Supreme Court

Tuesday's case tests the constitutionality of widespread rules that bar courts from examining evidence of racial bias in jury deliberations.

Supreme Court Hears Case On Racial Bias In Jury Deliberations

7:14am October 11, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The justices ruled in 2014 that extreme juror bias could impede a fair trial and, if such a case arose, they would decide then if an exception was warranted. Now, that case has come.

Washington Redskins players celebrate during a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Affect Redskins Trademark

4:23pm September 29, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The court decided to review a lower court decision that found the government could not deny trademarks because of an offensive name.

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Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Ethics Charges For Second Time

10:53am September 28, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was ousted on ethics charges in 2003 for defying a federal court order. On Wednesday he faces trial for defying the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling.

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Supreme Court Leaves Ohio Voting Restrictions In Place

3:09pm September 13, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The court's refusal to intervene leaves intact a reduction of early voting days that was enacted by Ohio's Republican-controlled Legislature. Ohio Democrats had wanted the "Golden Week" restored.

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Feds Drop Corruption Case Against Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell

8:32pm September 08, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The decision by the Justice Department to not retry McDonnell ends a four-year legal drama that upended a promising political career.

Supreme Court Declines To Reinstate North Carolina Voter Restrictions

6:32pm August 31, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

After the high court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, North Carolina and other states enacted laws that critics said were aimed at making it harder for minorities to vote.

Anita Hill speaks during "TimesTalks Presents: Kerry Washington and Anita Hill Confirmation" on April 8 in New York City. Hill is now a professor of race and gender policy at Brandeis University.

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Anita Hill: 'We've Come A Long Way Since Then'

11:25am August 10, 2016

by NPR Staff

Nearly 25 years after Anita Hill accused her former boss of making lewd advances, America is again dealing with high-profile cases of sexual harassment. Hill tells NPR what's changed and what hasn't.

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An anti-abortion demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in March. Last month the high court struck down a Texas law that imposed tight regulations on abortion providers.

Anti-Abortion Groups Take New Aim With Diverse Strategies

4:39pm July 20, 2016

by Julie Rovner

After a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last month reaffirmed a woman's right to an abortion, anti-abortion groups are rethinking their approach. And they don't all agree on the best next steps.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she regrets calling Donald Trump a "faker" and making other disparaging remarks about the candidate.

Ginsburg Apologizes For 'Ill-Advised' Trump Comments

12:59pm July 14, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

"Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect," the Supreme Court Justice said in a statement Thursday.

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Tracing The 'Rise Of The Judicial Right' To Warren Burger's Supreme Court

1:45pm July 06, 2016

Burger served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Linda Greenhouse, author of The Burger Court, says those years helped establish the court's conservative legal foundation.

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