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This file photo shows Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Inmate Domineque Ray was put to death Thursday night without his spiritual adviser present in the chamber.

National

Justices Let Alabama Execute Death Row Inmate Who Wanted Imam By His Side

9:35am February 08, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Domineque Ray said the state was violating his constitutional rights by only offering a Christian chaplain. The high court ruled 5-4 that the execution could go ahead as planned.

Courts

North Carolina Supreme Court To Examine Smithfield Payments

3:03pm February 01, 2019

by Associated Press

North Carolina's highest court will weigh in on whether money paid by the world's largest pork producer for environmental restoration projects should go to public schools instead.

Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas' continued service on the bench after he had a stroke created problems for his colleagues.

Politics & Government

From Cover-Ups To Secret Plots: The Murky History Of Supreme Justices' Health

12:16pm January 23, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Ginsburg's recent surgery recalls more than two centuries of Supreme Court encounters with aging, nervous breakdowns, vanity and triumphs over adversity.

The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court to take up a sped-up review of a lower court's ruling that blocks the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration To Ask Supreme Court To Decide Citizenship Question's Fate

5:34pm January 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

In a court filing, the Justice Department says it plans to ask for a speedy review by the Supreme Court of a lower court's ruling blocking plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

The Supreme Court's decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining the military while the lower court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.

Supreme Court Revives Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Personnel, For Now

5:08pm January 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The court's decision allows the Pentagon to effectively bar transgender people from joining the military while two lower court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.

Handguns are displayed at a trade show in Las Vegas. The Supreme Court is granting a case on gun rights for the first time since 2010.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Takes 1st Gun Case In Nearly A Decade, Possibly With Big Consequences

4:20pm January 22, 2019

Depending on how narrowly or broadly the court rules, it has a majority now to affect gun rights and restrictions in a dramatic way.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a talk with Georgetown University law students in Washington.

Politics & Government

Justice Ginsburg Has No Remaining Signs Of Cancer, Will Return To Supreme Court

3:45pm January 11, 2019

After having surgery last month for lung cancer, liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is recovering well and has "no evidence of remaining disease," according to the Supreme Court.

Demonstrators in favor of and against abortion rights made their beliefs known during a January 2018 protest in Washington, D.C.

Where U.S. Battles Over Abortion Will Play Out In 2019

10:08am January 08, 2019

by Julie Rovner

Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the U.S. Many of these policies will ultimately land in court.

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2018.

Politics & Government

Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments For First Time After Cancer Surgery

2:42pm January 07, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The 85-year-old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke several ribs after a fall.

Politics & Government

High Court To Take New Look At Partisan Electoral Districts, Including In North Carolina

3:53pm January 04, 2019

by Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether electoral districts can be too partisan.