The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could redefine the meaning of the "one person, one vote" concept in American democracy and, in turn, disproportionately hurt communities of color.
On Friday the Supreme Court agreed to listen to Puerto Rico's request to reinstate a law which might allow the U.S. territory to restructure $20 billion of their massive debt
A Kentucky county clerk compelled to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples again defied court orders on Tuesday, telling applicants she was acting "under God's authority."
The Obama administration suffered a major blow on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal environmental regulations that required power plants to limit emissions of mercury and other pollutants.
Supporters of the movement to stop extreme gerrymandering celebrated a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court approved the practice of having independent commissions take redistricting power away from state legislatures.
While Latino Millennials tend to have a conversative view on abortion, many Texas Latinas are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block Texas legislation that threatened access to abortion care for tens of thousands of women, namely Latina and low income women.
The case of a woman who faults the University of Texas's affirmative-action policies for denying her admission to the institution's flagship Austin campus is headed back to the Supreme Court.
The top law-enforcement official in Texas on Sunday defied the U.S. Supreme Court and told the state's county clerks and magistrates that they could refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they felt that issuing them would violate their "religious liberty."
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision approving marriage equality throughout the U.S. and all its territories, the government of Puerto Rico has moved quickly to acquiesce to the court's decision, approving marriage equality in the island.
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees the freedom for equal marriage -- a victory for LGBT rights advocates.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling against the plaintiffs in the King vs. Burwell case provided security for many of the 4.2 million Latinos who have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also commonly referred to as Obamacare.
Millions of Americans and the Obama Administration are celebrating the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act subsidies. This means that 6.4 million Americans across the country will be allowed to keep their health insurance coverage.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell reiterated the Obama administration's policy that there is no is backup plan if the Supreme Court, removes a vital provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.
More than six million Americans may lose their health insurance pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision, but President Barack Obama is confident the highest court in the country will rule in favor of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Just days after officially launching his second presidential campaign, former Sen. Rick Santorum announced that he would fight against a Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage if he became president.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments that may affect Latino voter engagement from Texas. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on whether states should not count individuals eligible to vote or the general population when drawing electoral districts.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAM) - the Obamacare body critics have dubbed a "death panel" - leaving intact a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that threw out the lawsuit.
