Tag: U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of preserving a historic cross-shaped memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland saying the...

WASHINGTON -- In mid-March, the U.S. Supreme Court considered possible racially biased juries in two death penalty cases. They rejected one case and listened...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's refusal to allow an imam to be present at a Muslim man's execution Feb. 7 was "unjust treatment" that...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court received an emergency request in late January to put on hold a Louisiana restriction on abortion providers. The law,...

WASHINGTON -- After the daylong Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Sept. 27 on a claim of sexual assault made against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called July 19 for a national...

By RICHARD W. GARNETT In keeping with its now-traditional practice of injecting drama into the otherwise lazy days of late June, the Supreme Court on...

WASHINGTON -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged U.S. senators July 6 not to support using the Roe v. Wade...

WASHINGTON -- During his 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy was usually in the middle of the court on life issues. While...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, long seen as a critical swing vote on the nation's highest bench, announced today that he is resigning...