Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more to 'adhere to the highest standards'

Chief Justice John Roberts' comments come as an acknowledgment that recent reporting about the justices' ethical missteps is having an effect on public perception of the court.

Report: GOP billionaire paid tuition for child raised by Justice Clarence Thomas

The revelation of tuition payments made by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow is the latest example of Crow's generosity to Thomas and his family that has raised questions about Thomas' ethics and disclosure requirements more generally.

Activists call for Supreme Court reforms after wave of scandals

Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib joined activists on Wednesday to call for major reforms to the country's judicial branch after recent ethics investigations regarding the court have come to light.

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Supreme Court moves to temporarily extend access to abortion pill

The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.

Supreme Court hears arguments about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

The Biden administration says 26 million people have applied and 16 million have been approved to have up to $20,000 in federal student loans forgiven.

Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case

During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

Supreme Court says it's been unable to find abortion opinion leaker

The Supreme Court said Thursday it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues.

Supreme Court justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights

The Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.

US Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy

The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond.

Affirmative action in jeopardy after Supreme Court justices raise doubts

The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race.

Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of bacon, other pork products

The case involves California's Prop 12, which says that pork sold in the state needs to come from pigs whose mothers were raised with at least 24 square feet of space.

Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases

The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.

Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Monday is the first time new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s first Black female justice, will participate in arguments. It's also the first time the public will be able to attend since March 2020.

Supreme Court back in session Monday with new justice and top cases

Already the court has said it will decide cases on a range of major issues including affirmative action, voting rights and the rights of LGBTQ people.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg auction brings in nearly $517K

The piece was part of a collection of about 75 items of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s that were sold to benefit charity.

Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court can forfeit legitimacy when overturning precedent

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who stressed that she wasn’t talking about any particular decision, warned that courts look political when they needlessly overturn precedent.