US Supreme Court

• Texas abortion law: U.S. Supreme Court to hear 2 challenges

  The Texas abortion ban prohibits abortion after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.

  Health

  Nov 1
  
• U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to controversial Texas abortion law

  The justices took up requests by President Joe Biden's administration and abortion providers to immediately review their challenges to the law.

  World

  Oct 22
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• U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in Mississippi bid to overturn Roe v. Wade ruling

  The Roe v. Wade ruling prevents states from banning abortion before viability, the point at which a fetus can survive outside the womb, around 24 weeks of pregnancy.

  World

  Sep 20
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• ‘A swell of interest’: Texas abortion ban triggers surge in search traffic seeking access

  U.S. President Joe Biden lambasted the 5-4 decision by the court on Thursday, vowing to launch a “whole-of-government effort to respond to this decision."

  Canada

  Sep 2
• U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law that bans nearly all abortions

  By a 5-4 vote, the justices denied an emergency request by abortion and women's health providers for an injunction on enforcement of the ban while litigation continues.

  World

  Sep 2
• Texas ban on virtually all abortions takes effect as U.S. Supreme Court stays silent

  The court did not act on an emergency request by abortion rights groups to block the law, which outlaws abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

  World

  Sep 1
• U.S. Supreme Court allows evictions to resume after blocking Biden’s extension of ban

  The court's action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months.

  World

  Aug 26
• Trump campaign files lawsuit with Supreme Court to overturn Wisconsin election results

  Trump's campaign is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that Wisconsin's election failed and allow the Republican-controlled Legislature to appoint the state's electors.

  Politics

  Dec 29, 2020
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• Trump, GOP lawmakers plan effort to block Congress from affirming Biden’s victory

  U.S. President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2020
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• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn election results for Trump

  The court's order was its second this week rebuffing Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome.

  World

  Dec 11, 2020