/tags/u-s-supreme-court U.S. Supreme Court en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:02:25 GMT /news/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-ken-paxton-brent-webster-election-trump-2020 The Texas Supreme Court sided with First Deputy Attorney General Brent Webster in a legal ethics case that foreshadows a similar win for Paxton. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:02:25 GMT /news/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-ken-paxton-brent-webster-election-trump-2020 Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-07-01/supreme-court-says-trump-has-absolute-immunity-for-core-acts-only The decision likely ensures that the case against Trump won’t be tried before the election, and then only if he is not reelected. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:43:34 GMT /politics/2024-07-01/supreme-court-says-trump-has-absolute-immunity-for-core-acts-only Nina Totenberg /crime-justice/2024-06-28/austin-texas-homelessness-laws-supreme-court-ruling Justices ruled in favor of an Oregon city with similar laws to those in Texas. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:22 GMT /crime-justice/2024-06-28/austin-texas-homelessness-laws-supreme-court-ruling Andrew Weber /politics/2024-06-26/scotus-appears-to-post-opinion-allowing-idaho-to-offer-emergency-medical-abortions A U.S. Supreme Court opinion briefly posted on its website suggests the court will allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to Bloomberg News, which obtained a copy of the opinions. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:29:50 GMT /politics/2024-06-26/scotus-appears-to-post-opinion-allowing-idaho-to-offer-emergency-medical-abortions NPR Washington Desk, Nina Totenberg /crime-justice/2024-06-21/texas-gun-law-supreme-court-zackey-rahimi-domestic-abuse Zackey Rahimi’s attorneys argued that he should not have been banned from having guns in the first place because that violated his constitutional rights. The U.S. Supreme Court disagreed. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:08:46 GMT /crime-justice/2024-06-21/texas-gun-law-supreme-court-zackey-rahimi-domestic-abuse Caroline Love /health/2024-06-13/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-texas-challenge-to-abortion-pill In the high court’s first abortion-related ruling since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the justices ruled unanimously to change nothing about mifepristone’s legal status. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:47:58 GMT /health/2024-06-13/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-texas-challenge-to-abortion-pill Eleanor Klibanoff, Karen Brooks Harper /crime-justice/2024-04-22/austin-texas-homelessness-lawsuit-supreme-court Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:00:45 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-22/austin-texas-homelessness-lawsuit-supreme-court Jennifer Ludden /news/2023-12-01/sandra-day-oconnor-first-woman-on-the-supreme-court-dies Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:16:50 GMT /news/2023-12-01/sandra-day-oconnor-first-woman-on-the-supreme-court-dies Nina Totenberg /education/2023-06-30/millions-of-texans-still-on-the-hook-for-student-loans-after-supreme-court-decision The cancellation of up to $20,000 of debt would have benefited millions of Texans. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:50:18 GMT /education/2023-06-30/millions-of-texans-still-on-the-hook-for-student-loans-after-supreme-court-decision Julián Aguilar /education/2023-06-29/supreme-court-guts-affirmative-action-effectively-ending-race-conscious-admissions The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:50:38 GMT /education/2023-06-29/supreme-court-guts-affirmative-action-effectively-ending-race-conscious-admissions Nina Totenberg