Clouds float over the Supreme Court building on March 15, 2024.
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These cases have asked the justices to consider how to apply some of the most sweeping constitutional protections – those of free speech – to an extremely complex online communication environment.
A 1935 painting depicts the 1787 meeting that adopted the U.S. Constitution.
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Right from the very beginning of the nation, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders.
Wiping away tears, Nita Battise, vice chairperson of the tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children.
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A Supreme Court ruling has upheld the right of Congress to pass laws about Native American tribes’ rights to self-government.
Activists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023.
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Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye. How does scandal affect that?
The U.S. Supreme Court Building is shown in September 2022.
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Major Supreme Court decisions and reversals last term are leaving some people, including this scholar on constitutional politics, wondering – what’s going on with the court?
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2022.
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Unlike in most countries, US Supreme Court justices enjoy life tenure. Some legal scholars believe that centuries-old custom, meant to protect judicial independence, no longer serves the public.
A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court building expresses fear that other precedents will fall, too.
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The justices who decided to overturn the abortion rights precedent of Roe v. Wade explained their reasoning, and signaled other precedents could be reversed as well.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision released on Jun 23, 2022, loosens state restrictions on carrying concealed firearms.
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The gun rights decision from the conservative majority on the Supreme Court signals a fundamental change in how the court reads the Constitution.
An unscalable fence around the U.S. Supreme Court, on May 7, 2022, set up in response to protests against the possible overruling of Roe v. Wade.
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If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, will it be out of step with America?
Supporters of gun controls rally outside the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that you have a constitutional right to have a gun in your home. Now, the justices will consider how far outside of the home that right extends.
How much importance does the Supreme Court place on prior decisions?
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There is value in observing legal precedent, but sometimes circumstances, logic or judges’ views determine it’s time to overturn it.
The Supreme Court has pushed back three challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
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Support for the Affordable Care Act is at an all-time high.
Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have bolstered the conservative wing of the Supreme Court.
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Conservative justices are redefining religious freedom to mean the protection of individuals or groups to practice their faith as they see fit, argues a constitutional law expert.
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in 1934.
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The US Supreme Court is often less insulated from partisan politics than many Americans assume.
The Supreme Court will soon add another originalist to its ranks if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed.
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The judicial theory has been a major talking point during the past three Supreme Court nominations. But what does it actually mean?
As the nation mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a partisan fight over her replacement begins.
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Many Supreme Court nomination battles depended on whether the president’s party also had control of the US Senate.
People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court building as news spread of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Sept. 18 death.
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A 6-3 conservative court will hear a broader range of controversial cases, shift interpretations of individual rights and put more pressure on local democracy to make policy decisions.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has opened up a battle for the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court.
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With a new vacancy on the US Supreme Court, Donald Trump has the opportunity to alter the court’s direction for decades. He’s not the first.
The Supreme Court in June.
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Was a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court by five Democratic senators a legal argument – or a political threat?
Al Franken, second from right, resigned from the U.S. Senate last year after accusations of sexual impropriety.
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Good-character testimonies from some people don’t shield a person from being questioned about whether they have sexually harassed others.