Brett Kavanaugh

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seats

The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black majority district.

Jonathan Majors poses for a portrait on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Jonathan Majors is on a redemption tour. For what, he won’t say

The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid

The first load of nuclear waste arrives in Carlsbad, N.M., on March 26, 1999. (AP Photo/Thomas Herbert, File)

Supreme Court wrestles with nation’s frustrating search for nuclear waste storage

The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Supreme Court seems likely to block Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against US gun makers

Latest Videos

JD Vance sworn in as vice president

JD Vance was sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Monday with Vance’s wife, Usha, and their three young children by his side.

Watch More

Jimmy Carter eulogized by Kamala Harris, congressional leaders at US Capitol

Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at the US Capitol, where he will lie in state

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

More News

Editorial Roundup: United States

The Supreme Court is seen in the distance, framed through columns of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court seems likely to rule for Ohio woman claiming job bias because she’s straight

The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama

President Donald Trump gestures to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in as president during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP)

Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders

White House staff secretary Will Scharf talks with President Donald Trump after he signed executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Who’s the guy handing Trump those binders of executive orders? Meet Will Scharf

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate

JD Vance is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as Usha Vance holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward

Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump take pictures as they celebrate outside of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Schedule of events surrounding Trump’s second inauguration

The Supreme Court is seen as the court discusses TikTok, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters after a meeting with Republican leadership at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Jimmy Carter eulogized by Kamala Harris and others as 39th president returns to Washington

The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be director of National Intelligence, ight, meets with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment

The Supreme Court is framed by the columns of the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump offers a public show of support for Hegseth and says he believes he can be confirmed

FILE - People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility, Friday, March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

A home owned by Panos Anastasiou, who has been charged in federal court for allegedly sending graphic threats to U.S. Supreme Court justices and their families, is shown in Anchorage, Ala., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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

FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is seen at the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 3, 2018. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, unanimously preserved access to the medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone isn’t the last word on the abortion pill

The Supreme Court building is seen on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, unanimously preserved access to the medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh makes air quotes as he answers questions during a judicial conference, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become ‘fabric of American constitutional law’

Threats to federal judges have more than doubled in ‘alarming’ spike, US Marshals director says

FILE - People stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb.11, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up challenges by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement that could achieve a long-sought goal of business and conservative interests, limiting a wide range of government regulations. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators

A little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children