US supreme court agrees to hear challenges to assault-weapons bans
Justices to consider whether bans on AR-15s and similar semi-automatic firearms violate second amendmentThe US supreme court will consider whether ban...
Law professor discusses Supreme Court's final rulings this term
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final de...
The Supreme Court stops Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 against President Donald Trump's effort to end the longstanding constitutional right via e...
US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda
Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizensSign up for the Breaking News US email to get new...
US supreme court strikes down limit on spending by political parties in support of candidates
Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging Federal Election Commission’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’Sign up for the Breaki...
US supreme court upholds laws excluding trans women from competing in female sports
Justices voted to overturn judgements issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia an...
First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots
Decision in case concerning Rebecca Slaughter overturns decades of precedent curbing executive power. Plus how one man survived eight days lost in the...
Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live
Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a si...
Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure
The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory age...
Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs
Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’As a reality TV show host, Donald T...
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright b...
Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence
The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Slaughter v. Trump with a 6-3 vote ...
Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against un...
Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies m...
US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies
Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca SlaughterUS supreme court decisions – live updatesSign up f...
