Tag: Supreme Court

—œMy consistent advice to presidents of both parties has been that they should engage fully in the constitutional process of —advice and consent,'" Joe Biden said. (AP Photo)

Biden warns of ‘constitutional crisis’

Nicole Duran · March 24, 2016 5:28 pm

Obama's use of recess appointments has been controversial throughout his tenure. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate GOP acts to prevent Obama from unilaterally appointing Supreme Court justice

Joel Gehrke · March 24, 2016 4:31 pm

In accepting his Supreme Court nomination at a press conference in the Rose Garden, Merrick Garland told the story of his grandparents escaping persecution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

When your cousin is the Supreme Court nominee

IdaRose Sylvester · March 24, 2016 4:03 am

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case Zubik v. Burwell, in which a group of 37 religious nonprofits such as charities and universities argue a compromise known as an accommodation for Obamacare's birth control mandate violates their religious beliefs. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Supreme Court split in birth control case would have varying impact

Robert King · March 24, 2016 4:01 am

The administration created a compromise called an accommodation in which an insurer pays for the birth control coverage instead of the employer. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court looks divided on birth control case

Robert King · March 23, 2016 5:56 pm

The court, in a 6-2 ruling on Tuesday written by conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, upheld a 2014 appeals court decision in favor of the workers. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

Supreme Court rules against Tyson Foods in pay case

Lawrence Hurley · March 23, 2016 4:53 pm

The poll also found that Republican voters are unable to coalesce around a candidate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Poll: One-third believe ‘wide-scale’ effort to limit women’s health choices

Robert King · March 23, 2016 7:00 am

In the government's eyes, it matters only whether the Little Sisters of the Poor comply with President Obama's intrusive regulations.

Are our religious freedoms in jeopardy?

Rep. Chris Stewart · March 23, 2016 4:02 am

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case Zubik v. Burwell Wednesday morning. The case boils down to a clash between religious liberty and Obamacare's mandate that insurers and employers provide free birth control. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Obamacare birth control case

Robert King · March 23, 2016 4:01 am

The hunter, John Sturgeon, gets to use his hovercraft to go after moose in Alaska or for whatever else he fancies. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court delivers big win for moose hunter and Alaska

John Siciliano · March 22, 2016 7:03 pm

Justices declined to hear whether a car dealer committed unfair labor practices. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Supreme Court rejects car dealer’s appeal of labor board ruling

Kevin McGowan · March 22, 2016 6:24 pm

The split decision means the lower court's ruling in a banking case stands. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

First post-Scalia split decision at Supreme Court

Joseph Lawler · March 22, 2016 5:28 pm