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In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case

Alito will sit out the first case heard by the Supreme Court this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies.
The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President
The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President
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Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ Missouri redistricting push for third time

A GOP effort to use a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the two Democratic-held districts in the state has again failed in court.
A voter arrives at a polling place on primary election day on Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis.
A voter arrives at a polling place on primary election day on Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis.

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purges

Critics have said the data could lead to U.S. citizens being kicked off the voter rolls, but the justices noted the law prohibits broad voter purges in the weeks leading up to an election.
Markwayne Mullin.
Markwayne Mullin.

Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court for third time

The Supreme Court has twice blocked efforts to use the map, drawn to help Republicans gain a U.S. House seat in the pivotal November midterm elections.
A voter arrives at a polling place on primary election day on Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis.
A voter arrives at a polling place on primary election day on Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody case involving newborn with heart condition

Surrogate McKenna West had argued she should be awarded custody of the newborn because the parents asked her to get an abortion after a heart defect was discovered.
McKenna West.
McKenna West.

Appeals court seeks to revive GOP congressional map in Missouri

The Supreme Court has twice rejected Republican attempts to use a new map, but an appeals court has ordered it should be implemented for the midterms.
The Missouri State Capitol
The Missouri State Capitol
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Lethal Injection

Lethal Injection

Alabama executes Jeffery Lee by lethal injection after nitrogen execution is blocked

Lee, 49, had asked for a firing squad, but Alabama doesn’t allow it.
The William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
The William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.

Supreme Court pushes back against Trump and GOP ahead of the midterm elections

Recent rulings on mail-in ballots and redistricting foreshadow a frosty reception to further attempts to change the rules before the election, experts say.
Voters cast their ballots in the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 22, 2024 in Laconia.
Voters cast their ballots in the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 22, 2024 in Laconia.

Supreme Court says Trump can’t enforce new mail-in ballot regulation

The decision means a Postal Service measure that could lead to ballots not being sent to voters won’t be in effect for November’s midterm elections.
Vote by Mail ballots are inspected by a worker who flips through the envelope
Vote by Mail ballots are inspected by a worker who flips through the envelope

Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn GOP congressional map

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had sought to use the new map despite the state’s Supreme Court saying he is barred from doing so.
People vote at voting booths inside of a room
People vote at voting booths inside of a room
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Missouri redistricting fight heads back to Supreme Court

The state’s Supreme Court wants Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to respond to claims that he’s defying a ruling that bars the state from using a new map.
Denny Hoskins speaks at a podium
Denny Hoskins speaks at a podium