Articles Containing Tag: SCOTUS

Congress comes up with and passes bills. The president signs those bills into laws. But what happens when one of those laws – or an action by the federal government or one of the states – might violate the Constitution?… Read More

The US Supreme Court ended its term on Friday, June 27, releasing five major decisions before leaving for summer break. All five rulings came down 6-3, but the justices didn’t always pick the same sides. While these cases all decide… Read More

As part of his plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden last year ordered some rules on vaccination – but the Supreme Court has stopped one of them from taking effect. In September 2021, the president declared that… Read More

Article III of the Constitution created the United States Supreme Court, but it didn’t give much detail about how the Court should actually operate. Many of the rules are decided by the court itself, but the number of justices is… Read More

Mount Everest Stands Even Taller The tallest mountain above sea level, Mount Everest, sits on the border between China and Nepal. The two nations have argued for about a decade now over how tall the mountain really is, but they’ve… Read More

Soon after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on September 18, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his pick for Justice Ginsburg’s successor: Amy Coney Barrett. Who is she, and how did she come to be nominated as a Supreme… Read More

The United States Supreme Court is the ultimate decision-maker for legal disputes in the United States. Judges on the Court are called “Justices.” It is made up of the Chief Justice of the United States, and eight lesser, or “Associate… Read More

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States judiciary branch. The nine judges (justices) of the court hear some of the most important legal cases in the country. For the first time ever, the public can now… Read More