Latest from Robert Barnes
In Amy Coney Barrett’s first signed majority opinion, Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists
The 7-to-2 ruling concerns when the public can access documents used in government rulemaking processes.
- Mar 4, 2021
Supreme Court appears to favor upholding voting laws lower court found unfair to minorities
The justices are reviewing protections provided by the Voting Rights Act, which forbids laws that result in discrimination based on race.
- Mar 2, 2021
Supreme Court to again consider federal protections for minority voters
A more conservative court could make changes in how rules for the next election will be set.
- Feb 28, 2021
Group that sued Harvard asks Supreme Court to end use of race in college admissions
Lower courts had rejected a challenge to Harvard’s race-conscious admissions practices.
- Feb 25, 2021
Supreme Court considers giving police greater powers when pursuing suspects
Does an exception for entering a person’s home while in “hot pursuit” apply to suspected minor crimes as well as possible felonies?
- Feb 24, 2021
Supreme Court ends Trump’s bid to shield his tax returns and effort to challenge election losses
None of the three justices Trump chose publicly objected to the subpoena seeking his tax records or concluded that his reelection defeat was tainted.
- Feb 22, 2021
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges to Trump’s abortion, green-card rules
It’s possible that President Biden will rescind the regulations before cases can be heard.
- Feb 22, 2021
Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to Pennsylvania presidential election results
Even the three justices who would have granted the case said the number of ballots received after Election Day would not have been enough to threaten President Biden’s victory margin.
- Feb 22, 2021
Judge says gunman who killed her son also targeted Justice Sotomayor
U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas tells “60 Minutes” that authorities found a gun, ammunition and a file on the Supreme Court justice.
- Feb 19, 2021
Groups ask Supreme Court to declare the all-male military draft unconstitutional
The case, which has the backing of several retired generals, bears similarities to the lawsuits that helped to launch Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legal career decades ago.
- Feb 18, 2021