Supreme Court begins new term with battles over agency power, guns and online speech
The Supreme Court convenes Monday for a new term that brings cases on free speech, agency power and the Second Amendment.
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The Supreme Court convenes Monday for a new term that brings cases on free speech, agency power and the Second Amendment.
"We'll use every tool at our disposal to get you the student debt relief you need to reach your dreams," President Biden said.
Borrowers are now facing double whammy after high court rules against Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.
About 40 million Americans are no longer eligible for debt relief after the Supreme Court threw out President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
The Supreme Court struck down President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, denying relief to 40 million Americans who stood to benefit from the program.
Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
"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.
The law specifically aims to protect New York doctors who use telehealth systems to prescribe abortion pills for patients in states where abortion is banned.
A protest marking one year since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling was held in Columbus Circle on Saturday.
Will affirmative action become a thing of the past? CBS2 spoke to local experts about both cases on Wednesday.
The cases grew out of the "Buffalo Billion" development project, which was intended to revitalize parts of Buffalo and other areas in upstate New York.
The decision from the Supreme Court blocks lower court orders that would have restricted the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
Democrats said the findings underscore the need for a written code of conduct for Supreme Court justices, who are not covered by binding ethics rules.
The Supreme Court is for the first time considering the scope of Section 230, which provides legal immunity to online companies for content posted by third parties.
The law bans guns from "sensitive places," such as schools, houses of worship and Times Square.
Judge Glenn Suddaby of Syracuse says parts of the law are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
The new guidelines follow a recent Supreme Court decision that threw out the state's concealed carry law.
To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the high court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
President Biden signed an executive order and spoke about what his administration is doing to protect reproductive rights after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. He urged Americans to vote for lawmakers who would pass abortion rights legislation. Watch his remarks.
Jackson will be sworn in on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official.
Authorities say erroneous information on the internet claims Alito still lives in West Caldwell.
Judges in Louisiana and Utah temporarily blocked enforcement of trigger-law bans on abortion following the Supreme Courts' overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The fight over the constitutional right to an abortion reached its zenith, with the Supreme Court overturning Roe.
Conservatives say they're hopeful and happy.
The 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion across the country.
