WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won’t stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent from the minority justices, was among a cluster of […]
The Education Department will suspend monthly student loan payments and interest for some 3 million borrowers in response to court rulings blocking parts of President Joe Biden’s new loan-repayment program. Department officials said Friday they would freeze the student loans of borrowers who are enrolled in the program — known as the SAVE plan — […]
The Supreme Court issued three more decisions on Friday, including one regarding Jan. 6, 2021 which marks the first time the justices have weighed in on the Capitol riots. On Thursday, the top court in the United States ruled that certain Idaho hospitals must provide emergency abortions when a woman’s health is at risk — […]
The Supreme Court issued four more opinions on Thursday, but did not include the regarding former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from criminal prosecution ahead of tonight’s presidential debate between Trump and President Biden. Here’s a roundup of all the decisions it did drop on June 27, including a major ruling on abortion. 🏥 […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with families at the Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri have blocked the full implementation of a student-loan forgiveness program proposed by the Biden administration that was set to launch July 1. The SAVE Plan, an […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with families at the Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in September. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked the full implementation of a student-loan forgiveness program proposed by the Biden administration that was set to launch July 1. The SAVE Plan, […]
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, managed to bridge its ideological divide in major rulings this month involving constitutional gun rights and access to the abortion pill, but that could change as the court heads into what may be the final week of […]
When Judge Aileen M. Cannon presides over a hearing Friday in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, she will spend the day considering well-trod arguments about an arcane legal issue in an unorthodox manner. It will be the latest example of how her unusual handling of the case has now become business as usual. […]
June has arrived — and with it the Supreme Court’s hectic opinion season. The high court is expected to issue a flurry of blockbuster decisions over the next few weeks before the justices depart for summer break. Rulings on hot-button issues like abortion rights, gun access and former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases could have […]
The US supreme court is poised to deliver a raft of politically sensitive decisions as it ends its judicial term, addressing tumultuous issues including whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his role in the January 6 insurrection in 2021, abortion access for millions of women and the basic functioning of the federal government. With […]
In remarks at a conference in Texas on Friday, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said rulings from the tumultuous period between the 1950s and ’60s, though unpopular at the time, eventually came to be accepted as “the fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh was referring to the court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, which issued […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Friday that U.S. history shows c ourt decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh spoke Friday at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, […]