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Supreme Court Rules Against Sailors Injured in Cole Attack
In an 8-to-1 decision, the court said the sailors had not properly served the government of Sudan with legal papers seeking to hold it accountable.
Supreme Court Set to Again Weigh Voting Maps Warped by Politics
The justices will consider on Tuesday whether extreme partisan gerrymandering crosses a constitutional line, an issue they left undecided last term.
Justices Divided in New Cases on Voting Maps Warped by Politics
The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether extreme partisan gerrymandering crosses a constitutional line, an issue they left undecided last term.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Company’s Appeal in Mueller Subpoena Case
The mysterious case concerned an unnamed corporation owned by a foreign government identified in court papers as Country A.
Will the Supreme Court End Gerrymandering? Arguments Begin This Week
Justices will be reviewing the case of North Carolina, where Republicans drew a map to maximize their power in the House. Plaintiffs challenging the map…
Racism in Jury Selection Is Real. Can the Supreme Court Put an End to It?
The ordeal of death-row inmate Curtis Flowers will yet again test the court’s commitment to equal justice under law.
Clarence Thomas Breaks a Three-Year Silence at Supreme Court
For the first time since 2016, Justice Thomas asked questions from the bench, this time in a case about racial discrimination in jury selection.
Immigrants Facing Deportation Must Be Detained After Release From Criminal Custody, Justices Rule
Immigrants convicted of some crimes may be detained even years after their release, the Supreme Court says; the law does not allow them to seek…
Supreme Court Weighs Race Challenge to Virginia Voting Map
The case, which is making its second appearance at the court, featured a squabble among officials over who was authorized to pursue an appeal on…
The ‘Enigma’ Who Is the Chief Justice of the United States
Joan Biskupic’s “The Chief” examines John Roberts’s life and his career on the Supreme Court.