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Oyez aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.

The justices ruled in two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s authority to forgive federal student loans under a 200...
06/30/2023

The justices ruled in two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s authority to forgive federal student loans under a 2003 law called the HEROES Act. NBC News

The justices ruled in two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s authority to forgive federal student loans under a 2003 law called the HEROES Act.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian graphic artist from Colorado who do...
06/30/2023

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian graphic artist from Colorado who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, despite the state’s protective anti-discrimination law. via Washington Post

The case, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, involved a designer who wants to make wedding websites in Colorado and came amid rising public approval of gay marriage.

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-app...
06/29/2023

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices. It could end the ability of colleges and universities — public and private — to do what most say they still need to do: consider race as one of many factors in deciding which of the qualified applicants is to be admitted. via NPR

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent a barrage of unwanted messages to a ...
06/28/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent a barrage of unwanted messages to a female musician in a case involving constitutional free speech protections, ruling that prosecutors had not shown he understood the "threatening nature" of his words. via Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent a barrage of unwanted messages to a female musician in a case involving constitutional free speech protections, ruling that prosecutors had not shown he understood the "threatening nature" of his words.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state c...
06/27/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, in a key opinion that should safeguard the integrity of the 2024 election. via NPR

The court rules that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 election integrity.

The Supreme Court has left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Nati...
06/15/2023

The Supreme Court has left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents. via CNN

The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents.

In a surprise decision the Court has ruled that Alabama diluted the power of Black voters by drawing a congressional vot...
06/08/2023

In a surprise decision the Court has ruled that Alabama diluted the power of Black voters by drawing a congressional voting map with a single district in which they made up a majority. via The New York Times

Voting rights advocates had feared the decision about redistricting in Alabama would undermine the Voting Rights Act, which instead appeared to emerge unscathed.

The question for the justices was whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the m...
05/18/2023

The question for the justices was whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the musician Prince. via The New York Times

The question for the justices was whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the musician Prince.

The justices sidestepped requests to limit Section 230, a law protecting social media platforms from lawsuits over user-...
05/18/2023

The justices sidestepped requests to limit Section 230, a law protecting social media platforms from lawsuits over user-posted content.

The justices did not make changes to Section 230, saying families of terrorism victims had not shown the tech companies helped foster attacks on their loved ones.

Questions over disclosures and potential conflicts have weakened public approval of the justices, prompting new scrutiny...
05/04/2023

Questions over disclosures and potential conflicts have weakened public approval of the justices, prompting new scrutiny. via Washington Post

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Supreme Court ethics amid questions on gifts from Harland Crow to Justice Clarence Thomas.

The US Supreme Court has sided with Montana property owners seeking to nix a federal right-of-way through their land. vi...
03/28/2023

The US Supreme Court has sided with Montana property owners seeking to nix a federal right-of-way through their land. via Bloomberg Law

A federal law limiting property rights suits against the government doesn’t bar Montana landowners from trying to nix a right-of-way, the US Supreme Court ruled.

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