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Supreme Court Blocks Texas From Executing Mentally Disabled Man
The high court criticized a state appeals court for using outdated medical standards when it determined that a murderer wasn't intellectually disabled, and could therefore be executed. -
Roger Stone Ordered To Appear In Court Following Post That Criticized Judge
Judge Amy Berman Jackson has scheduled a hearing for Thursday at which Stone must show cause as to why she shouldn't alter the gag order she has imposed or reconsider Stone's bail. -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns To Supreme Court Bench After Lung Cancer Surgery
The justice has been recovering at home since late December. She missed January's oral-argument days but participated in those 11 cases based on written briefs and transcripts of the arguments. -
16 States Sue Over Trump's National Emergency Declaration
A coalition led by California has sued the Trump administration over its plan to divert billions of dollars to border wall construction. -
Return To Sender: High Court To Hear Undeliverable Mail Case
The David vs. Goliath dispute has now arrived at the Supreme Court. -
Judge Issues Gag Order In Case Of Trump Confidant Stone
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the gag order was necessary to ensure Stone's right to a fair trial and "to maintain the dignity and seriousness of the courthouse and these proceedings." -
Supreme Court To Decide If 2020 Census Includes Citizenship Question
The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen. -
No Escape? El Chapo Likely Off To 'Prison Of All Prisons'
Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two high-security Mexican prisons before his ultimate capture and extradition to the United States. -
After $1 Million Payout From State For Wrongful Conviction, Fred Clay Is Back At Work
Freed after 38 years in prison, Clay went 17 months without financial support from Massachusetts. -
How Likely Is The Michelle Carter Case To Reach The Supreme Court?
Daniel Medwed predicts that the Supreme Court will find little substance to Carter's claim that her texts should be protected by the First Amendment.
