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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The state cut off funding to Planned Parenthood because it provided non-abortion services to Medicaid patients. -
The court's action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education. -
At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers and other treatments for trans kids in the state. -
The focal point of the case is 2009 law enacted by Congress that gives the Food and Drug Administration a mandate to curb the availability of nicotine products for minors. -
Both liberal and conservative lawyers have judge-shopped, but in recent years, some conservative-leaning groups have been laser-focused on bringing their challenges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
The court left in place a 90-year-old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior. -
The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority. -
The government contends that ghost guns kits count as a firearm under a 1968 law. But those challenging the rule contend "a kit of parts is not a weapon." -
For the most part, the justices still try to portray the court as amicable, but you don’t have to be a genius to see that they are not exactly happy campers. -
In a new interview with NPR, Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about ethics in the Supreme Court, as well as stories about family, marriage and parenthood.
