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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's immunity claim in election interference case
Chief Justice John Roberts was among at least five members of the court Thursday who appeared likely to reject the claim of absolute immunity that would stop the prosecution of Trump on charges he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Supreme Court hears Starbucks' challenge to labor agency over fired pro-union baristas
The case stems from Starbucks’ firing of seven workers who were trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee.
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‘Homeless are under attack': Advocates call on Supreme Court to strike down bans on sleeping outside
Advocates for people experiencing homelessness demonstrated outside the Supreme Court on Monday as justices heard a case about whether cities can ban sleeping in public places. “This is the most important Supreme Court case about homelessness in 40 years,” Jesse Rabinowitz with the National Homelessness Law Center told News4’s Megan McGrath.
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Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that was struck down by lower courts.
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Supreme Court grapples with ordinances that ban homeless people from sleeping outside
The dispute involves the constitutionality of laws that punish homeless people with civil citations for camping on public property when they have nowhere else to go
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Supreme Court to weigh bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors
Advocates will display blankets and quilts as the Supreme Court considers a case about criminalizing homelessness. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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With homelessness on the rise, Supreme Court to weigh bans on sleeping outdoors
The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue employers over forced transfers
The justices unanimously revived a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a St. Louis police sergeant after she was forcibly transferred, but retained her rank and pay.
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Supreme Court gives some military veterans more generous educational benefits
The Supreme Court has sided with a decorated veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a protracted fight with the government over 12 months of G.I. Bill educational benefits.
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Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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Supreme Court to tackle Jan. 6 obstruction case that could affect hundreds
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments that could affect hundreds of people charged and sentences for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone
The Supreme Court seems concerned about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year
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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone. That’s one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.
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From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark challenges to other drugs
The pharmaceutical industry warns that if courts can second-guess FDA approval of drugs, cases could arise on other contentious issues including vaccines, birth control and hormone therapy.
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Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
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In shadow of Trump tweets, Supreme Court outlines when officials can be sued for social media use
Former President Donald Trump’s frequent use of Twitter lurked in the background as the justices weighed whether an official’s online activities can constitute government action.
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Supreme Court to issue ruling on Trump's status on Colorado ballot
Just a day before Super Tuesday, the Supreme Court could decide whether Colorado can bar former President Donald Trump from its ballot. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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The Supreme Court appears torn about a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks
The Supreme Court appeared divided on whether to strike down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory used in a Las Vegas massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms
The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
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‘The future of IVF is in question': Alabama ruling that embryos are children sparks concern, praise
Jamela Black, of D.C., has always dreamed of being a mom, She decided to start a family on her own, with a sperm donor and IVF. But if conditions had been as they are now that Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are people, she says she wouldn’t have made the same choice. News4’s Aimee Cho...