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A person stands near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Jun 3, 2026

Supreme Court clears way for pro-GOP Alabama voting map

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates a district held by a Black Democratic congressman.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 26, 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump on speech curbs of immigration judges

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a dispute involving a free-speech challenge by federal immigration judges.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 21, 2026

Supreme Court blocks execution of intellectually disabled inmate

The Supreme Court upheld a judicial finding that Alabama inmate Joseph Clifton Smith is intellectually disabled, barring his execution under the Eighth Amendment.

A person stands near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 20, 2026

Supreme Court rulings loom in four major Trump-related cases

The Supreme Court will decide four major cases involving President Donald Trump, including birthright citizenship and Federal Reserve firing.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the high court in a talk Monday, saying its decision to expedite a ruling in a major voting rights case this month made it appear political. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
May 20, 2026

Justice Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s handling of major voting case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court, saying its decision to expedite a ruling in a major voting rights case made it appear political.

State Representative Matt Morgan (R-TX) holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas, during a legislative session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo)
May 20, 2026

Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans

The Supreme Court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle in three cases resulted each time in a decision favorable to Republicans.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 18, 2026

Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
May 8, 2026

Roberts laments public perception of Supreme Court as ‘political actors’

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern about the public perception of the Supreme Court as an institution driven primarily by political outcomes rather than the law.

A smartphone with the Epic Games logo is seen in front of an Apple logo in this illustration taken May 2, 2021. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
May 6, 2026

Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit

The Supreme Court rejected Apple's request to block an order that found it in violation of sweeping court-mandated changes to its App Store as part of an antitrust lawsuit by Epic Games.

U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 6, 2026

For aging US Supreme Court justices, the politics of retirement looms large

Retirement discussions grow for aging US Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas amid political timing and upcoming elections.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 4, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart for now

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a federal rule allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail.

This formal group photograph of the Supreme Court was taken June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the court. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 1, 2026

Supreme Court justices turn children’s books into big paydays

Supreme Court justices such as Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor are publishing children’s books, leveraging their political celebrity to earn significant royalties.