3 women say Kentucky’s abortion laws are at odds with their Jewish faith in lawsuit A group of Jewish women is challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, saying it violates their religious beliefs. Similar lawsuits are advancing in Indiana and Missouri. Sylvia Goodman
Supreme Court limits a legal tool the DOJ has used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants The Supreme Court has narrowed the Justice Department's use of an obstruction law to prosecute people who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Carrie Johnson
Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping outside The U.S. Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping and camping in public places, overturning lower court rulings that deemed it cruel and unusual. Jennifer Ludden
Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court just made it harder for federal agencies to regulate in sweeping ruling The decision overturned Chevron v. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 decision that was not particularly controversial when it was announced 40 years ago. Nina Totenberg
U.S. Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem. Jennifer Ludden
Controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal is rejected by the Supreme Court A Supreme Court decision striking down a bankruptcy deal also lifts a shield against lawsuits over the harms caused by the highly addictive opioid Oxycontin. Brian Mann
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority curtailed the SEC’s ability to impose fines The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court tosses out bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, affecting compensation to thousands of opioid victims and sending legal shockwaves through the U.S. bankruptcy system. Brian Mann
Supreme Court delivers opinions affecting abortion rights, emissions standards and more Among the court's opinions was a 6-3 ruling to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The opinion was erroneously posted on the court's website Wednesday. Nina Totenberg