Tagged: Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case
Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case

Nina Totenberg | Jun 22, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC
The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional map
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional map
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by voters, but Virginia's high court nullified the referendum because lawmakers failed to follow proper procedure to get the issue on the ballot.
Nina Totenberg, Zoë Sobel | May 15, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC
Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.



Nina Totenberg | Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC
The U.S. Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights Act
The court, in a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map, which created a second majority-Black congressional district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."
Miles Parks, Hansi Lo Wang | Apr 29, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
At 82, she's jumping into the fight over immigration. Here's why
At 82, she's jumping into the fight over immigration. Here's why
As the Supreme Court weighs the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, seniors are advocating for protections for their immigrant caregivers.
Andrea Hsu | Apr 29, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC
Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians
Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians
At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions."
Nina Totenberg | Apr 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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