climate change SCOTUS Limits EPA in Major Blow to Climate Change Fight In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases created by power plants.
Roe v Wade WATCH: President Biden's Full Speech After SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade President Joe Biden discussed the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in a speech on Friday.
Roe v. Wade Pelosi: Overturning Roe a ‘Slap In the Face' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacts to the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade.
gun law Supreme Court Rules Against NY Gun Permit Law The Supreme Court has overturned the New York State gun law that that restricts who can carry a firearm in public in a 6-3 decision
schools What's in the Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Schools and Crime? As the public awaits a coming decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court released a batch of other decisions. They ruled in favor of religious freedom in a Maine case on school choice, and tweaked a criminal sentencing rule on attempted robbery cases. Constitutional attorney Andrew M. Lieb joins LX News to discuss.
scotus Sen. Cory Booker Calls Brown Jackson a ‘Harbinger of Hope' “I’m not letting anybody in the Senate steal my joy,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., told Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “I just look at you, and I start getting full of emotion.”
marijuana Federal Marijuana Laws Find Unlikely Opponent in Conservative SCOTUS Justice A conservative Supreme Court Justice suggested that federal marijuana laws may no longer be necessary. Justice Clarence Thomas said “The federal government’s current approach is a half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana.”
Affordable Care Act The Supreme Court is Taking up Obamacare… Again: Here's Why You Need to Care With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama's signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.
Affordable Care Act SCOTUS and the Affordable Care Act: Why Overturning the ACA Could Be ‘Disastrous' for Your Health Care The fate of the Affordable Care Act and the health and economic security it provides to millions of people across the country lies in the Supreme Court’s hands. NBCLX welcomed Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzel to explain why a decision that overturns the law would be a disaster for health care in this country.
stimulus Hoping for a Coronavirus Stimulus Check from Congress? Here's Why a Relief Deal Is Less Likely Than Ever As layoffs continue to put Americans out of work, many are hoping for another round of coronavirus relief. But Seth Harris, the former acting U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Obama, explains why the Supreme Court vacancy and the upcoming presidential election are making the prospects of a deal unlikely.
