September 25, 2017 Alito temporarily blocks new Texas congressional map Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily has blocked a lower court’s order that Texas redraw some of its congressional districts that were struck down with a racially discriminatory animus.
September 19, 2017 Cake artist at center of religious freedom case files opening brief at Supreme Court Lawyers for a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds fired the first shot in the latest high-profile "religious liberty" case to come before the Supreme Court.
September 19, 2017 Trump travel ban scope rejected by appeals court A federal appeals court handed the Trump administration another defeat over its revised travel ban Thursday, ruling that grandparents, cousins and similarly close relations of people already in the U.S. should not be prevented from coming to the country.
September 19, 2017 DOJ files brief on behalf of baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple The Justice Department on Thursday filed a brief on behalf of the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on faith-based grounds, in the latest religious freedom case to be considered before the nation's highest court.
September 18, 2017 Supreme Court blocks lower court rulings on Texas districts A divided Supreme Court is blocking lower court rulings that ordered Texas to redraw some congressional and legislative districts.
September 18, 2017 Trump travel ban can continue for now, Supreme Court decides The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lower court's ruling that would have eased President Donald Trump's revised travel ban and allowed up to 24,000 refugees to enter the country before the end of October.
September 18, 2017 Edith Windsor, plaintiff in landmark gay marriage case, dies at 88 A woman who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage has died.
July 5, 2017 Supreme Court ruling emboldens school-choice advocates School-choice advocates are claiming a victory after the Supreme Court sided last week with a Missouri church, ruling that public funding could be used to resurface its playground.
July 5, 2017 Mississippi school district moves forward with desegregation plan A Mississippi school district is moving forward with a plan to desegregate its schools, 62 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
June 29, 2017 Colorado baker: Death threats and hate for refusing to make gay wedding cake The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, Jack Phillips ignited a national debate after he refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple in 2012.
