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The Supreme Court as seen on a morning last month.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Denies Religious Building Preservation Funds Case

12:58pm March 04, 2019

The court let stand a New Jersey ruling not allowing government money for the restoration or preservation of religious buildings, like synagogues, temples, churches and mosques.

Planned Parenthood opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., in September. The Supreme Court declined to take up a key case, a big win for the organization.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Ducks Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood

4:56pm December 10, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood.

Then-Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg greets her husband, Martin, during her confirmation hearing in 1993. She didn't hesitate to answer questions about Roe v. Wade and other topics she considered settle law.

Politics & Government

The Ginsburg Rule: False Advertising By The GOP

3:47pm July 13, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Republican senators contend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg established a standard of evasion at her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but an independent study says otherwise.

President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on Wednesday, at the public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch at the White House in April 2017. Trump will announce his pick to replace Kennedy on July 9.

Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Pick On July 9

7:40pm June 29, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The president said Friday that he has his list narrowed to "about five" candidates, including two women, and he may interview one or two candidates this weekend at his golf club in New Jersey.

The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander

11:14am June 25, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.

In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone

6:29pm June 22, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The sharply divided justices ruled that police need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location data.

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While an appeals court judge, Neil Gorsuch wrote a spirited dissent in support of a middle school student who was arrested for what Gorsuch called "childish pranks." Now the case might go before the Supreme Court.

Middle Schooler Arrested For Burping Appeals — Armed With Gorsuch Dissent

5:34pm May 13, 2017

by Maggie Penman

Just months before he was nominated for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch sided with a New Mexico seventh-grader, arrested for burping in class. Now, the boy's mother is appealing to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Friday.

After Historic Vote, Gorsuch Speeding To The Supreme Court

9:36am April 07, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Senate Republicans unleashed the "nuclear option" on Thursday, essentially ensuring that Neil Gorsuch would be confirmed to the Supreme Court on Friday. He is expected to tow a conservative line.

Neil Gorsuch testifies Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Schumer Says He'll Oppose Gorsuch Nomination, Sets Up Filibuster Showdown With GOP

3:35pm March 23, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The Senate Democratic leader says Judge Gorsuch is not independent of President Trump.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

5 Insights Into Judge Neil Gorsuch After 2nd Day Of Confirmation Hearings

11:12pm March 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Everything from originalism to mutton-busting was fodder as the Supreme Court nominee took questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.