WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump told a federal judge Thursday that the election interference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off.

2. A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Donald Trump's presidency. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades.

3. Top Davidson County commercial real estate transactions for September 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024

Top Davidson County commercial real estate sales for September 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

4. This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the White House records.

5. Supreme Court seems likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate a new day in court - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to give Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip at least another day in court in his long quest to throw out his murder conviction and death sentence.

6. Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don't, leading to a push for civics education - Friday, September 13, 2024

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up.

"So, how did all you people become citizens?" he asks. "Did you pass a test?"

7. Supreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito reported Friday that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but disclosed no trips paid for by other people, according to a new financial disclosure form.

8. Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma's emergency appeal seeking to restore a $4.5 million grant for family planning services in an ongoing dispute over the state's refusal to refer pregnant women to a nationwide hotline that provides information about abortion and other options.

9. Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law - Friday, August 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the state that Democratic President Joe Biden won by less than 11,000 votes four years ago.

10. Justice Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow's private jet, a top Democratic senator who is backing an election-year push to tighten the high court's ethics rules said Monday.

11. Supreme Court shuts down Missouri's long shot push to lift Trump's gag order in hush-money case - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump's hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York.

12. Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work? - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices' recent decision on presidential immunity.

13. Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as public confidence sinks - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He's also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.

14. Democrats promise an 'orderly process' to replace Biden. Harris is favored, but questions remain - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement.

15. Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

16. Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans.

17. Judge's order dismissing Trump classified docs case won't be final word as long court fight awaits - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge's stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump brought an abrupt halt to what experts have considered the strongest and most straightforward of the prosecutions of the former president. But it's hardly the final word.

18. Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

19. Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump asked a federal judge Friday to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.

20. Supreme Court sidesteps new several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden.

21. Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns, homelessness - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won't stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent from the minority justices, was among a cluster of consequential opinions handed down in the court's busy final few weeks.

22. What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.

23. What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.

24. The Supreme Court keeps on hold efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

25. Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.

26. Court sends Trump's immunity case back to lower court - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election.

27. Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions and also faced by former President Donald Trump.

28. What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court.

29. Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests.

30. Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state's restrictions.

31. The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon.

32. Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

33. 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, a new poll finds, as the high court is poised to rule on major cases involving former President Donald Trump and other divisive issues.

34. The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

35. Supreme Court will take up Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

36. The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.

In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.

37. The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth.

38. Republicans block bill to outlaw bump stocks for rifles after Supreme Court lifts Trump-era ban - Friday, June 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the rapid-fire gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

39. Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight - Friday, June 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation's political spotlight.

40. Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication - Friday, June 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

41. 3 Nixon justices helped end his presidency. Will the 3 Trump appointees force him to stand trial? - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years ago, three of the justices Richard Nixon appointed to the Supreme Court joined in an 8-0 decision in the Watergate tapes case that effectively ended his presidency, ruling only 16 days after hearing the case. Nixon resigned from office just over two weeks later.

42. Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday belatedly acknowledged more travel paid by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals.

43. Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities.

44. Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women's access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,

45. Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy - Friday, May 31, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito.

46. Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homes - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito.

47. Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters.

48. Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

49. Justice Alito's home flew flag upside down after Trump's 'Stop the Steal' claims: report - Friday, May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud, was displayed outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, The New York Times reported.

50. Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack - Friday, May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the CFPB is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court and drawing praises from consumers. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, splitting with his frequent allies, Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, who dissented.

51. Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property - Friday, May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.

52. Key moments in the Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the Roe v. Wade constitutional right to abortion. While the current case involves an Idaho abortion ban, the court's ruling could have implications beyond that state.

53. Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November's election.

54. What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump - Friday, April 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

55. Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers - Friday, April 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts.

The justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the legal fight. Ghost guns, which lack serial numbers, have been turning up at crime scenes with increasing regularity.

56. Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.

57. Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back on the bench after an unexplained one-day absence.

58. Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But it wasn't clear how the justices would rule in a case that also could affect the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who faces the same charge for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020.

59. Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the court Monday with no explanation.

60. Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says - Friday, March 29, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

61. Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

62. Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House.

63. Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts - Friday, March 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

64. Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack - Friday, March 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot.

65. Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

66. Supreme Court wrestles with GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

67. The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school - Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.

68. Oyez, oyez, oyez: A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

69. The Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot, with conservative and liberal justices in apparent agreement in a case that puts them at the heart of a presidential election.

70. What to know about Supreme Court arguments over Trump, the Capitol attack and the ballot - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again and can be kept off the ballot.

71. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions January 2024 - Friday, February 9, 2024

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for January 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

72. Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border - Friday, January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.

The justices, by a 5-4 vote, granted an emergency appeal from the Biden administration, which has been in an escalating standoff at the border with Texas and had objected to an appellate ruling in favor of the state.

73. Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court 'to put a swift and decisive end' to ballot removal efforts - Friday, January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Supreme Court "to put a swift and decisive end" to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

74. The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators - Friday, January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday voiced support for weakening the power of federal regulators, but it was not clear whether a majority would overturn a precedent that has guided American law for four decades over everything from the safety of food and drugs to environmental protection.

75. Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators - Friday, January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday voiced support for weakening the power of federal regulators, but it was not clear whether a majority would overturn a major 40-year-old decision.

76. A little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power - Friday, January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business and conservative interest groups that want to limit the power of federal regulators think they have a winner in the Atlantic herring and the boats that sweep the modest fish into their holds by the millions.

77. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here's why - Friday, January 5, 2024

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep running for the White House.

Trump on Wednesday appealed a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that he's ineligible for the presidency because he violated a rarely used constitutional prohibition on those who hold office having "engaged in insurrection." On Tuesday, he appealed a similar ruling from Maine's Democratic secretary of state, but it's the Colorado appeal that's most significant.

78. Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

79. The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.

Over the dissent of three conservative justices, the court turned away an appeal from Washington, where the law has been upheld. An appellate panel struck down local bans in Florida as an unconstitutional restriction on counselors' speech.

80. Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93 - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.

81. Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe. GOP won't back enforcement - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans challenged the legitimacy of the move and pledged to withhold support for enforcing the legal order.

82. Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue - Friday, November 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.

83. Supreme Court won't allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal - Friday, November 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds.

The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide.

84. Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, has no means of enforcement - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.

85. Democrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned a meeting on Thursday without holding an expected vote on subpoenas for two conservatives who have helped arrange luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices.

86. Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.

In their first guns case since last year's expansion of gun rights, the justices suggested that they will reverse a ruling from an appeals court in New Orleans that struck down the 1994 ban on firearms for people under court order to stay away from their spouses or partners.

87. Why one survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ruth Glenn knows from harrowing personal experience the danger of putting a gun in the hands of a violent spouse or partner, the issue at the heart of a case before the Supreme Court.

88. Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Trump - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump.

89. Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices' travel - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices.

90. Most of Justice Thomas' $267K loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats.

91. The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

92. A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional.

93. The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Blankenship - Friday, October 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a "felon."

94. Supreme Court opens new term with case about prison terms for drug dealers - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

95. The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas. While the details vary, both laws aim to prevent the social media companies from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

96. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90 - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.

97. Supreme Court Notebook: From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's top Supreme Court lawyer eats a bunch of bananas. Other advocates play music to psych themselves up. Some rub the feet on John Marshall's statue a floor below the courtroom.

98. The Supreme Court will let Alabama's congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters - Friday, September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives.

99. Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion - Friday, September 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States.

100. Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year - Friday, September 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years.