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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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the court by President Biden, dissented. -
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week could enable a Trump executive order restricting birthright citizenship. It could change who is considered a U.S. citizen, depending on what state a child is born in and their parents' immigration status. -
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.
