The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. Established pursuant to Article III of the U.S. Constitution in 1789, it has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, including suits between two or more states and those involving ambassadors. It also has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal court and state court cases that involve a point of federal constitutional or statutory law. The Court has the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. Executive acts can be struck down by the Court for violating either the Constitution or federal law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The court may decide cases having political overtones, but it has ruled that it does not have power to decide nonjusticiable political questions.
The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on the 2020 Census citizenship question. Having the Supreme Court make final decisions on things that should be settled in Congress is a threat to.. CBS News - Published
A Minnesota stalking law used to convict a high school student for insulting another teen on Twitter is overly broad and violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantee of free speech, the.. Reuters - Published
On Monday, SCOTUS threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery. The baker refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case..
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down Virginia's 2011 House of Delegates map as racially gerrymandered. In a 5-4 decision, the justices sidestepped a..
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Erin Schaff/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to limit the ability of..
The U.S. appeals court delivered a blow regarding immigration to the Trump administration policy. The court ruled the U.S. government cannot deny access to abortions for unaccompanied immigrant minors..
According to Reuters, The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid to widen legal protections for gun silencers in a case involving two Kansas men convicted for failing to register the devices as..
Missouri's only abortion clinic will stay open at least a few more days after a judge on Friday granted a request by Planned Parenthood for a temporary restraining order, allowing the facility to keep..
An immigrant advocacy group sued the Trump administration in 2018 over a 2020 U.S. census question. They said Republicans wanted a citizenship question in the census to draw favorable electoral maps...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday in Ottawa that he told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that there was a 'significant amount of concern' by Canadians regarding restrictive..
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told Reuters it would be "very difficult" to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect in that southern state. Fred Katayama reports.
Reuters reports Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his remarks on a Supreme Court vacancy. McConnell said in a speech Tuesday that the Trump..
On Tuesday the Supreme Court made clear that it's not ready to take big strides quickly on abortion and the future of Roe v. Wade. CNN reports that the justices have revealed that the far right and the..
According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sent a mixed message on abortion, refusing to consider reinstating Indiana’s ban on abortions performed because of fetal disability or the sex..
According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether the family of a Mexican teenager, who was fatally shot while on Mexican soil by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, can pursue a..
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court sent a mixed message on abortion, refusing to consider reinstating Indiana’s ban on abortions performed because of fetal disability or the sex or race of the fetus..
According to Reuters, on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s Republican-backed requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated. The ruling stated that states have a legitimate..
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana’s Republican-backed requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated. The decision, a setback for abortion provider Planned Parenthood, which had..
Reuters reports the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked lower court rulings that had ordered Republican lawmakers in Michigan and Ohio to redraw their congressional maps. The lower courts ordered the..
U.S. abortion-rights campaigners, including several Democrats running for president in 2020, rallied in front of the Supreme Court while others protested across the country on Tuesday to protest new..
According to Reuters, hundreds of abortion-rights campaigners rallied in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by Republican-dominated legislatures..
According to Reuters, on Monday The U.S. Supreme Court took no action on appeals seeking to revive two restrictive Republican-backed abortion laws from Indiana, even as debate rages over a new measure..
According to Reuters, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Native American elk hunter, as it revived his legal challenge to a conviction for hunting out of season in Bighorn National Forest..
The U.S. Supreme Court declined an opportunity to give businesses broader rights to contribute money to political candidates and causes. The justices refused to question a Massachusetts law that bars..
Missouri’s Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy. The bill, part of a wave of restrictions aimed..
A prosecutor has referred Algeria's former prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia, along with a minister and two ex-ministers, to the Supreme Court over graft accusations in an ongoing crackdown on the former.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term with some major decisions yet to come. Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman explains "there are three major cases yet to be resolved by the court,.. USATODAY.com - Published
Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to feel less bound to upholding precedent, advancing a view that if adopted by enough of his fellow justices could result in more past.. Reuters - Published
The largest-known U.S. uranium deposit will remain firmly under ground after the Supreme Court on Monday upheld Virginia's ban on mining the radioactive metal, rebuffing a challenge backed by President.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court ruled in a dispute between Virginia and companies that wanted to mine the nation's largest deposit of uranium.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to limit the ability of federal and state prosecutors to charge people for the same crime, ruling in a gun possession case even as state officials move to.. Reuters - Published
The justices upheld the ability of federal and state prosecutions to try defendants twice for the same crime, which could affect anyone Trump pardons.
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The justices' action keeps the high-profile case off the court's election-year calendar and orders state judges to take a new look at the dispute CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
The Supreme Court acted in a case involving an Oregon baker who refused to serve a lesbian couple's wedding because of religious beliefs.
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Algeria’s former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court on Sunday to face questions about corruption accusations, state television reported. Reuters - Published
Cleveland will pay $225,000 to Gregory L. Johnson, who claims police officers violated his rights. Those rights were established 30 years ago in a Supreme Court case that bears his name. NYTimes.com - Published
Financial disclosures for Supreme Court justices released Thursday showed who continues to own stocks in companies that may do business at the court.
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June marks the final month the U.S. Supreme Court is in session, and with just over two weeks left, there are three cases which could potentially impact the 2020 election. CBS News legal analyst Kim.. CBS News - Published
Highlights of this day in history: The Pentagon Papers hits newsstands amid the Vietnam War; Thurgood Marshall nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court; The 'Miranda' warning; Pioneer 10 leaves solar.. USATODAY.com - Published
Groups challenging the Trump administration's contentious decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to consider delaying a ruling on the issue.. Reuters - Published
Jailed Catalan separatist leaders denied the prosecutors' charge of inciting violence in the Spanish region's failed bid for independence and used their final arguments in a four-month Supreme Court.. Reuters - Published
A Panamanian court granted house arrest to the country's former leader Ricardo Martinelli on Wednesday, allowing him to leave prison while he awaits trial for an espionage case stemming from his.. Reuters - Published
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