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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Dec. 21, 2024 16:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct. Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans...

Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care

Dec. 04, 2024 15:07 PM EST

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The nation’s top court will weigh whether Tennessee’s law violates the equal protection clause of the 14th...

Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

Dec. 03, 2024 08:22 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. The conservative-majority court did raise...

Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court

Dec. 01, 2024 07:43 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for...

Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company Nvidia

Nov. 13, 2024 12:53 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors about its dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency. The justices heard arguments in the tech company's...