Andrew Chung

Migrants from Central and South America walk along a dirt trail after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., July 16, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Allow Biden's Shift On Immigration Enforcement

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reinstate President Joe Biden's policy shifting the focus of America's immigration enforcement toward public safety threats, handing a victory to Texas and Louisiana as they challenge a plan they call unlawful.

The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Challenges In Texas 'Qualified Immunity' Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to revive civil rights lawsuits against jail staff and police in two cases from Texas in which these officials were granted a protection called "qualified immunity" after being accused of misconduct.

A person wearing a mask stands at Grand Central Terminal during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 9, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Nixes Religious Challenge To New York Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a challenge to New York's mandate that healthcare sector workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 brought by a group of doctors, nurses and others who objected on religious grounds.

U.S. Supreme Court Orders Lower Courts To Reconsider Gun Law Challenges

On the heels of last week's landmark ruling expanding individual gun rights, the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Rulings Upholding Gun Restrictions

On the heels of last week's landmark ruling expanding individual gun rights, the U.S.

A visiting school group walks along the plaza at the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case That Could Boost Politicians' Power Over Elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Republican bid to reinstate a map delineating North Carolina's U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Republican Bid To Curb Judicial Oversight Of Elections

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Republican-backed appeal that could give state legislatures far more power over federal elections by limiting the ability of state courts to review their actions, taking up a North Carolina case that could have broad implications for the 2024 elections and beyond.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Biden Bid To End Trump 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a major boost to President Joe Biden's drive to end a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks during an event at the Library of Congress for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program hosted by the Law Library of Congress, in Washington, U.S. February 17, 2022. Evan Vucci/Pool via

U.S. Supreme Court's Breyer Will Officially Retire On Thursday

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will officially retire on Thursday, paving the way for President Joe Biden's appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in to the lifetime position to replace him, the court said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Louisiana Electoral Map Faulted For Racial Bias

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a Republican-drawn map of Louisiana's six U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Louisiana Electoral Map Faulted For Racial Bias

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a Republican-drawn map of Louisiana's six U.S.

Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Womenâs Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022.

Abortion Ruling Imperils Gay Marriage, Other Freedoms, Liberal Justices Say

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision erasing the constitutional right to abortion provides a roadmap to end other freedoms involving marriage, sexuality and birth control, its three liberal members said on Friday, while conservative Justice Clarence Thomas urged the court to take just that path.

Guns are displayed after a gun buyback event organized by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., June 12, 2021.

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Limits On Concealed Handguns

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deeply divided over how to address firearms violence.

Police officers walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Protects Police From 'Miranda' Lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from the risk of paying money damages for failing to advise criminal suspects of their rights before obtaining statements later used against them in court, siding with a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff.

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2021.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Public Money For Religious Schools

The U.S. Supreme Court further reduced the separation of church and state in a ruling on Tuesday endorsing more public funding of religious entities as its conservative justices sided with two Christian families who challenged a Maine tuition assistance program that excluded private religious schools.

U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Republican Bid To Defend Trump Immigration Rule

By Andrew Chung-The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by Republican state officials to take over the legal defense of a hardline immigration rule imposed under former President Donald Trump barring permanent residency for immigrants deemed likely to need government benefits.

U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Republican Bid To Defend Trump Immigration Rule

By Andrew ChungThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by Republican state officials to take over the legal defense of a hardline immigration rule imposed under former President Donald Trump barring permanent residency for immigrants deemed likely to need government benefits.

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Faults Medicare Cuts To Hospitals For Outpatient Drugs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its authority when it cut billions of dollars in annual Medicare reimbursements to a group of nonprofit hospitals that cater to poor and uninsured people, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

A group among hundreds of supporters of gun control laws rally in front of the US Supreme Court as the justices hear the first major gun rights case since 2010, in Washington, U.S. December 2, 2019.

As Biden And Lawmakers Debate, U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Expand Gun Rights

As President Joe Biden and Congress ponder how to respond to the latest U.S.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Restraining Social Media Companies

The Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint," siding with two technology industry groups that have argued that the Republican-backed measure would turn platforms into "havens of the vilest expression imaginable."

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear SEC Bid To Avoid Challenge To In-house Judges

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Securities and Exchange Commission's bid to block a challenge to the constitutionality of its in-house tribunal brought by a Texas accountant who the agency punished after faulting her audits of publicly traded companies.

A sign is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision later this year, in Washington, U.

Gay Marriage, Other Rights At Risk After U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Move

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion that would end the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion could imperil other freedoms related to marriage, sexuality and family life including birth control and same-sex nuptials, according to legal experts.

Protestors react outside the U.S. Supreme Court to the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, U.S

Leaked Draft Abortion Ruling A Major Blow To Supreme Court, Experts Say

The leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion is a major breach of confidentiality that has heightened the stakes in an already politically-charged case, experts say.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Christian Group In Boston Flag Flap

Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by refusing to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at City Hall as part of a program that let private groups use the flagpole while holding events in the plaza below, the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs 'Remain In Mexico' Immigration Dispute

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S.

A pedestrian walks by the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Snubs Challenge To State And Local Tax Cap

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by four Democratic-leaning states to lift a cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes put in place as part of a 2017 tax overhaul under Republican former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Supreme Court Snubs Challenge To State And Local Tax Deduction Cap

U.S. police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Condemned Murderer's Religious Request

Texas must grant a convicted murderer on death row his request to have his Christian pastor lay hands on him and audibly pray during his execution, the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Former College Trustee In Fight Over Censure

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by a former board of trustees member at a Texas community college accusing the school of violating his constitutional free speech rights by publicly censuring him for "reprehensible" behavior during his stormy tenure.