At stake in the case is a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy as well as the Supreme Court’s commitment to Roe v. Wade.
Author: John Fritze, USA TODAY
Federal appeals court keeps on hold Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing rule for large companies
The legal fight over Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate for large companies is being waged over whether OSHA’s powers extend to battling a virus.
Solicitor general pick Elizabeth Prelogar poised for approval despite ‘flipflopping’ charge
Elizabeth Prelogar, who President Biden nominated to be the federal government’s top Supreme Court lawyer, has mostly sailed through her confirmation.
Qualified immunity: Supreme Court sides with police, overturns denial of immunity in two cases
The cases came to the Supreme Court as the nation grapples with questions about the use of force by police and legal protections for officers.
Senate battles over Supreme Court ‘shadow docket’ in the wake of Texas abortion law
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Texas death row case: Supreme Court grapples with prayer, touch in execution chamber
When a spiritual adviser is present at an execution, what may they do? Can they pray out loud? Can they put a hand on an inmate’s shoulder?
Supreme Court halts execution of inmate seeking pastor’s touch, prayer during lethal injection
John Ramirez told the Supreme Court that a Texas policy prohibiting his pastor from placing his hands on him during his execution violated his rights.
Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion law that bans procedure at six weeks
The Supreme Court ruled a day after a Texas law banning most abortions after six weeks took effect, prompting an outcry from abortion rights groups.
Supreme Court rules Biden may not suspend Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ policy for migrants
A lower federal court said Biden officials improperly halted the Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, which was intended to reduce immigration.
Biden’s COVID-19 eviction freeze is back at the Supreme Court. Here’s how it got there.
The Supreme Court never struck down the earlier eviction moratorium. But a concurring opinion from Justice Kavanaugh suggests it might do so now.