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The Supreme Court won't allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal

Nov. 16, 2023 16:20 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds. The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide. Florida...

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

Nov. 13, 2023 17:24 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices,...

Today in History: October 31, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated

Oct. 31, 2023 00:09 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2023. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security...

The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts

Oct. 20, 2023 16:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices said they would hear arguments in a...

Justice Barrett expresses support for a formal US Supreme Court ethics code in Minnesota speech

Oct. 16, 2023 20:26 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Monday that it would be a good idea for the nation's highest court to adopt a formal code of conduct, but she said the nine justices already agree that they should hold themselves to the highest ethical standards possible. ...

Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats' call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case

Sep. 08, 2023 16:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito on Friday rejected demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues. Alito attached an unusual...

Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts 'concrete steps soon' to address ethics concerns

Sep. 07, 2023 16:23 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. ...

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Aug. 31, 2023 22:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years. It's the first time in...