Pete Williams
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Justice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from 'aborted children'
Thomas cited the claims in a dissent to the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up a challenge by health care workers who opposed New York's vaccine mandate on religious grounds. → Read More
Supreme Court curbs EPA’s power to limit greenhouse gas emissions
A group of red states and coal companies contested a federal appeals court decision that said the EPA could issue regulations on greenhouse gases. → Read More
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, doing away with half-century of precedent
The Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion, a momentous break from a half century of rulings. → Read More
Man with gun, knife arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house
An armed man was arrested overnight near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he called 911 on himself, law enforcement officials said. → Read More
How the Supreme Court could proceed with the Roe leak probe
Federal law enforcement officials are not involved in the Supreme Court’s investigation of who leaked an early draft of an opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. → Read More
ISIS 'Beatle' goes on trial in terrorist group's torture and murder of Americans
El Shafee Elsheikh is one of four British nationals accused of taking part in the kidnappings of international hostages, including U.S. aid workers and journalists who were later killed. → Read More
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with flu-like symptoms
He is recovering and could be released within a few days, the court said. → Read More
Justice Department launches special unit to enforce Russia sanctions
Biden said in his State of the Union speech that the task force would "go after the crimes of the Russian oligarchs," adding, "We are coming for your ill-begotten gains." → Read More
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Jackson, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, would be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. → Read More
Supreme Court allows Alabama voting maps that advocates say disenfranchise Black voters
A lower court said the map violated the Voting Rights Act by denying Black voters a new district. → Read More
FBI Director Wray says scale of Chinese spying in the U.S. 'blew me away'
The FBI opens a new China-related counterintelligence investigation every 12 hours on average, and it now has over 2,000 such cases. → Read More
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment
The liberal justice’s decision to step down after more than 27 years on the court allows the president to appoint a successor who could serve for decades. → Read More
Supreme Court will consider challenge to affirmative action in college admissions
The case, naming Harvard and the University of North Carolina, is the most serious threat in decades to affirmative action at public and private colleges and universities. → Read More
Supreme Court justice blasts Virginia city over refusing tax exemption for church
Justice Neil Gorsuch said Fredericksburg, Virginia, officials improperly delved into a church's religious practices amid a request for a property tax exemption. → Read More
Opponents of Texas abortion law ask Supreme Court to expedite their challenge
Opponents of the Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to get the case back in the hands of a federal judge so they can resume their legal fight. → Read More
New laws in 2022 address surprise medical bills, chained pets, cocktails-to-go
The new year will bring a host of new laws that take effect starting Saturday on issues from surprise medical bills to restraints for the family pet. → Read More
Supreme Court says challenge to Texas' near-total ban on abortion can proceed
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit by abortion providers challenging Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure can move forward, a victory for opponents of the law. → Read More
Attorney General Garland orders federal prosecutors to make air travel assault cases a priority
Attorney General Merrick Garland directed prosecutors to make federal crimes on commercial airliners a priority after a spate of violent outbursts on planes. → Read More
Trump urges appeals court to limit Jan. 6 committee's access to his White House documents
Former President Donald Trump urged an appeals court to limit a House committee's access to his White House documents. → Read More
Supreme Court to hear biggest gun rights case in more than a decade
The Supreme Court takes up the most important gun rights case in more than a decade Wednesday, one that both sides hope will clarify how much protection the Second Amendment provides for carrying a gun outside the home. → Read More