U.S. Supreme Court
What the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on abortion medication is about
Nearly two years after a momentous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that led to half of all states banning or restricting abortion access, the top court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could have significant consequences for the availability of the abortion medication mifepristone. Mifepristone, along with misoprostol, is one of two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The arguments, and the resulting opinion, will be watched closely after a 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which enabledRead more
U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to stay on Colorado primary ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The justices unanimously ruled that without action from Congress in D.C. first, states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. The opinion was handed down in a case involving Trump’s removal from the Colorado primary ballot. It comes a day before Super Tuesday contests in ColoradoRead more