The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party". The Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the U.S. Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory 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 non-justiciable political questions.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion, turning away a challenge arguing that the.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family - owners of Purdue Pharma LP -.. Reuters - Published
Jonathan Turley, a professor of public interest law at the George Washington University Law School, chosen by Republicans as a witness, on Wednesday during the House Judiciary Committee's Trump..
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump another defeat in his bid to keep his financial records secret, directing Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to comply with..
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave President Donald Trump a boost by extending its hold on a lower court ruling that required his longtime accounting firm to hand over his financial records to a..
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to President Donald Trump's effort to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, that protects..
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecting Remington's bid to escape a lawsuit by families of victims from the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Zachary Goelman..
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecting Remington Arms Co's bid to escape a lawsuit by families of victims aiming to hold the gun maker liable for its..
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged from prison on Friday and met a crowd of cheering supporters, after a federal judge ordered his release following a landmark Supreme Court..
Maricruz Abarca is one of roughly 660,000 people, dubbed “Dreamers,” covered by DACA, which was created to protect immigrants who entered the United States illegally or overstayed a visa as..
Police clashed with protesters late on Monday night in downtown Barcelona after Spain's Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders of illegally promoting the wealthy Catalonia region's independence..
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from resuming federal executions, in a setback for Attorney General William Barr.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether the state of Delaware's system of requiring ideologically balanced courts is lawful. Reuters - Published
House lawmakers are about to vote on a bill aimed at combatting voter suppression that Democrats say has occured in nearly two dozen states in the wake of a Supreme Court decision six years ago. (Dec... USATODAY.com - Published
The justices have weeks to decide whether to hear one or more cases involving demands that Trump's accounting firm release tax and financial records.
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After a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump's tax returns can be turned over to investigators, the matter may come before the Supreme Court. (Nov. 8)
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U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of British oil major BP Plc from claims seeking a more extensive cleanup of a Superfund hazardous waste site in Montana than.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of a major gun rights case could end in a misfire, with the justices on Monday debating whether to dismiss a challenge backed by the powerful National Rifle.. Reuters - Published
Arguments began at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a legal battle over a New York City handgun ordinance - a closely watched case that could give the court's conservative majority a chance to.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a New York City rule restricting where handgun owners can transport their licensed firearms. CBS News - Published
A legal fight over a New York City handgun ordinance that could give the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority a chance to expand gun rights goes before the nine justices on Monday in one of the.. Reuters - Published
A legal fight over a New York City handgun ordinance that could give the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority a chance to expand gun rights goes before the nine justices on Monday in one of the.. Reuters - Published
SCOTUS hears a challenge to an obscure NYC rule, winter storm makes travel a headache, Cyber Monday and more things to know Monday.
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Author Ruth Marcus discuss the deeply contentious Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process and the triumph for Conservatives on Trump's Supreme Court. CBS News - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its first major gun rights case in nearly a decade on Monday in a challenge backed by the National Rifle Association over a now-amended New York City handgun regulation.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for March 4 on a Louisiana law that could potentially shut down legal abortion access in the state. The court's ruling will also have repercussions.. CBS News - Published
Two weeks before Efrain Alvarez and his attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to a New York City regulation that limited where licensed handgun owners could transport their.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court has given Trump's lawyers until December 5 to file their appeal of the lower court's ruling CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave President Donald Trump a boost by extending its hold on a lower court ruling that required his longtime accounting firm to hand over his financial records to a.. Reuters - Published
The next step is for the president and a House panel to make arguments to the high court about whether it should take Trump's appeal.
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Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was present for work on Monday, a day after being released from a hospital following her admission on Friday with chills and a fever, a.. Reuters - Published
The daughter of a woman killed in a 2012 mass shooting will not be able to sue the operator of a firearms classified advertising website from which the killer illegally bought his gun after the U.S... Reuters - Published
A Baltimore man will remain behind bars for the 1999 murder of his former high school girlfriend after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected his bid for a new trial in a case that captured public.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a prominent climate scientist to pursue a defamation lawsuit against a conservative magazine and a think tank that compared him to a convicted child molester. Reuters - Published
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital. The 86-year-old justice was admitted Friday night, after compaining of fever and chills. She was treated for an.. CBS News - Published
The justice was admitted after experiencing chills and a fever and expects to be released as early as Sunday morning, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. NYTimes.com - Published
Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in a Maryland hospital after suffering from chills and a fever, but is expected to be released on Sunday, the Supreme Court said on Saturday. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to shield FBI agents from a lawsuit by three American Muslim men who said they were placed on the.. Reuters - Published
A Democratic-led U.S. congressional committee and a Democratic prosecutor in New York on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to prevent President Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm from.. Reuters - Published
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli will remain in prison after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected his effort to overturn his conviction and seven-year sentence for securities fraud.. Reuters - Published
Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has faced various health scares over the past year, made a public appearance at the court on Monday after missing a day of oral arguments.. Reuters - Published
Maldives lawmakers voted on Monday to dismiss the Chief Justice and a Supreme Court judge - a move the government said was part of an overhaul of the judiciary, but the opposition branded an attack on.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block congressional subpoena for his tax returns and financial records as Wednesday deadline looms
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether military personnel can be prosecuted for rape long after the crime occurred in an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration of a.. Reuters - Published
The justices agreed to decide whether Google violated federal copyright laws by using some of Oracle's Java programming language to create Android.
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A death row inmate in Texas could learn Friday whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear his case. Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed in five days for the rape and murder of 19-year-old Stacey.. CBS News - Published
Group Demand Justice shows up Kavanaugh's first speech since becoming a Supreme Court justice and beams video from his confirmation hearing outside CBS News - Published
A gathering of conservative lawyers gave U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh a rapturous reception on Thursday for an upbeat speech in his first major public appearance since sexual misconduct.. Reuters - Published
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