Law

Steve Bannon Attends Court Hearing For Contempt Of Congress Convictions

Supreme Court denies Steve Bannon's plea to stay free while he appeals

6:46pm June 28, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon must report to a federal prison in Connecticut July 1 to serve time after refusing to comply with a congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot.

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

National

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants

4:37pm June 28, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington.

National

The Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places

3:46pm June 28, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

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National

Controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal is rejected by the Supreme Court

10:57am June 28, 2024

A Supreme Court decision striking down a bankruptcy deal also lifts a shield against lawsuits over the harms caused by the highly addictive opioid Oxycontin.

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National

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority curtailed the SEC’s ability to impose fines

9:25pm June 27, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution.

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National

Supreme Court tosses out bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family

9:25pm June 27, 2024

by Brian Mann

The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, affecting compensation to thousands of opioid victims and sending legal shockwaves through the U.S. bankruptcy system.

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Politics & Government

Supreme Court limits SEC's powers to impose fines

6:05pm June 27, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the way the Securities and Exchange Commission imposes fines for fraudulent conduct and requires that wrongdoers give back their ill-gotten gains.

Participants hold signs during March for Our Lives 2022 on June 11, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Gun violence is getting worse. Can a shift in perspective be the solution?

5:38pm June 27, 2024

The surgeon general's office has declared gun violence a national public health crisis.

It's the first time the body has ever issued a public health advisory about firearms, and for Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, it's a step in reframing the conversation about death by gunfire.

According to the CDC, more than 48,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2021, and over half of those deaths were by suicide.

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Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal

4:12pm June 27, 2024

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.

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National

Supreme Court halts EPA’s 'Good Neighbor Plan'

4:10pm June 27, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

In a 5-4 decision, the court granted the states' application to put the rule on hold while the case proceeds in the lower courts.