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In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that presidents have presumed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken in exercising constitutional powers while serving as president, and have no immunity for "unofficial acts".
2024-07-1

The U.S. Supreme Court denies an appeal by former Guantanamo Bay detention camp detainee Omar Khadr to vacate his convictions for his role in the killing of former U.S. Army soldier Christopher Speer in Afghanistan.
2024-05-20

The United States Supreme Court denies "Texas v. Pennsylvania", a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's victories in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
2020-12-11

The U.S. Supreme Court rules, in a 5–4 decision, the Virginia legislative districts that the court previously said were racially gerrymandered, have to remain in their redrawn form. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch make up the majority, not the usual conservative-liberal grouping.
2019-06-17

A third woman accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
2018-09-26

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 4–3 decision, upholds the University of Texas's practice of considering race in college admissions. Justice Elena Kagan recused herself for prior work on the case as United States solicitor general.
2016-06-23

The United States Supreme Court declines ("Friedman v. Highland Park") to review the ability of cities and states to prohibit semiautomatic, high-capacity assault weapons that have been used in some of the nation’s most deadly recent mass shootings. The nationwide assault weapons ban law expired in 2004. Since the "District of Columbia v. Heller" decision in 2008 found the Second Amendment provides the right for an individual to keep a weapon in the home, the court has avoided all cases that might clarify if that right is more expansive.
2015-12-7

In a 6-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States finds that a ban on affirmative action through a state constitutional amendment is permissible under the U.S. Constitution, overturning an appeals court ruling.
2014-04-22

The United States Supreme Court rules that the sentence of life imprisonment without parole cannot be automatically given to a minor at all, extending its earlier restrictions on its automatic use in cases involving minors.
2012-06-25

The United States Senate confirms the nomination of Elena Kagan as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
2010-08-5