Supreme Court

New Abortion Rules Blocked In Florida, Indiana Hours Before Taking Effect

2:47pm July 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This comes after Monday's landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion. Since then, new restrictions on the procedure have also been rejected in Alabama, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

Abortion rights activists celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court Monday for a ruling in a case over a Texas law that places restrictions on abortion clinics.

Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling Against Texas Law's Abortion Restrictions

7:19pm June 27, 2016

by Julie Rovner

While Texas' law governing clinics that perform abortions was among the most restrictive, many other states have laws with some of the same provisions.

Abortion rights supporters and opponents rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 20.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions In Texas

7:19pm June 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The justices ruled 5-3 that a Texas law setting requirements for clinics that provide abortions — a law that was expected to cause many clinics to close — was unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a number of cases on Monday, including whether people who have domestic violence convictions should have access to firearms.

National

Supreme Court Rules Domestic Abusers Can Lose Their Gun-Ownership Rights

5:00pm June 27, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

In a 6-2 vote, the justices concluded that misdemeanor assault convictions for domestic violence are sufficient to invoke a federal ban on firearms possession.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in April.

Supreme Court Throws Out Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's Conviction

1:10pm June 27, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted of public corruption. The high court, however, ruled the government used too-broad an interpretation of the federal bribery law.

The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down

6:00am June 25, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The day after Solicitor General Donald Verrilli announced he was stepping down, he sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg to reflect on his five years as the government's chief advocate.

Attorney Bert Rein speaks to the media while standing with plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in her case in 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Education

Roundup: Reactions To This Week's Supreme Court Decision On Affirmative Action

3:40pm June 24, 2016

by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin brought by a white woman who claimed she would have gotten in if she weren't white.

With High Court Evenly Split, Obama's Immigration Actions Remain On Hold

3:25pm June 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The Supreme Court did not come to a decision on whether President Obama's move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation was constitutional.

President Obama speaks in the White House briefing room on Thursday following the Supreme Court decision on immigration.

After Supreme Court Defeat, Obama Says Immigration Question Now Up To Voters

2:56pm June 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

President Obama said the Supreme Court's deadlock on his immigration actions doesn't change his deportation priorities. But it does mean that voters will decide how to proceed.

Abigail Fisher, who challenged the use of race in college admissions, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 9, 2015. The Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas' affirmative action program in a 4-3 decision.

Supreme Court Upholds University Of Texas' Affirmative Action Program

2:00pm June 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the university's "race-conscious admissions program" is constitutional.