On Obama's Immigration Actions, Supreme Court Seems Sharply Divided
A 4-4 tie is a real possibility. In that case, the actions, which would shield some 4 million people from deportation, would never take effect.
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Supreme Court Weighs Obama's Executive Action On Immigration
Twenty-six states are challenging the action, which would grant temporary, quasi-legal status and work permits to as many as 4 million parents who entered the U.S. illegally before 2010.
Supreme Court Deadlocks On Challenge To Union Fees
The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a long-standing decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from nonunion workers.
Supreme Court Rejects Rod Blagojevich's Appeal Of Corruption Convictions
Justices rejected the former Illinois governor's appeal of his corruption convictions, such as attempting to sell an appointment to the vacant Senate seat once occupied by President Obama.
Supreme Court Takes Up Birth Control Access Yet Again
For the fourth time in five years, the justices consider a requirement of the Affordable Care Act that most health plans provide women access to birth control without copays.
Supreme Court To Hear Samsung's Appeal In Patent Dispute With Apple
Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."
Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?
A new challenger plans to put Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's opposition to holding Supreme Court nomination hearings at the center of her campaign.
Why President Obama Picked The 'Only White Guy' On His Shortlist
In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote.
Transcript And Video: President Obama's Interview With NPR's Nina Totenberg
In a wide-ranging interview, Obama says Republicans have supported Judge Merrick Garland in the past, and that refusing to consider him for the Supreme Court could have severe consequences.
!["One of the most puzzling arguments that I've heard from [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and some other Republicans is this notion that the American people should decide" the next Supreme Court justice," Obama told NPR's Nina Totenberg Thursday.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Merrick-Garland-Heads-To-Capitol-Hill-For-What-Could-Be-A-Futile-Exercise--470851165-1458253835.jpg)
Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise
Republicans remain steadfast in their refusal to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year. President Obama told NPR that argument is "puzzling."