Supreme Court

On Thursday, April 25, listen to NPR's live Special Coverage of the Supreme Court hearing on Trump vs. the United States, exploring whether a former President has immunity for official acts. Listen on-air and online beginning at 10 a.m. EDT.

The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. Anderson. Former President Trump and his attorneys are challenging a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that prevents his name from appearing on the ballot in that state. NPR’s live special coverage hosted by Scott Detrow begins at approximately 9:44 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 8. Listen live on-air and online at wrvo.org.

Chief Justice Roberts kept a firm grip on the court. He assigned himself four of the seven most important opinions, including affirmative action, and he won some more nuanced outcomes.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor read an impassioned dissent from the bench in a case where a majority of justices sided with a Colorado web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings.

At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.

By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to forgive some or all federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.

The court has struck down President Biden's plan to discharge federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Here are five takeaways for borrowers and the country.

The court ruled 6-3 long ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees."

Millions of student loan borrowers will learn the status of their debts today as the Supreme Court is due to rule on President Biden's federal loan forgiveness plan.

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.