Supreme Court

Supreme Court seems inclined to leave major offshore tax in place on investors

10:53am December 06, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

An eventual decision in the case could severely limit congressional options in enacting tax policy, and it could cost the federal government trillions of dollars in corporate taxes.

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Supreme Court hears a case that experts say could wreak havoc on the tax code

1:20pm December 05, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

A couple who owned a controlling interest in a foreign corporation argue that a controversial Trump-era tax is unconstitutional under the 16th Amendment.

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The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to a deal to compensate victims of the opioid epidemic that shield the Sackler family from lawsuits.

It's money v. principle in Supreme Court opioid case

7:29pm December 04, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The justices struggled to decide whether to give a thumbs up or thumbs down to the multi-billion dollar Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal--a deal meant to compensate victims of OxyContin.

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a challenge to the deal meant to compensate victims of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin.

Politics & Government

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers' OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court

9:11am December 04, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Under the deal, Purdue agreed it owed $8 billion in criminal and civil fines. That deal is at the center of Monday's case because it releases the Sacklers from personal liability.

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O'Connor during her college years. At age 10, she was sent away to school in El Paso, and at age 16 she enrolled at Stanford, eventually graduating from law school third in her class.

Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

5:53pm December 01, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.

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People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

National

Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers

5:57pm November 29, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's conservative justices seemed highly skeptical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts in-house enforcement proceedings to ensure the integrity of securities markets.

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Members of the Supreme Court sit for a group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson last October.

Politics & Government

The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics

6:59pm November 13, 2023

by Washington Desk

The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.

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Issue 1 supporters celebrate at a watch party, Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday's intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

Politics & Government

Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

10:15am November 08, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages.

Can public officials block you on social media? It's up to the Supreme Court

5:41am October 31, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court ducks, leaving Louisiana redistricting stuck in uncertainty

6:00pm October 19, 2023

The case has been widely watched, not just because it could produce an additional Democratic House seat, but because the Fifth Circuit's actions are seen as a challenge to the high court's authority.