Sep. 19, 2024 00:24 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 1941, James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Little over a year later, he had had enough and left the court to take a key role in planning the nation's wartime economy.
Americans have become accustomed in recent decades to justices who...
Aug. 04, 2024 15:17 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.
“Too little law and we’re not safe, and our...
Jul. 25, 2024 20:15 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it.
In her first public remarks since the nation's highest court wrapped up its term earlier...
Jul. 11, 2024 17:25 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
July 6
The Washington Post on SCOTUS and how government works
The Supreme Court’s 2024 term might have been defined, to the general public at least, by multiple decisions concerning...