Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is criticizing some in the judiciary for veering into the role of legislators and politicians

The Supreme Court, stacked 6-3 with conservative justices had rejected a bid to block the controversial Texas abortion law from taking effect.

The return to in-person proceedings was announced more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the Supreme Court to hear cases over the phone.

The decision “is an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade,” Biden said in a searing statement.

Petitioners say the restrictive Texas abortion law, which took effect Wednesday, would essentially overturn the precedent set by Roe v. Wade.

“The federal government’s current approach is a half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana,” the conservative Supreme Court justice wrote.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said federal laws against marijuana are inconsistent, suggesting that national prohibition may no longer be necessary. 

The Supreme Court reversed a ruling that allowed people to sue Nestle USA and Cargill over claims they were trafficked as child slaves to African cocoa farms.

The Supreme Court ruled against Texas and other Republican-led states seeking to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its latest high court test.

Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurrence signals he would be open to arguments that could require a fundamental change to how tech platforms function.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts had reportedly received both doses of the vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech in January.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of three Muslims who said they were placed on the no-fly list in retaliation for refusing to spy on their communities.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath for newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Monday.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent on Wednesday for courtroom argument in two cases. Chief Justice John Roberts announced that Ginsburg was “indisposed due to illness,” a statement similar to the one he made on the first day of the term, Oct. 7, when Justice Clarence Thomas was absent with what a court official said was the flu....

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses what justices talk about when they’re not working on cases and her relationship with fellow Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the murder conviction and death sentence for a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor’s efforts to keep African Americans off the jury. The defendant already has been tried six times and now could face a seventh trial. The removal of black prospective jurors deprived inmate Curtis Flowers of a fair trial,...

Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, under a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned “a white man’s culture” Tuesday night as he lashed out at violence against women and, more specifically, lamented his role in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings that undermined Anita Hill’s credibility nearly three decades ago. Biden, a Democratic presidential prospect who often highlights his white working-class roots, said Hill, who is African-American, should not...

The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, over the dissenting votes of three justices. The court’s order reflected a split among its conservative justices and an accusation from Justice Clarence Thomas that his colleagues seemed to be ducking the case for...

Americans in November could elect more than 100 women to the House for the first time in history — and put more new women in the house than in any prior election, NBC News reported. Between 20 and 40 new women are poised to enter the House come January 2019, shattering the previous record of 24 set in 1992’s “Year...