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Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped ruling whether Florida and Texas laws limiting how social media companies regulate content violate the First Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower courts for further review. The opinion was authored by Justice Elena Kagan. Story developing… Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court justices will meet on Monday for a final day of opinions and are expected to issue a blockbuster decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” taken while in the White House. In the case, Donald Trump is claiming such immunity […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used by prosecutors to charge more than 300 defendants involved with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, including former President Donald Trump. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the 6-3 majority, said the government must show […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A small group of New Jersey herring fishermen landed a huge catch at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday, writing for a 6-3 majority, significantly reeled in the power of federal regulators, tossing out a 40-year precedent on agency authority and a Commerce Department rule that the […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be saving its most consequential ruling this term for last. When the justices meet on Monday for a final day of opinions, they are expected to issue a blockbuster decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” […]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a local ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch reversed an appeals court ruling that found an outdoor […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A narrowly divided Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision struck down a hard-fought bankruptcy plan for OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma that would have awarded $6 billion to state and local governments to fight opioid addiction and payouts to more than 100,000 victims of opioid overdoses while also extending immunity to […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that will allow emergency abortion access in Idaho, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. The court dismissed the case without considering the core issues, instead sending it back to the lower courts for further proceedings. The move reinstates […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies in an effort to remove misinformation on the platforms about COVID-19 and the 2020 election. The 6-3 opinion was authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday “inadvertently and briefly” uploaded what it said was a “document” about a ruling in a yet-to-be-released, high-profile case over Idaho’s ban on abortions that reportedly indicates the court is poised to require the state allow emergency access — for now. “The Court’s Publications […]