Tag: Supreme Court

Figurines are depicted in an embrace as part of the wedding cake display at Masterpiece Cakeshop, in Denver, Thursday, June 6, 2013.

Beltway Confidential

A penalty for frivolous lawsuits should be baked into the cake

Quin Hillyer · June 11, 2019 5:02 pm

In this Nov. 30, 2018 photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include the new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Beltway Confidential

What is the Supreme Court waiting for? Get ready for an action-packed June

Adam Carrington · June 11, 2019 4:32 pm

Barronelle Stutzman, left, a Richland, Washington, florist who was fined for denying service to a gay couple in 2013, smiles as she is surrounded by supporters after a hearing before Washington's Supreme Court, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Bellevue, Wash. Stutzman was sued for refusing to provide services for a same sex-wedding and says she was exercising her First Amendment rights, but justices questioned whether ruling in her favor would mean other businesses could turn away customers based on racial or other grounds.

Floral artist has good reason to head back to Supreme Court

Kristen Waggoner · June 11, 2019 4:00 am

Brett Kavanaugh and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are pictured.

Ginsburg praises Kavanaugh for hiring all female law clerks

Julio Rosas · June 11, 2019 12:08 am

The Capitol building featured on a U.S. 50 dollar bill.

‘In God We Trust’ will remain on US currency as Supreme Court declines atheist challenge

Melissa Quinn · June 10, 2019 4:08 pm

In this Feb. 15, 2018 photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits as he is introduced during an event at the Library of Congress in Washington.

Washington Secrets

Justice Thomas says Smithsonian exhibit on him wrong

Paul Bedard · June 10, 2019 2:36 pm

Silencers are on display at the Sig Sauer booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas.

Supreme Court turns away challenge to federal law regulating gun silencers

Melissa Quinn · June 10, 2019 2:00 pm

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National Security

Supreme Court declines to hear case of Yemeni man detained at Guantanamo Bay

Melissa Quinn · June 10, 2019 1:57 pm

The Government Accountability Office says we might not be ready for a digital Census in time for 2020. (iStock)

Quest for family keepsakes thrust GOP adviser’s daughter into political storm

Melissa Quinn · June 8, 2019 4:00 am

Pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court early Monday.

Supreme Court reenters the abortion debate

Denise Burke · June 8, 2019 4:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks after the screening of "RBG," the documentary about her.

‘Sharp divisions’: Ginsburg indicates splits ahead for Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn · June 7, 2019 9:10 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Human Rights Campaign Columbus, Ohio Dinner at Ohio State University Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Top Democrat: Biden’s abortion flip-flop could cost him 2020 nomination

Dominick Mastrangelo · June 7, 2019 3:52 pm