The Latest Breaking News from the Supreme Court

First Amendment protections afforded to all public employees are supposed to shield them from political punishment

The original understanding in 1791, not that in 1868, governs.

Trump order putting federal diversity workers on leave follows years of protests, campaign promises and a major turn against affirmative action at the Supreme Court

Now the Supreme Court is all that stands in the way of a “unitary executive”

Legal experts doubt that DOGE has power to cut spending already approved by Congress.

Trump administration supports Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a significant shift in LGBTQ+ rights stance.

The Trump administration has told the Supreme Court that the federal government no longer backs transgender minors and their families in Tennessee who are challenging a state ban on gender-affirming care

Federal judges in Washington and Maryland say the president's attack on birthright citizenship flouts the 14th Amendment and 127 years of judicial precedent.

An avalanche of lawsuits are trying to avert a brewing constitutional crisis, Alex Woodward reports

“I assume this will be taken all the way up to the Supreme Court."

In 2024, state legislatures introduced an all-time record of 533 bills targeting LGBTQ+ populations. These policies create a patchwork of legal landscapes that vary widely between and within states, affecting aspects of everyday life ranging from how kids learn and play to where adults live and work.