Supreme Court prepares to hear biggest abortion fight in decades
Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade, the future of abortion rights will face its most consequential test Wednesday.
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Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade, the future of abortion rights will face its most consequential test Wednesday.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Texas' restrictive abortion law, which bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is before many women know they are pregnant. University of California at Davis Law Professor Aaron Tang joins CBSN to discuss.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have granted review of the case.
The court will hear oral arguments November 1.
A commission of legal experts is preparing its report for President Biden on a range of possible reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes talks with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about some of the proposals the group has been considering.
The fight over abortion and gun rights will take center stage during the Supreme Court's new term, which kicked off Monday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the major cases to watch and the questions over how the conservative-leaning majority will rule on cases with huge implications.
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session and the justices are hearing in-person oral arguments for the first time in 18 months, since the pandemic began. CBS News politics reporter Melissa Quinn joins CBSN with more.
The court's new term begins Monday.
He is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tested positive for COVID-19, the court announced in a statement. He is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms, but will not attend Friday's ceremonial investiture for Justice Amy Coney Barrett. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has more.
The longtime conservative justice was defending their use of the "shadow docket" after criticism stemming from the recent Texas abortion and other decisions.
Supreme Court's reprieve for John Henry Ramirez is latest clash between death row inmates and prison officials in Texas and other states over presence of spiritual advisers in death chambers.
The court said it "anticipates" providing live audio of oral arguments set for October, November and December.
The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Texas law to remain in effect.
There are growing concerns over a potential housing crisis now that the Supreme Court has decided to end a pandemic-related eviction moratorium for most of the United States. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with Bill Treanor, dean of Georgetown University Law Center, who is one of dozens of law school deans across the country joining forces to help Americans facing this eviction crisis.
One of the strictest abortion laws in the country is now in effect in Texas, outlawing the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN to discuss what's happening with the case, as well as the latest on Texas' Republican-backed voting law.
Under the Trump-era program, the U.S. returned 70,000 non-Mexican asylum-seekers to Mexico, instructing them to wait there for their court hearings.
The Justice Department has defended the CDC's temporary extension of the federal eviction moratorium in a court filing last week. It cited concerns over the rising cases of COVID fueled by the Delta variant. But, the Biden administration is facing criticism from those who say they don't have the authority to continually extend the deadline. Jessica Levinson, CBS News legal contributor and professor at Loyola Law School, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with her insight.
A New York Times opinion piece says the court "needs to be cut down to size." Jamelle Bouie, CBS News political contributor and New York Times opinion columnist, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss his piece.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would ban abortion except to save the life of the mother, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The law was signed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson in March but critics filed a legal challenge saying it's unconstitutional.
Congressional Democrats are facing pressure to act after the Supreme Court upheld voting restrictions in Arizona.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have heard the case.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona's Republican-backed voting rights case, deciding neither of provisions of the state's voting law violates the section of the federal Voting Rights Act that deals with race. Ilya Shapiro, vice president of the CATO Institute and director of the Robert Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, joins CBSN for more on the ruling.
CBS News' Natalie Brand joined "Red and Blue" host Caitlin Huey-Burns to break down the last opinions from the Supreme Court this term, including a voting rights case from Arizona that has major implications for election laws in all states.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued rulings in two key cases involving voting laws in Arizona and donor disclosure rules for nonprofits in California. CBS News legal contributor and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN with the breakdown.