The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided May 6 over Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
The argument, part of a handful that will take place by teleconference
Two important religious freedom cases will be heard by the Supreme Court in the coming weeks — one that deals with the Little Sisters of the Poor’s continued fight to claim religious exemption from having to make coverage for contraceptives available in
The Archdiocese of Washington expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a federal appeals court ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's prohibition of religious advertising did not violate the First Amendment. Reacting to the Supreme Court's April
The Supreme Court, much like the rest of the country, is putting some of its work on hold amid the restrictions of the COVID-19 health crisis. The court, which had already postponed oral arguments from mid-March to mid-April, announced April 3 that
For all practical purposes, or at least most, the Supreme Court likely has already decided the most important abortion-related case to come before it in nearly half a century. But the decision is known only to a tiny handful of tight-lipped people,
Optimism among pro-lifers ran high March 3 for a successful outcome to the first abortion case heard by the Supreme Court in four years. It also is the first such case heard by new Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, both appointed
In agreeing to consider a dispute involving a Catholic social service agency’s policy of not placing foster children with same-sex couples, the Supreme Court has set the stage for what may be a landmark ruling on the rights of religious institutions and
A month before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case, June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee, Russell Shaw shares some insight on how, no matter what happens, things are changing at the Supreme Court. At issue is a law passed
Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court's Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants' use of government benefit programs. The
During oral arguments January 22 about the constitutionality of excluding religious schools from a scholarship aid program, a divided Supreme Court seemed like it might lean toward finding a way to allow religious schools to participate. The hourlong argument focused on potential