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Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decision so close to 2026 elections

The Supreme Court has admonished judges not to interfere in election cases when the process is underway, but it is being accused of doing that…

Supreme Court grants Alabama request to speed up adoption of new congressional map

The decision sends litigation back to a lower court as the state races to adopt a congressional map that would eliminate a majority-Black district and…

Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to allow use of new congressional map

The filing on Monday comes after the Virginia Supreme Court concluded that the process that led to a referendum approving the new congressional map was…

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill while it mulls legal challenge

The justices are still considering what next steps to take in a case that could block availability of the abortion pill mifepristone by mail.

Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’

In remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as the American public’s misconceptions about the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court says Louisiana redistricting ruling can go into effect immediately

The decision led liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to harshly criticize the court's conservative majority as Louisiana rushes to draw a new map for this…

Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to abortion pill

The Supreme Court provisionally blocked a lower court decision that would have limited availability nationwide of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Supreme Court limits use of race in redistricting in a win for GOP

The Supreme Court ruled for Republicans in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana, ruling that a new map was a racial gerrymander even though it…

Supreme Court weighs Trump attempt to remove protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians

Tackling one prong of the Trump administration's hard-line policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh its effort to remove legal protections for thousands of…

Supreme Court considers lawfulness of broad police requests for cell phone location data

The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case of Okello Chatrie, the latest in a series of cases on how cell phone technology interacts with…