Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY

USA TODAY spoke with DACA recipients working on the front lines of the pandemic in California, Florida, Texas and the suburbs of New York City.

Civil rights groups have said it’s crucial that discrimination claims be given their day in court under an 1866 law governing business contracts.

The justices had several major cases scheduled for oral argument in March, including on President Donald Trump’s financial records and tax returns.

Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in 2016 led to a partisan war and a year-long vacancy. If a seat falls open this year, both sides are ready for battle.

The justices have weeks to decide whether to hear one or more cases involving demands that Trump’s accounting firm release tax and financial records.

A hero’s welcome was delivered Thursday to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who addressed the Federalist Society a year after his confirmation.

The request followed a federal appeals court’s rejection last week of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from criminal investigation and prosecution.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, missed oral arguments Wednesday because of a stomach illness.

The Supreme Court appeared likely to side with the Trump administration in its effort to end the DACA program for 660,000 undocumented immigrants.