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The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of a Colorado graphic artist who declined to design wedding websites for same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected affirmative action at U.S. colleges. A ruling stated that race-conscious admissions programs at both Harvard, a private university, and the public University of North Carolina, are unconstitutional. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Ed O'Keefe report.
Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
Several college administrators indicated that the court's decision could create uncertainty and confusion regarding admissions procedures moving forward.
The Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions at Harvard and UNC are unconstitutional. The repercussions could be far-reaching.
"With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion for both cases.
The Supreme Court's decision in favor of former postal worker Gerald Groff was unanimous.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution.
The justices will hear arguments in its next term, which begins in October.
The Supreme Court dismissed the dispute after agreeing in May to consider the Biden administration's showdown with House Democrats.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in the case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The Supreme Court says it won't review North Carolina's decision to stop issuing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled Alabama's redrawn congressional map likely violates a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. CBS News election law contributor David Becker joins to discuss how the case could have larger implications for future U.S. elections.
Decision weakens labor protections by potentially discouraging employees from going on strike, worker advocates say.
South Carolina's new six-week abortion ban was signed into law just about 24 hours before Judge Clifton Newman halted it.
The Supreme Court has again weakened the power of the Environmental Protection Agency. This time it involves wetlands. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to break down the court's latest ruling and its implications for the environment.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a family whose push to build a new house on wetlands was challenged under the EPA's Clean Water Act, weakening a water pollution law. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the impact of the ruling.
Chief Justice John Roberts says there is more the Supreme Court can do to "adhere to the highest standards" of ethical conduct.
The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to maintain the status quo for social media platforms, meaning companies cannot be held legally liable for what someone posted. Adam Liptak, Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss what the decision means for the future of the internet.
The court sidestepped a ruling that could have limited the scope of a federal law known as Section 230 that serves as a powerful shield for internet companies.
Kenneth Smith was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection for the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife.
Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled a hospital couldn't be forced to give a deworming drug to a patient with COVID-19, saying a county judge did not cite a legal basis for ordering the facility to administer ivermectin.
The justices threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.
The Supreme Court blocked a lower court ruling on Friday, allowing the abortion drug mifepristone to remain available during the appeals process. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports from Alabama.