Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
网页2022年6月24日 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
Trump v. United States - SCOTUSblog
网页2024年4月25日 · United States - SCOTUSblog. Trump v. United States. Holding: The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority; he is also entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all …
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
网页2022年6月23日 · The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is the court’s first significant decision on gun rights …
Murthy v. Missouri - SCOTUSblog
网页Murthy v. Missouri. Holding: Respondents — two states and five individual social media users who sued executive branch officials and agencies, alleging that the government pressured the platforms to censor their speech in violation of the First Amendment — lack Article III standing to seek an injunction. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3 ...
The Supreme Court’s role in defining American citizenship
网页2021年1月27日 · The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause overruled Dred Scott, declaring that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”. The Supreme Court played a vital role in implementing the 14th Amendment’s citizenship ...
SCOTUSblog - Independent News & Analysis on the U.S. Supreme …
网页2 天之前 · The justices on Tuesday evening denied Oklahoma’s request to reinstate $4.5 million in federal funding for family-planning projects which was terminated over the state’s refusal to provide patients information about obtaining abortions, a requirement of the funding under federal law. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch ...
Justices rule Trump has some immunity from prosecution
网页2024年7月1日 · But the justices declined to do so, and it was six weeks – Feb. 6, 2024 – before the court of appeals issued its opinion rejecting Trump’s claim to immunity. Trump then came to the Supreme Court, seeking review of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling. Two weeks later, the justices agreed to take up his case.
Supreme Court curtails EPA’s authority to fight climate change
网页2022年6月30日 · The Supreme Court on Thursday truncated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases. The ruling may hamper President Joe Biden’s plan to fight climate change and could limit the authority of federal agencies across the executive branch. By a vote of 6-3, the court agreed with Republican-led states and coal ...
Erlinger v. United States - SCOTUSblog
网页2024年3月27日 · Erlinger v. United States. Holding: The Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a unanimous jury to make the determination beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant’s past offenses were committed on separate occasions for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act. Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 6-3, …
Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for …
网页2022年8月16日 · However, a recent drop in public confidence in the court to a historic low may explain why support for term limits is growing now. In July, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 67% of Americans support term limits for justices. Support among Democrats was …