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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday laid out a new test for determining when actions taken by government employees on social media — such as posting messages, deleting comments or blocking users — constitute official business verses personal conduct. The distinction has become critical as millions of local, state and federal government […]
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court says it will release one or more opinions on Monday — a day before the Super Tuesday primaries — in an announcement widely expected to resolve a dispute over states’ ability to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Donald Trump in a historic case challenging his eligibility to seek the Republican presidential nomination under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment due to his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The court was unanimous […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a Trump-era ban on bump stocks as devices that turn weapons into rapid-fire illegal “machine guns,” however it was not clear that a majority of justices would ultimately back such a ruling or agree on the rationale. During oral arguments in the […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel case against him for alleged election interference in 2020. The justices said they will take up this question in oral […]
Giles Clarke/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Idaho serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech’s last-minute request for a stay of execution. Associate Justice Elena Kagan issued the decision to deny Creech’s request Wednesday morning, clearing the way for prison authorities to carry out his execution by lethal injection. This is a developing […]
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube more like newspaper publishers or telephone companies? The Supreme Court on Monday was wrestling with that question in a pair of cases being called the most important tests of the First Amendment in the internet era. The justices’ answer could be critical to setting the […]
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow one of the nation’s top public schools to move forward with a new admissions policy that critics say has “racial balancing” at its core. The closely watched case from Fairfax County in northern Virginia involves Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. For […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a historic case challenging Donald Trump’s ability to hold office again over his role in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump is asking the justices to overturn an unprecedented Colorado Supreme Court decision deeming him ineligible to appear on the […]
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up a historic case that could decide whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The provision, ratified after the Civil War to keep insurrectionists out of government, has rarely been invoked over the […]