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Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court has tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to legally carry guns in public. The justices on Tuesday sent back to a lower court for reconsideration a ruling that allowed people under 21 to carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania.

Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high

The Supreme Court decision that delivered the presidency to Republican George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore in 2000 is perhaps the most notable modern example of the judicial branch having a direct involvement after an election.

Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found at crime scenes in increasing numbers.

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case

The Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window

The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home.

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.

Supreme Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

The Supreme Court decided Monday that a court order finding Texas hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a state abortion ban will stay for now.

Supreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket

The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights.

Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations

The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.

Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.

Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused much bloodshed there.

The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It’s also being challenged in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case over a federal regulation aimed at reducing weapons often referred to as ghost guns.

Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices

An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been released from custody after being indicted on federal charges.

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week

The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri’s governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday, writing that executing a Black man who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice.”

Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris’ position

Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. His opponent in the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris, has also supported the federal policy change.

Supreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets

Justice Samuel Alito has reported that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but disclosed no trips paid for by other people.

Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, DC, sued by nation’s capital and Maryland

Three gun shops that sold dozens of firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit filed jointly Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. D.C.

A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won’t come until after the presidential election

A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election. The timeline raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race.

Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras

A judge has rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against rapper Pras Michel of the Fugees. On Friday, U.S.

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

The Supreme Court has rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters in the presidential race.

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet.

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

The Supreme Court has shut down a long-shot push from Missouri seeking to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York.

Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November

Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on felony firearms charges in November. Under an order signed by a judge on Friday, the president’s son could face up to 25 years in prison at sentencing set for Nov. 13, but as a first-time offender he is likely to get far less time or avoid prison entirely.

Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

The ticket resale company StubHub is defending its pricing practices from a lawsuit filed by the attorney general for Washington, D.C.

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?

President Joe Biden went public Monday with major changes he’s proposing for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail shoots man during attempted carjacking, authorities say

A member of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail shot an armed man during an attempted carjacking in the early morning hours. Charging documents state that it happened as two U.S.

Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinions

Amy Coney Barrett has been a firm member of the conservative Supreme Court supermajority she cemented four years ago on issues ranging from abortion to guns, but her latest opinions reflect an increasing willingness to occasionally step away from that bloc.

Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term

Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term — from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile.

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights. The justices on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to an Illinois assault weapons ban and sent other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden.