US Supreme Court Archives

Christian Flag in Speech Battle Flies, Briefly, over Boston

The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went...

House OKs Bill to Protect Contraception from Supreme Court

The right to use contraceptives would be enshrined in law under a measure that Democrats...

Jackson Sworn In, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling...

Supreme Court Limits EPA in Curbing Power Plant Emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court limited how the...

Supreme Court Sides with Coach Who Sought to Pray After Game

The Supreme Court sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel...

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; States Can Ban Abortion

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly...

States Brace for Fight over Gun Laws After High Court Ruling

The language in the court’s majority opinion heightened concern that other state laws may now...

Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Striking New York Limits

In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said that Americans have a...

High Court Rules Religious Schools Can Get Maine Tuition Aid

The Supreme Court ruled that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that...

Search for Supreme Court Leaker Falls to Former Army Colonel

Her most public role was supposed to be in the courtroom, where the Marshal bangs...

Ginsburg’s Tea Set, Coat, Other Items Raise $800K for Opera

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's silver tea set is going to a family with a 5-year-old...

Murkowski, Romney Back Jackson, All But Assure Confirmation

The senators from Alaska and Utah announced their decisions ahead of a procedural vote to...