alien committed the crime. When Muk...

Slate - 17 hours 48 min ago
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court blessed a Kafkaesque nightmare by a 6 3 vote along the usual partisan lines.

ABC News - 18 hours 25 min ago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that oil giant Exxon Mobil can sue the Cuban government over more than $1 billion in seized property.

Mother Jones - 18 hours 53 min ago
In a single opinion, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a swipe at Congressional authority while at the same time stripping some victims of religious violations the ability to sue over illegal treatment. The decision weakens a law guaranteeing freedom of religious expression in federally-funded prisons. But with time, the ruling may prove far more […]...

NY Post - 19 hours 31 min ago
In a 6-3 decision, the court said a legal defense called foreign sovereign immunity, which generally prohibits US lawsuits against foreign governments and their agents, is not available in cases like the Exxon's against CIMEX under the Helms-Burton Act.

ABC News - 19 hours 52 min ago
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Rastafarian former inmate who sued Louisiana state prison officials after his head was shaved while in custody.

The Hill - 20 hours 12 min ago
The Wall Street Journal editorial board is celebrating the U.S. men's national team, which is comprised of a number of immigrants or the children of immigrants. "The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on President Trump's birthright citizenship order. Win or more likely lose, he might take note that the success of...

Daily Signal - 20 hours 49 min ago
The Supreme Court held Tuesday that immigration law doesn't require the government to have clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder has committed a crime before deeming him an applicant for admission. The case involved removal proceedings against an immigrant legally residing in the United States who was charged with selling counterfeit products....

UPI - 21 hours 7 min ago
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Rastafarian man who sued prison officials after they held him down and cut off his dreadlocks.

New York Times - 21 hours 19 min ago
Exxon sued three companies owned by the Cuban government that it said have been exploiting its stolen refineries and service stations without compensation.

Fox News - 21 hours 21 min ago
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed whether local governments violate the Constitution when seizing homes worth far more than the disputed tax debt owed.

The Hill - 21 hours 38 min ago
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Los Angeles Times - 22 hours 17 min ago
A Rastafarian inmate lost his dreadlocks and religious-liberty suit against Louisiana prison officials.

NY Post - 22 hours 19 min ago
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government's power over green card holders.

NY Post - 22 hours 20 min ago
The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor.

The Hill - 22 hours 29 min ago
Adding four seats under the next Democratic trifecta would actually be unpacking the court.

The Guardian - 22 hours 32 min ago
In a 6-3 opinion, the court says Louisiana prisoner cannot sue guards after he grew his hair for more than 20 years The US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs, in a landmark case. The case was brought under a federal law designed to protect incarcerated people from religious discrimination. Continue reading...

Daily Signal - 22 hours 41 min ago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided on two religious freedom cases, in a pair of 6-3 rulings. In a victory for tech giant Cisco, the Supreme Court held Tuesday that a company or entity cannot be held liable for aiding and abetting a violation of an anti-torture law. Members of China’s Falun Gong movement claimed...