At the heart of the case was a legal question about which federal agency — if any — had authority to grant a permit for the pipeline, which would cross under the trail in central Virginia.
"Aimee didn't set out to be a hero and a trailblazer, but she is one," the ACLU said. Her Supreme Court case asks if federal law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to transgender people.
The high court will allow the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House.
The high court did not provide an explanation for why it declined to hear the appeal by Syed, who was convicted in 2000 of strangling to death his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
The 86-year-old justice was hospitalized on Friday, but in a statement the Supreme Court said her symptoms "have abated," and she could be released as early as Sunday morning.
The ACA is again being put to the test, after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. The case might yet ricochet back to the Supreme Court ahead of the 2020 election.
The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin.
O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, says she has been diagnosed with "the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease."
The newly minted Supreme Court justice will have the opportunity to weigh in on a number of lightning-rod topics: abortion, guns, executive power and more. Here's a brief primer on his positions.
A final vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination is now expected this weekend. Despite passing cloture Friday 51-49, his confirmation remains in the hands of multiple undecided senators.
For now, the court will be evenly divided between conservative and liberal justices. In the next week, the Court will hear cases involving endangered species, the death penalty and immigration law.
Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh each gave riveting testimony in the day-long hearing called to look into Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers.
Nothing during the hearings seemed to change the likelihood that the judge is headed for a spot on the nation's highest court. But the week did help elevate the profiles of two Democratic senators.
Thursday began with a squabble over documents and an assertion by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that he was willing to risk being ousted from the Senate in order to provide information on the nominee.
There were frequent interruptions of the hearing by demonstrators as senators got their chance to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh directly.
There were objections from Democrats, and protests inside and outside the hearing room. Also, a disputed moment between the father of a mass shooting victim and Trump's nominee quickly went viral.
Kennedy has given the president the ultimate political gift — the chance to reprise his Greatest Hit (Neil Gorsuch) and shape the political debate in the months before the November midterm elections.
The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.
Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?
Trump said he will make the announcement Monday night at 9 p.m. at the White House. He is deciding between Judges Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge.
Wynn Resorts dealers, at least for now, don't have to share their tips with their supervisors. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from the Las Vegas company to overturn a lower court’s ruling on tip pooling.
Conservatives immediately put up ads supporting the nominee-to-be, while a liberal group aims to make the Supreme Court decision to uphold Obamacare part of the debate.
The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.
