The 9 current justices of the US Supreme Court (2024)

Why the Supreme Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters

A look at how the court ruling could impact efforts to slow global warming and other regulatory actions by the executive branch.

Full coverage of the July 4th Highland Park shooting, carnivorous plant traps prey underground, and more top stories from the last week

Retired Justice Stephen Breyer joins Harvard law faculty

Retired Justice Stephen Breyer has a new title: professor.Breyer, who retired from the Supreme Court June 30, will rejoin Harvard's law school faculty.

House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court

Democrats have pushed legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law. It faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible.

A look at pending legislation to protect same-sex marriages

The Respect for Marriage Act would ensure that same-sex marriages are legally recognized nationwide if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Here's a look at the bill.

Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston

The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall on Wednesday to cheers and songs of praise.

Supreme Court to revisit LGBT rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker

A simmering, difficult, and timely question returns to the Supreme Court this fall: What happens when freedom of speech and civil rights collide?

Here are the Supreme Court's top cases this term

The Supreme Court's new term starts today. Here are 9 cases to watch on major issues including immigration, LGBTQ rights, affirmative action and more.

Supreme Court's new 'class photo' includes number of firsts

The group photo of the Supreme Court's nine members is a long-standing ritual. But it has never looked quite like the one taken on Friday.

Loud and clear: New Justice Jackson speaks volumes in opening cases

“I have a seat at the table now and I’m ready to work,” Ketanji Brown Jackson said last week at an appearance at the Library of Congress following her ceremonial investiture at the high court.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9

The high court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof over his death sentence in the 2015 slayings of 9 members of a Black South Carolina congregation.

Thomas temporarily blocks Graham testimony in Georgia

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has temporarily blocked Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony to a special grand jury investigating former President Trump.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson working on memoir, titled 'Lovely One'

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book "Lovely One."

Supreme Court leak report findings: Lax security, loose lips

Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court doesn't know who leaked its abortion decision draft. A Q&A on the findings.

Supreme Court justices have yet to decide any cases

The Supreme Court is off to a historically slow start in failing to resolve any cases in which it has heard arguments since early October. By this point, more than three months after the start of the court’s term, the justices had until now always decided at least one case and usually a handful.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: Supreme Court's slow start a coincidence

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the public shouldn’t read anything into the high court’s historically slow start to releasing opinions.

High court offers bonuses, debt relief to lure police hires

Supreme Court police officers are looking for a few good men and women in a tight employment market.

Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration

The Supreme Court soon could find itself with easy ways out of two high-profile cases involving immigration and elections, if the justices are looking to avoid potentially messy and divisive decisions.

What to expect as student debt cancellation goes to the Supreme Court

Here’s what borrowers should know about the upcoming oral arguments and why you should still plan for repayment.

Federal courts tweak ethics rules for travel, meals, other perks

Federal courts have implemented a rare tweak to their ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges following bipartisan congressional pressure.

Supreme Court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school's girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips with megadonor

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

Report: Justice Clarence Thomas let GOP donor pay child's tuition, didn't disclose payments

A Republican megadonor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose the payments, a lawyer who has represented Thomas and his wife acknowledged Thursday.

COVID emergency orders among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Gorsuch says

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans were perhaps “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.”

Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to a Biden policy on deportations

The Supreme Court said Friday it will no longer stand in the way of a long-blocked Biden administration policy to prioritize the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest public safety risk or were picked up at the border.

Supreme Court rejects legal theory that could have transformed US elections, upholds NC ruling

The Supreme Court has ruled that North Carolina's top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law.

Supreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped elections beyond the state

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state courts can curtail the actions of their legislatures when it comes to federal redistricting and elections, rejecting arguments by North Carolina Republicans that could have dramatically altered races for Congress and president in that state and beyond.

In landmark decision, Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?

Colleges say they're still analyzing the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action, but it's sure to have a dramatic impact nationwide. Here's what's know so far.

In gay rights defeat, Supreme Court rules for designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

Update: Biden says 'this fight is not over' after Supreme Court strikes down student debt plan

A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.

Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from an investigation into Supreme Court ethics

In a monthslong inquiry, The Associated Press examined what happens behind the scenes when Supreme Court justices travel to colleges and universities for lectures and other events. Here are some key takeaways.

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say.

Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas

Probe: Justices lent the prestige of their positions to partisan activity or advanced their own personal interests through college visits.

Senate committee approves a bill to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices.

Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed

The Supreme Court is under growing scrutiny for its lack of an official code of conduct, and public trust in the body is at a 50-year low.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas scored 38 more freebie luxury vacations, ProPublica report says

The new report suggests Thomas benefitted to the tune of more than $1 million from the largesse of billionaires.

After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections

The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years.

After Supreme Court ruling, a praying football coach got his job back. Now he's unsure he wants it

An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution.

Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel

Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in Supreme Court justices’ luxury travel.

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time

The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the high court, died Friday. She was 93.

Limits on abortion medication, Capitol riot charges at center of latest Supreme Court cases

The Supreme Court said it will hear an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot, including against former President Trump. It also agreed to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion.

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The Supreme Court unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots Monday, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot.

Takeaways from Trump's Supreme Court win: He stays on ballot, but his legal peril is just starting

Former President Donald Trump gained a clear win at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Here are some takeaways.

Texas' migrant arrest law is back on hold after briefly taking effect

A federal appeals court has again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law briefly took effect.

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims

The Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith carte blanche to pursue those charges.

Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for Supreme Court under fire

It could raise concerns about Alito's impartiality as the court considers two major cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says

A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. That's according to a report published Wednesday by The New York Times.

Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies

Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants.

Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy

Chief Justice John Roberts declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics.