WFAE compiles NPR and AP stories on the U.S. Supreme Court and how justices' decisions impact North Carolina and South Carolina. Whether it's coverage of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the retirement of Stephen Breyer, the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett or rulings on abortion, gerrymandering, gun control or vaccine mandates, you'll find it here.
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Saturday marks the one-year anniversary for the Supreme Court’s landmark Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, which solidified a local government’s right to ban the unhoused from camping on public property. -
The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up further weakening protections against maps that dilute minority voters' power. -
Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act. -
A federal judge had previously said people must get at least 15 days to challenge their deportations to countries they're not originally from. -
The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place. -
The move could potentially lead to the deportations of some 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts. -
The Trump administration seeks to challenge the constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. But the arguments are likely to focus on a different question. -
The case could transform public education in the United States. -
It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress. -
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
