PBS News Hour - Supreme Court
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PBS News Hour - Supreme Court
The latest news and analysis about key cases and critical arguments before the Supreme Court. (Updated periodically) PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Former Justice Anthony Kennedy on political division and the state of the Supreme Court
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served on the nation’s highest court for three decades. He was often described as the swing vote in landm...
What Supreme Court justices signaled in arguments over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could strike down bans on so-called conversion therapy for children. Conversion therapy broadly refer...
A look at Colorado’s conversion therapy ban as it faces a Supreme Court challenge
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a challenge to bans on so-called conversion therapy for youth. The Supreme Court declined to hear...
A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term
The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William...
Legal scholar analyzes key court rulings on Trump’s immigration agenda
For a legal perspective on new developments regarding President Trump’s immigration agenda, Geoff Bennett spoke with William Banks, professor emeritus...
Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight
A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused...
Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings
The Supreme Court has handled a flood of appeals from the Trump administration on its emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket. In the first...
How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers
The Supreme Court delivered a major decision Friday that limits federal judges’ power to block the president’s agenda nationwide. Stemming from a case...
Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina, ruling Planned Parenthood and one of its patients could not sue over that state’s effort to deny it Medic...
Supreme Court hears Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship and judicial constraints
The Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most consequential cases of the year. It involves the ability for President Trump to carry out his exe...
Remembering Justice David Souter and his Supreme Court legacy
Justice David Souter, who spent nearly 20 years on the Supreme Court, has died. Souter was a critical figure in several key battles in the court over...
News Wrap: Trump wants to continue mass deportations despite Supreme Court ruling
In our news wrap Sunday, Trump said in an interview that he wants to continue mass deportations despite the Supreme Court directing him to facilitate...
Justices appear divided in Supreme Court case over publicly-funded religious schools
Oklahoma's charter school board approved the creation of a Catholic virtual school in 2023, establishing the nation’s first publicly-funded religious...
Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case focused on parental rights and public schools. At the center of the case is a dispute over a curricu...
Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage
The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. At issue is the constitutionality of a task force that recommends what preven...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants
In an unusual late-night order, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas u...
Free access to dozens of preventive care treatments at risk in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires most private...
Supreme Court clears way for deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can continue to use a rare 18th-century war authority to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to...
Supreme Court case could decide if states can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could dramatically change how Medicaid recipients can choose their own medical providers. The ca...
Supreme Court upholds Biden regulation making ghost guns easier to trace
The Supreme Court upheld Biden-era regulations on ghost guns. Those are firearms that can be put together at home with partially assembled kits, makin...
What justices said during a critical Supreme Court hearing on redistricting and race
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a key redistricting case that could reshape how states draw districts by race. A group of voters identifying...
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to freeze billions in foreign aid
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for work that has already been...
The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S.
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at...
The clock is ticking on TikTok with potential ban coming this weekend
The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find...
TikTok’s future in hands of Supreme Court as justices hear arguments against ban
In a matter of days, one of the most popular social media apps in the country could pull the plug if the Supreme Court doesn’t grant it a legal reprie...
Supreme Court hears arguments in most significant trans rights case to reach bench
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case on transgender rights. The justices are weighing whether a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming...
How Virginia’s voter roll purge could impact the election
Just days before the election, the Supreme Court ruled Virginia will be able to continue to purge people from the state’s voter rolls. The state has a...
How the racial makeup of colleges changed after the affirmative action ruling
Universities are disclosing the racial makeup of the first class of students admitted after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. The numbe...
How an Oklahoma death penalty case reached the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a death row case from Oklahoma. Justices looked at whether the due process rights of death row inmate Richard Glo...
Supreme Court appears open to upholding regulations on ghost guns
The Supreme Court kicked off a new term of arguments with a major case focused on federal regulations of ghost guns. The justices weighed whether the...