SUPREME COURT

Participating in her second day of oral arguments on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tangled with Alabama's solicitor general in a case challenging Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bars racial discrimination in voting policies. The order was frozen by the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the state's appeal. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives a mini history lesson during oral arguments in the Voting Rights Act case. pic.twitter.com/FsrzWpkbqU — Dylan Stableford (@stableford) October 4, 2022She said that the framers themselves adopted the equal protection clause “in a race conscious way.”“The entire point of the amendment was to secure rights of the freed former slaves,” Jackson said. A decision is expected to come later this term.

In Merrill v. Milligan, Alabama asked the court to overturn 40 years of precedent. But both liberal and conservative justices questioned the state's argument.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor called out Justice Samuel Alito in the Alabama redistricting case. In Merrill v. Milligan, the Supreme Court will be deciding an extremely important case regarding gerrymandering. After the 2020 Census, Alabama redid their congressional redistricting map for 2021 that was drawn by the state's GOP-legislature.

The humor site filed a brief to the court supporting a man arrested for making fun of police in social media posts, including a jobs announcement "strongly encouraging minorities to not apply."

WASHINGTON — (AP) —President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration's efforts to protect access to abortion as he marks 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned a national right to the procedure and Democrats hope the issue will galvanize their voters ahead of the midterm elections. Biden on Tuesday will attend the second meeting of the Cabinet-level task force he stood up to coordinate the government's response to the ruling, the White House said, and will announce two new steps meant to “protect access to reproductive health care." Still, Biden is set to remind Americans that only Congress can restore access to abortion nationally, which forms a central argument of Biden's pitch to voters frustrated by the Supreme Court ruling to send Democrats to Washington. “Close to 30 million women of reproductive age now live in a state with a ban — including nearly 22 million women who cannot access abortion care after six weeks, before most women know they are pregnant,” she wrote. “Extreme abortion bans are having consequences that extend beyond abortion, including reports of women being denied access to necessary prescriptions and contraception at pharmacies and on college campuses.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Alabama engaged in racial gerrymandering.

Some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices seem sympathetic to Alabama’s arguments in a case seeking to force the state to create a second Black majority congressional district.

The 37-foot RV will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions.

It seems quite possible the battle for Congress will be decided based upon which timely issues Americans vote on more: the economy and inflation (Republicans), or abortion rights and political extremism (Democrats). But which weighs more heavily?

RALEIGH, N.C. — (AP) — North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law was appraised at the state Supreme Court on Monday. A 2013 voter ID law that was later struck down was carried out in 2016 primary elections. Lawmakers followed mere weeks late to pass a separate law implementing voter ID rules, which was Monday's topic. The majority wrote dozens of Republicans, who voted both for the 2013 voter ID law and the 2018 law, knew of earlier evidence that Black residents had less access to voter ID than others. Lawyers for the Republican legislative leaders said voter ID is designed to bolster confidence in elections.

“This will make a dramatic impact on their access.”The mobile clinic will travel near to the borders of southeastern Missouri, western Kentucky and northeastern Tennessee. Planned Parenthood will aim to start providing surgical abortions at the clinic after the first few months. McNicholas and Rodriguez declined to discuss safety and security measures for the mobile clinic. Spokeswoman Kat Mavengere said that early next year, also in Colorado, Just The Pill will operate a mobile clinic for procedural abortion. The organization also plans to expand to other areas, starting with a mobile clinic in Illinois in 2023.

The Democratic Party has put unprecedented resources into making this year's midterm elections a referendum on abortion access.

First day of new Supreme Court term features a clash between environmental protection and property rights, joined by new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took her seat Monday as the newest justice and first Black woman ever to sit on its bench. It was the first time the general public was allowed inside the Supreme Court since the pandemic began. It is also the first time in U.S. history that white men are not in the majority on the Supreme Court. On Friday, Biden attended Jackson's historic investiture at the Supreme Court, and celebrated fulfilling one of his campaign promises. "I told you all I was going to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court," Biden later told supporters at a fundraiser.

Planned Parenthood officials have announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic, a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year.

The Supreme Court is considering two election cases in Alabama and North Carolina that could give Republicans a lot more authority to shape elections.

Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow's Mike Lindell and Trump allies of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 election against Trump.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with a Russian oil company in a dispute with Ukraine worth millions, a win for the company as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine. The justices said Monday they would not intervene in a dispute between PAO Tatneft, one of Russia's largest oil companies, and Ukraine. As is typical, the high court did not comment on the case but said only it would not hear it. The case the court rejected dates back to the late 1990s and early 2000s and involves Ukraine's largest oil refinery, the Kremenchuk oil refinery, which was destroyed by Russia in April. The refinery was originally half-owned by Ukraine and half-owned jointly by Tatneft and by the oil-rich Russian region of Tatarstan.

The Supreme Court is siding with a Russian oil company in a dispute with Ukraine worth millions, a win for the company as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine.

The Supreme Court is siding with a Russian oil company in a dispute with Ukraine worth millions, a win for the company as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine. The justices said Monday they would not intervene in a dispute between PAO Tatneft, one of Russia's largest oil companies, and Ukraine. The case the court rejected dates back to the late 1990s and early 2000s and involves Ukraine's largest oil refinery, the Kremenchuk oil refinery, which was destroyed by Russia in April.

One of the cases involves Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen killed in Paris in the 2015 ISIS attacks.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case about whether the Justice Department (DOJ) can use “filter teams,” such as the one enlisted by the DOJ to begin a review of evidence collected at former President Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago to determine whether they are privileged. The Justices denied a writ of certiorari…

That leaves in place lower court decisions rejecting his efforts to get his misdemeanor conviction thrown out. In 2019, however, a federal magistrate judge recommended that Blankenship's conviction be thrown out. The judge agreed with Blankenship that his rights were violated because prosecutors didn't turn over evidence that was favorable to him. Most of the substance of the documents that was favorable to Blankenship did come out at trial, the judge said. An appeals court also ruled against Blankenship before the Supreme Court declined to hear his case.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. As is typical, the high court did not say anything Monday about the case in rejecting it among a host of others. A lower court judge in August of last year declined to dismiss the case and instead said it could go forward. The Supreme Court declined to take up that issue. In September, a judge in Minnesota declined to dismiss a separate defamation lawsuit by a different voting machine maker, Smartmatic, against Lindell.

The Supreme Court says it won’t take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks.

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks.

A new stack of high-profile cases awaits. The court has agreed to hear cases involving race, elections, free speech and LGBTQ rights, among others.

Democrats are angry about the loss of Roe V. Wade, but are they angry enough to win in November?

The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, Oct. 3.

After Roe, the anti-abortion movement faces a new opponent: popular opinion.

Measures being considered represent renewed interest in restricting abortion on the island after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected abortion rights.

On the day before the start of a new Supreme Court term in an America wrestling with deep divisions, D.C.’s Catholic leaders reprised a celebration of God and good work that has stretched 70 years.

Republicans need just five more seats to take control of the House. The battle for the Senate could go into overtime.

The New York Times editorial board claimed on Saturday that the U.S. Supreme Court has lost the American public's trust because of its rightward turn.

The court is diving back in with an aggressive agenda that seems likely to split its six conservative justices from its three liberals.

The Supreme Court will begin its new term Oct. 3.

A Supreme Court decision for the couple could strip environmental protections from 45 million acres and threaten water quality for millions of people, said Sam Sankar, senior vice president of the Earthjustice environmental group. We’re in a scary place where we are relying on Justice Roberts,” Archer said. “It’s a sordid business, this divvying us up by race,” Roberts wrote in a 2006 redistricting case from Texas. Last term, the court moved "firmly in a rightward direction,” said Irv Gornstein, executive director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University’s law school. “There is no reason to think this coming term or any term in the foreseeable future will be any different.”___Follow AP's coverage of the Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-courtCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, hearing arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A look at some of the cases the court has already agreed to hear. In previous cases from Michigan and Texas, the court reaffirmed the validity of considering college applicants' race among many factors. The case the justices are hearing involves Alabama, where just one of the state's seven congressional districts has a Black majority. ___BACON LAW BACKLASHAlso on the menu for the justices: a California animal rights law.

The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday and will hear arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson among its nine members.

The justices are set to hear disputes with implications for future elections, race and college admissions, LGBTQ rights, and more.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday she has "a seat at the table now and I'm ready to work," leaning into her history-making role as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts wished the 52-year-old Jackson a “long and happy career in our common calling,” the traditional welcome for a new justice. She is only the third Black justice in the court's history, along with her new colleague Justice Clarence Thomas and the late Justice Thurgood Marshall. Jackson is the first justice appointed by a Democratic president since Justice Elena Kagan joined the court in 2010. Former President Donald Trump eventually chose Justice Neil Gorsuch, the first of his three Supreme Court appointees, to fill Scalia's seat.

TENNESSEE — Tennessee’s Supreme Court on Friday has reversed a ruling that required police to release their investigation of Naomi Judd’s death publicly. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Associated Press, the Tennessee Supreme Court sent the case back down to the lower court for an additional hearing, not making an official ruling. This comes after the Judd family filed a petition in Williamson County Chancery Court in August. >> Country singing star Naomi Judd dead at 76The Chancery Court will have a new hearing on the case, the AP said. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 23 Naomi Judd FILE - In this June 10, 2010 file photo,country singer Naomi Judd performs during the opening of the CMA Music Festival at the Riverfront stage in Nashville, Tenn. Judd is hosting a limited-run talk show on SiriusXM called "Think Twice."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Tennessee's high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd's death. It argued that the police investigative files are covered by an exemption to the state's public records law. The records “do not appear to fall within any recognized exception to the Public Records Act,” Woodruff found. But the Tennessee Supreme Court took issue with that part of the chancellor’s order. The court vacated Woodruff’s earlier ruling and sent the case back to the Chancery Court for a new hearing.

Tennessee’s high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd’s death. The state Supreme Court did not rule on whether the records can be released, but sent the case back to the lower court for another hearing. Judd's family filed a petition in Williamson County Chancery Court in August, saying the police records contain video and audio interviews with relatives in the immediate aftermath of Judd’s death.

During the ceremony Jackson followed the custom of every other new justice since 1972.

Investiture ceremony marks the first time that Jackson, the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, has taken her place on the bench.

President Biden, Vice President Harris and several White House officials Friday attended a formal investiture ceremony for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in a short, formal investiture ceremony on Friday.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony Friday, three days before the start of the high court's new term. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses attended the invitation-only ceremonial investiture for Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden had pledged during his presidential campaign that he would nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Jackson is the first justice appointed by a Democratic president since Justice Elena Kagan joined the court in 2010. Former President Donald Trump eventually chose Justice Neil Gorsuch, the first of his three Supreme Court appointees, to fill Scalia's seat.

People across the country skipped work to protest the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion.

The city will now be required by law to provide every person in custody with prompt access to an attorney both over the phone and in person.

Oct. 2 marks 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, ending federal abortion access.

Forecasters are warning of a possible "life-threatening" storm surge. Ian devastated parts of Florida and killed at least six there.

The Supreme Court will begin its new term Oct. 3.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is making her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days ahead of the start of the high court's new term. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are expected Friday at the invitation-only ceremonial investiture for Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden had pledged during his presidential campaign that he would nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Jackson is the first justice appointed by a Democratic president since Justice Elena Kagan joined the court in 2010. Former President Donald Trump eventually chose Justice Neil Gorsuch, the first of his three Supreme Court appointees, to fill Scalia's seat.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she has “a seat at the table now and I’m ready to work,” leaning into her history-making role as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has been a touchstone for fighting voter discrimination since 1982, but an Alabama case might threaten protections.

The Supreme Court says it will continue providing live audio broadcasts of arguments in cases.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has denied a rehearing request for Crosley Green, putting the man closer to returning to prison where he already served 32 years of a previous sentence for a 1989 murder conviction.

Florida and major social-media companies could be poised for a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion rights.

Republican candidates have given wildly differing responses to South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plan to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is cautioning that courts look political and forfeit legitimacy when they needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than they have to.

The school board in Florida's largest district won't recognize October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History month.

The great red wave is looming.

In Mexico, a long list of nonviolent crimes bring automatic pretrial detention, with no bail or house arrest allowed.

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses.

Kenya’s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week’s election result.

Kenyan president-elect William Ruto says that if there’s a court challenge to the election results, “we will engage in those” as the country awaits a likely petition from losing candidate Raila Odinga.

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Former President Donald Trump, son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump are due soon to face questioning under oath in a civil investigation into their business practices.

Former President Donald Trump has shown up for questioning under oath in New York’s civil investigation into his business practices.

The Department of Homeland Security says it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Access to abortion in Louisiana has been back-and-forth for weeks — with the state’s three clinics relying on rulings and temporary restraining orders to continue operations.

The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over issues including age limits and bans on AR-15-style guns.

Democrats are celebrating a stunning victory for abortion rights in Republican stronghold Kansas as proof that the issue could turn back a Republican wave this fall.

Britain’s Supreme Court has refused to prevent a hospital withdrawing life support from a 12-year-old boy with catastrophic brain, damage.

Russia’s Supreme Court has declared Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a terrorist organization.

The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

The Respect for Marriage Act would ensure that same-sex marriages are recognized nationwide.

Justice Samuel Alito mocked foreign leaders’ criticism of the Supreme Court decision he authored overturning a constitutional right to abortion, in his first public comments since last month’s ruling.

In a story published on July 29, 2022, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action as Jason Quimet.

As the Senate contemplates legislation to protect same-sex marriages, there has been a sharp shift in Republican support for the issue.

A once-prominent neurologist has been found guilty on charges of sexually abusing patients while treating them with pain medications.

Attorney General Merrick Garland headlined a White House event bringing together pro bono lawyers, bar associations and public interest groups to discuss how best to offer legal services and protections for women seeking abortions.

Two of the Supreme Court justices who disagree most often on the outcomes of cases say they both still try hard to persuade each other, and sometimes succeed.

The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage have failed to persuade the U.K. Supreme Court to intervene in a life-support treatment battle.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.

About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices.

The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.

The U.K. Supreme Court says will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the British government.

Democrats have pushed legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law.

The House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

One of the best opportunities for Democrats to regain a governor’s office this year is in Maryland, and the race to succeed term-limited Republican Larry Hogan has drawn a crowd of candidates.

The Supreme Court's decision to let states outlaw most abortions is having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.

President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite setbacks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.

Retired Justice Stephen Breyer is getting a different title: professor.

The abortion bans taking effect after the nation’s highest court overturned Roe v. Wade vary greatly in how they define when a pregnancy can be ended.

The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

President Joe Biden says he's considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.”.