Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rejects 2 Congressional Districts In North Carolina

4:26pm May 22, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"A State may not use race as the predominant factor in drawing district lines unless it has a compelling reason," Justice Elena Kagan said in the court's opinion upholding a lower court ruling.

Supreme Court Rejects Two North Carolina Districts Due To Gerrymandering

2:42pm May 22, 2017

by Paul Garber

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed a federal court ruling that forced legislators to redraw the state's political maps last year.

A man votes in November in Durham, N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court had refused to reinstate strict voter restrictions in time for Election Day.

National

Supreme Court Declines Republican Bid To Revive North Carolina Voter ID Law

2:34pm May 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The restrictive law was thrown out last year after a court ruled it was intentionally designed to discriminate against black people. State Republicans have tried several times to appeal.

A display case at the Walter Reed Medical Center showcases photographs of presidents past and present. President Donald Trump awarded a purple heart to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alvaro Barrientos on April 22.

President Trump's First 100 Days, In Photos

11:08am April 30, 2017

As President Donald Trump crosses the 100-day marker this weekend, photographer Gabriella Demczuk explores some of the major events that have transpired in the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson prepares for an interview at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock, Ark., on April 13. The governor met with reporters to discuss the state's schedule of executions. So far, one of the executions has been carried out, four hav

National

Arkansas Executes Two Inmates, The First Double Execution In U.S. Since 2000

11:43pm April 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Arkansas had planned to kill eight death row inmates in 11 days before courts intervened in some of the cases. Officials wanted to move quickly before supplies of a key lethal injection drug expired.

Death row inmates Stacey Johnson (left) and Ledell Lee are both scheduled to be put to death Thursday, though court rulings have put those executions on hold for now.

National

Court Rulings Block 2 Scheduled Executions Today In Arkansas

3:01pm April 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Arkansas' attempt to carry out a spate of executions before the end of the month has so far been thwarted by a dizzying series of court decisions. The state is still preparing to execute the two men.

Indian activists carry placards displaying images of the Babri mosque during a December 2016 protest in New Delhi to mark the anniversary of the mosque's destruction in 1992.

World News

4 Indian Politicians To Stand Trial Over 1992 Mosque Destruction

2:06pm April 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It was one of the most incendiary episodes in India's modern history, with communal rioting that killed more than 2,000 people. Now, the Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges.

How One Man Brought Justices Roberts, Alito And Gorsuch To The Supreme Court

1:45pm April 12, 2017

by Terry Gross

New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin discusses Leonard Leo, the conservative lawyer who is responsible, to a considerable extent, for one third of the justices on the Supreme Court.

Queue Listen Now

Remember Judge Robert Bork's failed 1987 Supreme Court nomination? Some Republicans still do.

Going 'Nuclear': How We Got Here

3:49pm April 04, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

From Robert Bork to Merrick Garland and the use and overuse of the filibuster in between, the list of grievances between both parties is long. It's all led to the point of forever changing the Senate.

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Politics & Government

Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings End And The Political Games Begin

10:13am March 25, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Senate Republicans have the vote and clout to ensure Judge Neil Gorsuch is confirmed as Supreme Court justice. The only question is, how are the Democrats going to play their final losing cards.