Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a coronary catheterization procedure Friday morning. The 81-year-old jurist had "experienced discomfort during routine exercise" on Tuesday evening. She had been hospitalized after doctors discovered a blockage in her left coronary artery.
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriages in Kansas to continue, making it the 33rd state in which gay unions are permitted and lifting a provisional deferment issued two days prior by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
In a rare Saturday morning ruling, the Supreme Court decided that Texas can enforce a controversial voter ID law during the upcoming midterm elections in November.
Seven appeals on same-sex marriage bans are pending The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday declined taking up as many as seven cases concerning same-sex marriage, allowing gays to marry in up to 11 new states and leaving nationwide status cloudy.
Seven cases involving gay marriage were left off list the court will hear in new term The U. S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave no indication that it plans to take up the issue of whether states can ban gay marriage in its new term.
States want Supreme Court to put same-sex marriage issue to rest A federal court in Chicago ruled Thursday against marriage equality bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, but all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, according to The Associated Press.
The first Latina on the U.S. Supreme Court will be awarded the 2015 Katharine Hepburn Medal, a prize for women who have made efforts to change the world.
Supreme Court could still hold start by granting emergency delay Same-sex couples could start getting married in Virginia as early as next week, after the 4th U.
Panel decided gays have a constitutional right to marry that trumps state law A panel of the U. S. District Court of Appeals on Monday threw out a Virginia state ban on same-sex marriage, according to a USA Today report.
Congressional districts redrawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature were made to weaken Democrats in the state and not to affect black and Latino voters, according to Texas' special litigation chief Patrick Sweeten. The Department of Justice and the Obama administration claimed the 2011 redrawing of the state's congressional districts, supported by Gov. Rick Perry, were meant to discriminate against minority voters.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s job performance has divided public opinion. According to a Gallup Poll, 47 percent of just over 1,000 adults, ages 18 and older, approved of the Supreme Court’s assessments, which is consistent to 2013’s 46 percent positive rating.
Senate Democrats introduced new legislation Wednesday to combat the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, which allows certain businesses to deny coverage for contraception to female employees.
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats pledged to stand up for women's right to access free birth control by fighting against the recent Supreme Court ruling that exempts "closely held" companies from offering their workers contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act if doing so violates their religious beliefs.
Growing concern for fans' safety at baseball games could change MLB's 100-year-old "limited duty rule," known as the Baseball Rule, which means teams have the duty to warn but not protect fans from flying objects.
Opponents argue that there is no proof that the so-called treatment does any harm. The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a ruling on a California law that bans psychological counseling aimed at making gay minors straight, Fox News reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's ruling that found Google guilty of collecting emails and other personal information from people while developing its Street View program.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings on Thursday in regards to President Barack Obama's executive power and the right to protest outside abortion clinics.
Citing privacy rights, justices rule cops need warrants before searching cellphones. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search cellphones and smartphones without obtaining a warrant first.
On Monday, advocates for stronger gun control celebrated the Supreme Court decision in Abramski v. United States, which upheld illegality of "straw" purchases of guns.
