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Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen faces long odds in reviving claim against former boss

The Supreme Court will consider whether to take up Cohen’s appeal over his claim that Trump and other officials retaliated against him by putting him in solitary confinement.
Michael Cohen.
Michael Cohen.

Supreme Court weighs testimony from witness 'exposed as a liar' in Oklahoma death row case

The state's Republican attorney general agrees that Richard Glossip's conviction should be thrown out based on problematic testimony at trial.
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Rally For Richard Glossip

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Biden plan to crack down on 'ghost gun' kits

The Biden administration wants to regulate gun parts easily available online in the same way as guns purchased from specialist stores.
A ghost gun kit is displayed on a table outside
A ghost gun kit is displayed on a table outside

The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action

The new Supreme Court term started Monday with new cases on the docket and the possibility that emergency election-related cases could arise in the coming weeks.
Top left, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Bottom left,  Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan in Washington
Top left, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Bottom left,  Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan in Washington

Supreme Court declines to hear Biden appeal in Texas emergency room abortion dispute

The dispute mirrors a similar case the court decided in June concerning the tension between a federal law requiring emergency room care and state laws that ban abortion.
Hospital emergency room entrance sign.
Hospital emergency room entrance sign.

The Supreme Court is being increasingly influenced by this conservative law school

Boosted by the appointment of former professor Amy Coney Barrett to the high court, the University of Notre Dame Law School has increasingly close ties with conservative justices.
Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame Law School

Supreme Court declines to block Biden rules on planet-warming methane and toxic mercury emissions

Republican-led states and industry groups challenged the EPA regulations, which seek to curb methane emissions and mercury and other toxic pollutants.
Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field.
Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field.

Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman's sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases

The court announced it will add more than a dozen new cases to its argument calendar ahead of the new nine-month term that starts on Monday.
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States

Trump 'resorted to crimes' to stay in office after 2020 loss, Jack Smith's team says

Donald Trump's actions to overturn his election loss were "fundamentally" a private endeavor, the special counsel argued.
The 2024 Republican National Convention donald trump
The 2024 Republican National Convention donald trump

Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins

GOP senators anticipate that in a second term, Trump would have at least one Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Democrats hope that prospect motivates their voters this fall.
Brett Kavanaugh shakes hands with Donald Trump.
Brett Kavanaugh shakes hands with Donald Trump.

Colorado to pay web designer's legal fees after losing LGBTQ anti-bias law case

Lorie Smith will receive more than $1.5 million in legal fees after winning a Supreme Court case that found some businesses could refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.
Lorie Smith
Lorie Smith