Samuel Alito

In this Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy poses on the field at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash. The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a former Seattle-area football coach who lost his job because he refused to stop praying on the field. But four conservative justices say Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, that they are interested in former Bremerton High School Coach Joe Kennedy's case and the legal issues it raises.

Supreme Court declines to hear case of football coach fired for on-field praying

Naomi Lim · January 22, 2019 4:29 pm

Honduran asylum seekers cover their faces at San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry seen from Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.

Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to enforce new asylum policy

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2018 8:39 pm

Police do a security sweep at the Supreme Court before the arrival of President Donald Trump to attend a ceremony for new Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.

Cautious after Kavanaugh furor, Supreme Court braces for controversy

Melissa Quinn · December 13, 2018 3:32 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, a small amount of water is seen in a pond in the cattle pasture that serves as the water source for a cattle ranch in Tallula, Ill. The Trump administration has said it opposes a 2015 rule giving EPA discretion to regulate waters and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers, while environmental groups are defending it in court.

Rep. Greg Walden: Abolition of the ‘WOTUS’ rule means one less burden on rural America

Greg Walden · December 13, 2018 5:00 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds a copy of the Constitution as he decries ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and the nasty tone of the presidential campaign as he addressed congressional interns, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

25 Years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Keisha Russell · December 10, 2018 5:00 am

IN this Aug. 13, 2018, file photo, Tyson Timbs poses for a portrait at his aunt's home in Marion, Ind. Five years ago, Timbs had his $42,000 Land Rover taken by the government in a process known as "civil asset forfeiture," after he pled guilty to selling $260 of heroin.

Supreme Court appears poised to apply ban on excessive fines to states in case of Indiana man

Melissa Quinn · November 28, 2018 6:36 pm

"The minority leader knows that the American people deserve to have their voices heard on the future of the Supreme Court," said Grassley.

Chuck Grassley: I don’t recall Chief Justice John Roberts attacking Obama after he rebuked Alito

Naomi Lim · November 22, 2018 1:44 am

Sammi LeMaster, left, and Katherine Fuchs, right, carry the top of an alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality" down 12th Street SW to their truck after a protest at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, where the FCC is scheduled to meet and vote on net neutrality. The vote scheduled today, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at the FCC could usher in big changes in how Americans use the internet, a radical departure from more than a decade of federal oversight.

Supreme Court declines to hear challenges to Obama-era net neutrality rules

Melissa Quinn · November 5, 2018 4:44 pm

A faulty census will lead to a dubious reapportionment of congressional districts among states, and an even more dubious redistricting. (iStock by Getty Images)

Supreme Court lets upcoming census trial move forward

Melissa Quinn · November 2, 2018 9:56 pm

The Supreme Court building in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, following various court decisions. The court ruled on birth control, union fees and other cases.

Supreme Court hands loss to Catholic foster care agency in dispute with city of Philadelphia

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2018 8:21 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sits on a couch before meeting with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

New York Times goes after Kavanaugh family’s 911 calls

Becket Adams · August 24, 2018 7:04 pm

Stephen Roberts, with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, holds up a sign against Mark Janus during a rally outside of the Supreme Court on Feb. 26, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats try to undermine anti-union Janus ruling

Spencer Chretien · July 9, 2018 8:08 pm