US supreme court decisions: the biggest cases this term and their outcomes
The court has wrapped up its term, issuing a string of blockbuster decisions with the conservative supermajority in the driver’s seat
June 2024
A supreme court case about fishermen could throw government into chaos
For decades, the Chevron deference doctrine has given broad powers to federal agencies. Now it could be overturned – with major consequences
April 2024
The US politics sketch
Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker
Martin Pengelly in Washington
Oral arguments over former president’s claim of immunity seem to have left Trump happier than the justice department
January 2024
Gorsuch urged to recuse himself from supreme court case over ties to oil baron
Philip Anschutz has hosted rightwing justice at resort and stands to benefit if court strips power from federal regulatory agencies
December 2023
Justice Neil Gorsuch took 10 minutes to approve Dobbs abortion opinion – report
New York Times reports conservative supreme court justice had no changes to 98-page draft of opinion that removed right to abortion
July 2023
US colleges and universities are ‘selling access’ to supreme court justices
Papers show how judges come in regular contact with big donors and have lent the prestige of their position to aid partisan activity
May 2023
Democrat urges Justice Roberts to act over Clarence Thomas’s ‘tangled web’
Democrats call for new supreme court ethics rule amid Clarence Thomas scandal
April 2023
The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize
Moira Donegan
Law firm CEO with US supreme court dealings bought property from Gorsuch
August 2022
Mitch McConnell greatly damaged US democracy with quiet, chess-like moves
Gary Gerstle
While Trump’s coup attempt may have failed, McConnell’s own machinations have proven highly effective
June 2022
Roe v Wade: senators say Trump supreme court nominees misled them
Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh said they would not overturn landmark abortion ruling, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin say
December 2021
Five takeaways from US supreme court’s Mississippi abortion rights case hearing
The Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Oganization case could weaken the provisions of the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling
July 2020
US supreme court gives conservatives the blues but what's really going on?
Donald Trump’s nomination of two justices seemed to have tilted the balance decisively but recent rulings have raised eyebrows
June 2020
Don't be fooled. The US supreme court hasn't suddenly become leftwing
Nathan Robinson
A few decisions that help progressives do not mean the justices have become enlightened
March 2020
John Roberts calls Schumer's remarks on justices ‘dangerous’ in rare rebuke
Schumer spoke about Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh outside court while high-profile abortion case was being argued
December 2019
Supreme Ambition review: Trump, Kavanaugh and the right's big coup
Ruth Marcus’s well-sourced account reveals a conservative push to dismantle FDR’s legacy through the supreme court
April 2019
This US supreme court ruling on how a man must die is a study in cruelty
Maya Foa
All over the nation, opinion is turning against the death penalty and in favour of dismantling the machinery of death, says Reprieve director Maya Foa
September 2018
The Guardian view on the US supreme court: the wrongs required to move right
Editorial: Republicans don’t want people to look too closely at Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination. Voters should hold them accountable for their past and present manoeuvrings
May 2018
Why a second supreme court pick for Trump is liberals' worst nightmare
A future conservative nominee could affect issues ranging from women’s reproductive health to LGBT rights
