Supreme Court

Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted

5:01am February 09, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

C.J. Hurst of West Covina, Calif., holds up a .44-caliber rimfire Model 66 Winchester rifle as he poses with his collection of about 600 antique guns in 1952.

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In today's gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here's why

8:00am February 03, 2024

by Martin Kaste

The Supreme Court has made history a central test of whether a gun control law is constitutional. That has meant a boom in demand for gun law historians, who are digging up forgotten old gun laws.

Brittany Watts, center, speaks to a rally of supporters, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Warren, Ohio. A grand jury decided that Watts, who was facing criminal charges for her handling of a home miscarriage, will not be charged. Congressional Democrats are using Watts' case to call for Biden to do more on abortion rights and protection for pregnant patients.

Congressional Democrats tell Biden to do more on abortion after Ohio woman's arrest

3:11pm February 02, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

A new letter to President Biden spearheaded by the Democratic Women's Caucus references the case of Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman who faced felony charges after suffering a miscarriage last year.

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on Aug. 2, 2022, as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on.

Politics & Government

As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'

5:23am January 31, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

Vanita Gupta has been the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general. It's a job with a huge portfolio that ranges from civil rights to immigration to abortion.

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Kirsten Engel, an Arizona Democrat running for U.S. House, speaks during a Women's March rally in Phoenix on Jan. 20.

Politics & Government

House Democratic candidates make abortion access top focus of '24 campaigns

5:00am January 28, 2024

by Susan Davis

Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters.

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Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.

Politics & Government

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Donald Trump

5:01am January 10, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Most of Donald Trump's rivals have gone to great pains to avoid directly criticizing the former president out of concern that it would alienate base Republican voters.

On Friday, the Supreme Court intervened to allow Idaho's criminal abortion ban to take effect and agreed to hear an appeal in April.

Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

7:28pm January 05, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

Idaho's "Defense of Life Act" would would make it a crime for "every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion," even when the woman's health is greatly endangered.

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts is shown joining other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

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Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on artificial intelligence in the courts

1:58am January 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

Roberts focused on the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the courts in his annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal cases involving Donald Trump.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's casket is wheeled out of Washington National Cathedral at the conclusion of her funeral.

Photos: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor honored as 'influential, iconic jurist'

10:13pm December 19, 2023

Supreme Court justices, members of Congress and other dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral to pay their final respects to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

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Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place

2:07pm December 14, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.