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Adam Liptak
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Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court for Fast Review of Texas Ban
The new filing asks the justices to use an unusual procedure to rule on a law that bans most abortions after six weeks and was...
At the Supreme Court, a Plea to Reveal Secret Surveillance Rulings
The justices will soon consider whether to hear a case arguing that the First Amendment requires disclosure of a secret court’s major rulings.
Supreme Court Urged to Reject Mississippi’s Attack on Roe v. Wade
In a new brief in a major abortion case, a clinic and a doctor asked the court to strike down a state law largely banning...
Amy Coney Barrett Says Supreme Court's Work Not Affected By Politics
“To say the court’s reasoning is flawed is different from saying the court is acting in a partisan manner,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said.
Supreme Court Stays John Ramirez's Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role
The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions on the role that spiritual advisers may play in death row inmates’ final moments.
Supreme Court Stays Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role
The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions on the role that spiritual advisers may play in death row inmates’ final moments.
Supreme Court Will Return to Its Courtroom Next Month
The public will not be allowed in, but the court will continue to provide live audio of arguments.
Texas’ Near-Ban on Abortions Takes Effect After Supreme Court Fails to Act
The court is still expected to rule soon on an emergency application from abortion providers seeking to block the measure, which is now the most...
Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It?
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this fall on whether the censure of an elected official in Houston ran afoul of the First...
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court
In an interview prompted by his new book, the 83-year-old leader of the court’s liberal wing said he is working on a decision about when...
Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium
The ruling followed political and legal maneuvering by the administration to retain protections for tenants. It puts hundreds of thousands at risk of being put...
Supreme Court Allows Revival of Trump-Era Asylum Policy
The court’s unsigned order refused to stay a ruling from a federal judge in Texas forbidding the Biden administration from ending the policy.