Supreme Court

But four conservative justices may impact just how far the majority goes.
Ghost guns, which lack serial numbers, have been turning up at crime scenes with increasing regularity.
"I’ve not seen politics in the court," the liberal retired Supreme Court justice said. "And I’ve been a judge for 40 years."
Lower court decisions granting homeless people protections against cruel and unusual punishment could be reversed in a case brought by Grants Pass, Oregon.
An Idaho abortion ban is challenging a federal law requiring hospitals to provide an abortion to stabilize the health of a pregnant person during a medical emergency.
The former president argued in all-caps that "if they take away my presidential immunity, they take away Crooked Joe Biden's presidential immunity."
The decision has had immediate impact for families in Idaho, who are now left scrambling to figure out how to help their children receive care.
The court could imperil the prosecution of more than 300 Jan. 6 participants charged under the provision — including Donald Trump.
The law subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18.
Thomas, 75, also was not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can't be there in person.