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The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces a final day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans set the stage for a final confirmation vote in two weeks.

Asked by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., to name five freedoms protected by the First Amendment, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was unable to provide all five. “Speech, religion, press, assembly,” said Barrett. “I don’t know—what am I missing?” “Redress, or protest,” said Sasse.

During the third day of Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tried to use the Houston Astros as an example of what Supreme Court judges don’t do. “I think all baseball fans know that the Houston Astros cheat,” said Sasse. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, fired back: “Thank goodness the First Amendment protects that right, for...

During the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., explained how “dark money” from conservative legal groups can use their deep pockets to influence the Supreme Court process. “It’s one scheme,” he said. “With the same funders selecting judges, funding campaigns for the judges and then showing up in court...

The Senate had been shut down by COVID-19 infections, but Republicans are refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. They are even willing to make special arrangements so sick senators can vote, and Democrats appear powerless to stop them. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Monday that he’ll go to the Capitol “in a moon...

As layoffs continue to put Americans out of work, many are hoping for another round of coronavirus relief. But Seth Harris, the former acting U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Obama, explains why the Supreme Court vacancy and the upcoming presidential election are making the prospects of a deal unlikely.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett accepted President Donald Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court Saturday.

Jimmy Fallon addresses the Republican Senate voting to fill the empty Supreme Court seat prior to the president announcing his nominee.

President Donald Trump says he will nominate a woman to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a champion of gender equality. Here is a look at the top contenders.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have the votes to move ahead with a Supreme Court nomination, but the question is whether he’ll do it before or after Election Day. All eyes are on a small number of Republican senators who will shape the nomination battle and the future of the high court.

President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election. Here’s a quick rundown of the candidates believed to be on Trump’s shortlist.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday has already prompted a fight on Capitol Hill over who and when her replacement should take place. President Donald Trump said he will have a nominee by the week’s end.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to make it easier for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons in Florida to vote if they haven’t paid all their court fines.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Trump administration rules allowing some employers to decline to provide contraceptive coverage on religious or moral grounds, which could leave more than 70,000 women without cost-free birth control. The high court ruled 7-2 for the administration, which made a policy change to allow some employers who cite religious or moral objections to opt out...

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College

The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation through the November election

The Supreme Court has ruled that states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education

The Supreme Court says travel website Booking.com can trademark its name, a ruling that also impacts other companies whose name is a generic word followed by “.com.”