Tag: Supreme Court
Most Americans — including those who have seen the film “12 Angry Men” — probably assumed that the U.S. Constitution requires that juries be unanimous in order to convict someone of a major crime. But…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Çhief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday criticized as “inappropriate” and “dangerous” comments that Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer made outside the Supreme Court earlier in the day about Justices Neil Gorsuch and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed today to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court said it would…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Court of Appeals judge, a Lawrence attorney and a veteran prosecutor now working for the attorney generals office are finalists for a state Supreme Court seat. A lawyer-led state…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation, a case with strong political overtones amid the 2020 presidential election campaign.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Donaldo Morales caught a break when federal prosecutors declined to charge him after he was arrested for using a fake Social Security card so he could work at a Kansas restaurant.…
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court justices sounded closely split Tuesday and a bit uncertain over whether to make it illegal under federal law for companies and public agencies to fire employees solely because they are gay,…
LONDON (AP) The landmark British Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons suspension of Parliament was unlawful did not deal directly with plans for Britains anticipated departure from the European Union. Brexit will…
LONDON (AP) Former British Prime Minister John Major accused current leader Boris Johnson of a conspicuous failure to explain why he suspended Parliament for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the Supreme…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The justices order late Wednesday temporarily…
