Tag: Supreme Court
Supreme Court divided about religious schools in scholarship program
WASHINGTON — During oral arguments Jan. 22 about the constitutionality of excluding religious schools from a scholarship aid program, a divided Supreme Court seemed...
Catholic judges are coming under the microscope: Richard Doerflinger
Catholics wanting to serve our country in the legal system are coming under intense scrutiny.
In 2017, University of Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney...
Little Sisters headed to Supreme Court to protect their religious freedom...
WASHINGTON -- The Little Sisters of the Poor filed a petition with the Supreme Court Oct. 1 asking the court to once again protect...
Supreme Court agrees to take up Louisiana abortion case this term
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court announced Oct. 4, just three days before it begins its new term, that it will add an abortion case...
Court allows Trump administration to bar asylum-seekers for now
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order late Sept. 11 that will temporarily allow the Trump administration to enforce its new rule...
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration’s citizenship question on the 2020 census
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, for now, blocked the Trump administration's added citizenship question to the 2020 census, sending the case back to a...
Colorado Civil Rights Commission dismisses complaint against baker Jake Phillips
WASHINGTON — One of the commissioners of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission called Jack Phillips' religious freedom a sham, a "despicable piece of rhetoric"...
Previous court rulings may not clear path for religious symbols
WASHINGTON -- Just before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Maryland's Peace Cross -- which pays tribute to fallen World War I soldiers...
Supreme Court blocks death penalty case of inmate with dementia
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by...
Update: Supreme Court asked to put Louisiana abortion law on hold
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily put on hold a state law restricting Louisiana abortion providers.
The law, which was set to take...