SUPREME COURT

When asked whether the Texas legislature would pass a sodomy law, and if he would defend it and bring it to the Supreme Court, Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested he would be comfortable supporting a law outlawing intimate same-sex relationships.

"It has been my great honor to participate as a judge in the effort to maintain our Constitution and the rule of law," Breyer told President Biden in a letter.

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

The 5-to4 ruling limits the reach of a 2020 decision that reclassified a large swath of the state as Indian land.

Gorsuch's dissenting opinion came as nation's highest court ruled on the case Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.

The wife of Justice Clarence Thomas was asked to testify before the Jan. 6 committee over her correspondence about overturning the 2020 election.

While Democrats have leaned heavily into elevating abortion concerns, Republicans in midterm races have often been avoiding questions or taking pains to shift the topic.

Sen. Susan Collins says Kavanaugh misled her, but his mendacity should have been no surprise

Now that abortion is illegal for millions, firms like Amazon, Facebook and Google are reckoning with the prospect of data requests on users for prosecutions.

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Court watchers say the Kennedy case reversed the lemon test, a Supreme Court standard for whether an action is violating the establishment clause.

The popular dating app, Tinder, has aligned themselves with being pro Abortion in the wake of the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe V Wade. Tinder, commonly referred to as the “hookup app,” just alerted their users that the company is “In Defense of Reproductive Rights” for women in a statement sent out on their platform. AdvertisementWe support the right to choose. We support the right to safe, accessible healthcare and reproductive rights for all,” the dating app said in a statement. Visit BansOff.org now.”Roe V Wade was overturned after a for of 6-3 among Supreme Court Justices this weekend after nearly 50 years of being implemented.

An appeals court backed the district court’s decision, but the state legislature refused to redraw the map. The Supreme Court majority on Tuesday did not supply a reason for granting the state’s request, as is common in emergency orders. In a separate case in February, the Supreme Court stopped a lower court’s order that Alabama redraw its congressional map to accommodate the growth of Black voters there. “But the Court’s case law in this area is notoriously unclear and confusing.”The Alabama case, Merrill v. Milligan, is one of the first the court will consider in October. Tuesday’s order said the Louisiana case would be held until the Alabama case is decided.

The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power.

CVS is removing its earlier purchase limit for emergency contraceptive pills.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) says she is “tired” of the longstanding separation between church and state in the U.S., adding that she believes “the church is supposed to direct the government.” In a Sunday speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, Boebert argued that “the government…

Biden Abortion Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks about actions the Biden administration plans to take in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Washington. Despite Democrats and activists pushing for swift and sweeping policies, Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra conceded that there's “no magic bullet” to ensure abortion access. Biden has not elaborated on his plans for abortion since the ruling, which he called " a sad day for the court and the country." The FDA last year lifted a long-standing requirement that women pick up abortion pills in person. Becerra said federal law requires the providing of medication abortion in cases involving rape or incest or to protect the life of the mother.

Biden Abortion Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks about actions the Biden administration plans to take in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Washington. Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services. The decision puts abortion rights smack in the middle of the November elections, both for Congress and in the states. At a news conference Tuesday, Becerra acknowledged that there was “no magic bullet” to ensure abortion access for those who want it. The HHS secretary noted that federal law requires the providing of medication abortion in cases involving rape or incest or to protect the life of the mother.

Without Roe, abortion is now a state-by-state issue. Is nationwide action by Congress the next frontier?

President Joe Biden’s top health official says that “every option is on the table” when it comes to helping women access abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Only about half of the country is both White and Christian.

The big-box retailer joins a growing list of companies that have announced policy changes after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

The federal government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is at risk, as right wing Supreme Court justices re-write American laws

Demand for so-called morning-after pills is surging across the U.S., according to pharmacies.

The UK Supreme Court will be asked whether the Scottish government can hold a vote without UK consent.

After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

Biden Republicans Abortion Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. In 2017, House Republicans voted to repeal "Obamacare" and replace it with measures that could have made maternity care optional. Families that adopt children are eligible for a tax credit that was worth up to $14,300 in 2020. But House Republicans in 2017 also proposed a tax code overhaul that would have removed the adoption tax credit in order to simplify tax returns. It would also expand payments from the child tax credit, but not every parent would be eligible for full benefits as Biden allowed with his one-year expansion of the credit in 2021.

The retailers place purchase caps on Plan B and other pills just days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The comedian let loose in telling Stephen Colbert why she's a "little salty" right now.

Biden Republicans Abortion Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. In 2017, House Republicans voted to repeal "Obamacare" and replace it with measures that could have made maternity care optional. Families that adopt children are eligible for a tax credit that was worth up to $14,300 in 2020. But House Republicans in 2017 also proposed a tax code overhaul that would have removed the adoption tax credit in order to simplify tax returns. It would also expand payments from the child tax credit, but not every parent would be eligible for full benefits as Biden allowed with his one-year expansion of the credit in 2021.

As the Supreme Court prepared to issue its decision overturning Roe, NPR spent weeks speaking to experts and activists about what will likely happen next.

While abortion-rights supporters have focused their anger at the Supreme Court, but there was plenty aimed at Democrats who they feel let them down.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells NPR that abortion-rights supporters are fighting on all fronts to keep a 1931 ban from going back into effect.

Biden Republicans Abortion Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. In 2017, House Republicans voted to repeal "Obamacare" and replace it with measures that could have made maternity care optional. Families that adopt children are eligible for a tax credit that was worth up to $14,300 in 2020. But House Republicans in 2017 also proposed a tax code overhaul that would have removed the adoption tax credit in order to simplify tax returns. It would also expand payments from the child tax credit, but not every parent would be eligible for full benefits as Biden allowed with his one-year expansion of the credit in 2021.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn national protections for abortion has set off a contest between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over whose policies would do more to help vulnerable mothers and children.

The comedian drops a blunt fact-check on what "pro-life" really means.

However, police were forced to block Orange Avenue, the city’s main road, as the block-long crowd turned and marched toward city hall. “It’s unimaginable.”Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 Abortion rally Pro-choice protesters at an abortion-related rally in Orlando, Florida. Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban is now before a circuit judge only four days before it’s set to take effect. On Monday, the judge heard arguments about the abortion restrictions state lawmakers passed this year. WATCH: Central Florida reacts to Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rightsVideo: Protesters rally for abortion rights at Orlando City Hall A group of protesters rallied for abortion rights Saturday in Orlando.

Memes and status updates explaining how women could legally obtain abortion pills in the mail exploded across social platforms. Almost immediately, Facebook and Instagram began removing some of these posts, just as millions across the U.S. were searching for clarity around abortion access. “DM me if you want to order abortion pills, but want them sent to my address instead of yours,” the post on Instagram read. Vice Media first reported on Monday that Meta, the parent of both Facebook and Instagram, was taking down posts about abortion pills. Abortion pills, however, can legally be obtained through the mail after an online consultation from prescribers who have undergone certification and training.

Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade will have risky ripple effects for the health of a woman during pregnancy and birth.

A growing number of Democrats are voicing frustration at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders.

Ireland Baldwin revealed that she had two abortions, one as the result of rape and the other during a former relationship. “I don’t feel that it is anyone’s

Judges in Louisiana and Utah temporarily blocked enforcement of trigger-law bans on abortion following the Supreme Courts' overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Vice President Kamala Harris says she worries other rights might be endangered after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark case legalizing abortion.

As the debate continues about abortion rights, many children’s services agencies are also considering the potential impact on Florida’s childcare system.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi recently called for the elimination of the legislative filibuster “so that we can restore women’s fundamental rights” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, though Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not endorse such a move.

CVS says it's capping the number of Plan B pills people can buy per order to ensure "consistent supply."

Howard Stern is ripping the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling might spur him to launch a White House bid. “I’m actually going to probably have to run for president now,” the SiriusXM host told “Howard Stern Show” listeners on Monday. The show marked Stern’s first public comments about Friday’s…

West Alabama Women's Center is sending as many people as it can to Atlanta, where abortion remains legal for now.

Reproductive health providers are asking a Florida court to block a new law from taking effect this week that would restrict abortions after 15 weeks.

In the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest places in the nation, some counties are without a single obstetrician or pediatrician.

Young Democrats aren't worried about institutional norms. Neither are Republicans.

Some on the right have highlighted her criticisms of Roe to support what the Supreme Court did. The reality isn't nearly so neat and tidy.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has fueled calls for the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas and other conservatives on the Supreme Court.

Some cartoons express anger, pain and resilience after the Supreme Court's abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health overturns Roe v. Wade.

In a matter of days, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that could have heavy environmental impact, West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter.

South Dakota’s Republican governor is pledging to bar mail-order abortion pills but says women shouldn't face prosecution for seeking them.

Reproductive freedom was one of the key goals of the feminism of the 1960s and 1970s.

At a campaign event Saturday at the Melbourne Auditorium, Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Melbourne, and Rep. Thad Altman, R-Indian Harbour Beach, expressed their support for the justices in the high court’s majority.

A day after the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the constitutional right to abortion, emotional protests and prayer vigils are turning to resolve as several states enact bans and both supporters and foes of abortion rights map out their next moves.

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message.

They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns.

Democratic officials across the nation hope to harness their party's collective outrage and sadness to improve their political outlook this fall after the Supreme Court's stunning decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Central Florida residents reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade in protest.

Following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade — overturning the decision and returning the issue of abortion to the states — many have come out with either overwhelming praise or swift condemnation.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 35 bills including a new law that will let local governments ban smoking on beaches and in parks.

Protests and praise followed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.

U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

Downtown parking meters in Ocala will be temporarily suspended for system-upgrade maintenance starting Friday, according to the city.

Sen. Susan Collins is being criticized for the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban abortion because the moderate Republican voted to confirm two of the justices who were in the majority opinion.

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to end constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May.

With the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calls are being renewed for Congress for a federal law on abortions. Stopping that effort, primarily, is the filibuster.

The landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case was overturned when the U.S. Supreme Court released a historic ruling.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade Friday, promising he would now work to expand the state's restrictions on abortion access.

Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect, while clinics elsewhere — including Alabama, Texas and West Virginia — have stopped performing abortions for fear of prosecution, sending women away in tears.

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access.

President Joe Biden is vowing to try to preserve access to abortion after the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Police fired tear gas from the windows of the Arizona Capitol building to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating outside Friday night, as lawmakers briefly huddled in a basement.

The Supreme Court has stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion.

The Supreme Court has released a historic ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that found constitutional protection within the 12th Amendment to a woman’s right to an abortion.

Governors, lawmakers and attorneys general in states with strict gun-permitting laws are strategizing over how to shore up their restrictions after Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision expanded gun rights in a New York case.

The Supreme Court issued its biggest gun rights ruling in more than a decade.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.

The Supreme Court has ruled law enforcement officers can’t be sued for money damages when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights.

Attorneys for the state and online-industry groups plan to go to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about a 2021 Florida law that would crack down on social-media giants such as Facebook and Twitter, according to new court filings.

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

A federal grand jury has indicted a California man who was found with a gun, knife and pepper spray near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after telling police he was planning to kill the justice.

The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting equipment that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a preview of the kind of chaos election experts fear is coming in the fall midterms and in 2024.

Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal that the justices took in $800,000 in book royalties last year, a lucrative supplement to their judicial salaries.

A man carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties was arrested Wednesday near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house in Maryland after threatening to kill the justice.

Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public have long been prizes of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to award within the next month.

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months.

Louisiana's Democratic governor says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts.

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A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade.