U.S. Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court is staying a decision by the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in a Tulsa traffic ticket case that centers on tribal sovereignty. It's the latest twist in the Hooper v. City of Tulsa case.

"Lithwick's approach, interweaving interviews with legal commentary, allows her subjects to shine.... Inspiring." -- The New York Times Book Review

Our guest, a lawyer with the Brennan Center for Justice, recently wrote an analysis titled, "SCOTUS Rulings Last Term Show What to Look for Next."

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Tribal Nations are responding to the Supreme Court's decision on Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American.

What to make of the Court's recent ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen?

The Supreme Court has sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.

"The book's title is a pun, and it's an apt one. What stands out the most from this gripping volume is how a reverence for authority -- if the right person is in charge -- is encoded into the various strands of this movement.... Required reading for anyone who wants to map the continuing erosion of our already fragile wall between church and state." -- The Washington Post

While it’s not clear the court will overturn Roe v. Wade if it upholds Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, Oklahoma has laws in place to automatically outlaw the procedure if there is a reversal.