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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on life in the spotlight

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discussed her life and work on the Supreme Court as a member of the liberal minority in conversation at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson and Linsey Davis speak onstage at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, July 5, 2025, in New Orleans.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on sharp dissents: 'We have very different opinions'

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said that she believes recent rulings by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority pose an “existential threat to the rule of law.”
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Ketanji Brown Jackson and Linsey Davis speak onstage at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Cente, July 5, 2025, in New Orleans.
July 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Supreme Court's expansive view of presidential power is 'solidly' pro-Trump: ANALYSIS

The Supreme Court is not a perfect rubber stamp for President Donald Trump, but he is finding little willingness by the conservative majority to stand in his way.
July 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025.
July 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Supreme Court says administration can remove 8 migrants being held in Djibouti

The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can remove eight noncitizens it moved to deport to South Sudan from where they are being held temporarily in Djibouti.
July 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Supreme Court to take up state bans on trans student athletes

The Supreme Court will hear appeals from three states seeking to uphold laws excluding transgender student athletes from participation in girls' and women's sports teams
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 19, 2024.
July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Supreme Court to take up state bans on trans student athletes

The decision to hear the cases follows a ruling by the Supreme Court's conservative majority last month upholding state bans on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court to take up state bans on trans student athletes
July 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over Montana abortion consent law

The Supreme Court declined to take up a dispute over a Montana law that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion
July 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM

LGBTQ book opt-out ruling triggers national response

The Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ lesson opt-outs has sparked national debate over inclusion, parental rights and classroom impact.
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands watch outside of the Supreme Court, June 26, 2025, in Washington.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Judge asks DOJ to clarify how birthright citizenship order will be implemented

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to explain how it will enforce President Trump's executive order seeking to eliminate birthright citizenship.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
June 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to campaign spending limits

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear a Republican challenge to limits on federal campaign spending in its next term.
June 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 17, 2024.
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Justice Amy Coney Barrett defies expectations as 'center figure' on Supreme Court

After five years on the Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett is defying expectations, staking out independent ground, and breaking with President Donald Trump.
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett attend President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, March 4, 2025
June 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths
June 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
June 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM

Trump claims victory after Supreme Court limits power of federal judges

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce reports on the latest from the Trump administration.
June 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
VIDEO: Trump claims victory after Supreme Court limits power of federal judges
June 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Supreme Court strikes at federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Sarah Isgur break down the Supreme Court’s landmark decision this week.
June 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court strikes at federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM

What's next for birthright citizenship after SCOTUS limits nationwide injunctions

Effective immediately, the Trump administration can begin planning for how it would implement an end to birthright citizenship.
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
June 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM

Trump celebrates SCOTUS ruling on limiting lower courts' nationwide injunctions

Before this ruling from the Supreme Court, any federal judge could block policy for the entire country. This will have a sweeping effect on a whole list of Trump policies.
June 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
VIDEO: Trump celebrates SCOTUS ruling on limiting birthright citizenship orders
June 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Republican Sen. James Lankford discusses spending bill, birthright citizenship

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos is joined by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) discussing where President Donald Trump’s megabill stands and the latest SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship.
June 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
VIDEO: Republican Sen. James Lankford discusses spending bill, birthright citizenship
June 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Fate of pregnant undocumented women after SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling

Rupa Bhattacharyya, legal director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law, weighs in on the ruling.
June 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
VIDEO: Fate of pregnant undocumented women after SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM

SCOTUS limits power of judges, clearing path for Trump to end birthright citizenship

The 6-3 decision dramatically limited federal judges’ ability to check presidential power, paving the way for Pres. Trump to move forward with plans to end birthright citizenship.
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
VIDEO: SCOTUS limits power of judges, clearing path for Trump to end birthright citizenship
June 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM

SCOTUS, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges' power to block Trump policies

The Supreme Court granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts against Trump's executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Trump touts Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions that stop executive order

Trump on Friday celebrated a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions issued against his executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, June 27, 2025, in Washington.
June 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Legal experts on the birthright citizenship case ruling

ABC News legal contributor and University of Baltimore law professor Kim Wehle discusses the impact of the birthright citizenship case ruling and how it limits the power of lower courts.
June 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
VIDEO: Legal experts on the birthright citizenship case ruling
June 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM

SCOTUS rules in favor of parents seeking to opt children out of reading LGBTQ books

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents seeking to opt their children out of public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs.
June 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands watch outside of the Supreme Court, June 26, 2025, in Washington.
June 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Supreme Court ends term with several major rulings

In a major ruling the court granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district judges against President Donald Trump's executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court ends term with several major rulings
June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Supreme Court upholds state's online age verification for porn sites

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Texas law that mandated websites with "sexual material harmful to minors" have age verification is constitutional.
June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Pornhub logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on May 31, 2024.
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM

SCOTUS, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges' power to block Trump policies

Friday's decision is a boost for President Trump in his crusade against nationwide injunctions that have blocked some of the executive actions he's taken so far in his second term.
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: SCOTUS, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges' power to block Trump policies
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate task force

The Supreme Court ruled that a government task force that determines what preventive health care services insurers must cover at no cost under the ACA is constitutional.
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate task force
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Supreme Court upholds online age verification for porn sites

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Texas law that mandated websites with "sexual material harmful to minors" have age verification is constitutional.
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court upholds online age verification for porn sites
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM

SCOTUS rules in favor of parents seeking to opt children out of reading LGBTQ books

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents seeking to opt their children out of public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs.
June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: SCOTUS rules in favor of parents seeking to opt children out of reading LGBTQ books
June 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Trump speaks following SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court on Friday granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district judges against President Donald Trump’s executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
VIDEO: Trump speaks following SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship order
June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is set to rule this morning on whether President Donald Trump can move forward with his executive order ending birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
June 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate task force

The Supreme Court ruled that a government task force that determines what preventive health care services insurers must cover at no cost under the ACA is constitutional.
June 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
An exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM

US Supreme Court rules on birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court on Friday granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts against President Donald Trump's executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: US Supreme Court rules on birthright citizenship order
June 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court said Medicaid recipients don't have a right to sue over their state's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health program.
June 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court said Medicaid recipients don't have a right to sue over their state's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health program.
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Supreme Court is seen, June 20, 2025 in Washington.
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM

How adults' views on same-sex marriage have changed since 2015 Supreme Court ruling

Ten years after the Supreme Court ruled there's a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, the split between Republicans and Democrats on the issue is wider than it’s been in decades
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
People march on the National Mall during the World Pride Rally Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Administration asks SCOTUS to clarify order allowing deportations to 3rd countries

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to clarify its order allowing migrants to be deported to countries other than their place of origin.
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
VIDEO: FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources
June 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Administration asks SCOTUS to clarify order allowing deportations to 3rd countries

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to clarify its order allowing migrants to be deported to countries other than their place of origin.
June 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In this May 11, 2017, file photo, a law enforcement officer walks past the ICE logo ahead of a press conference at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Supreme Court allows ‘3rd country’ deportations for now

The decision delivered a significant win for the Trump administration, clearing the way for officials to resume deportations of migrants to third countries without additional due process.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court okays ‘3rd country’ deportations for now
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM

Boston judge says detainees in Djibouti still protected despite Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court handed Trump a major win by allowing officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process requirements.
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM

SCOTUS to hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by prison guards

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were shaved by guards in violation of his religious beliefs
June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
June 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blasts 'narrow-minded' judging on SCOTUS: ANALYSIS

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unloaded on her Supreme Court colleagues in a series of sharp dissents, castigating a "pure textualism" approach to interpreting laws.
June 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers remarks, flanked by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, April 8, 2022.
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Supreme Court ruling ‘devastating’ for transgender kids: Lawyer

Karen Lowey is senior counsel at Lambda Legal and one of the attorneys who brought the gender-affirming care case against the state of Tennessee.
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court ruling ‘devastating’ for transgender kids: Lawyer
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM

SCOTUS upholds law restricting care for transgender youth

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer breaks down the Supreme Court’s decision, which upholds a Tennessee law banning some medical treatments for transgender youth, ruling that it does not amount to discrimination.
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
VIDEO: SCOTUS upholds law restricting care for transgender youth
June 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM

Supreme Court upholds a state law banning some gender-affirming care for trans kids

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.
June 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Supreme Court is seen, June 16, 2025, in Washington.
June 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM

Activist Raquel Willis reacts to Supreme Court upholding gender-affirming care ban

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Raquel Willis of the Gender Liberation Movement about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.
June 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
VIDEO: Activist Raquel Willis reacts to Supreme Court upholding gender-affirming care ban
June 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender treatments for minors

The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some gender affirming care for minors. The court's conservative majority rejected arguments brought by a group of transgender teens and their parents.
June 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
VIDEO: Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender treatments for minors
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Professor on SCOTUS upholding Tennessee ban on some gender-affirming care for minors

Princeton law professor Deborah Pearlstein discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning some gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
VIDEO: Professor on SCOTUS upholding Tennessee ban on some gender-affirming care for minors
June 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM

SCOTUS upholds Tennessee ban on some gender-affirming care for minors

The court ruled 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts authoring the opinion. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Hofstra Law professor James Sample join to discuss the latest.
June 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The court ruled 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts authoring the opinion. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Hofstra Law professor James Sample join to discuss the latest.
June 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Supreme Court upholds state law banning some gender-affirming care for trans kids

Hofstra Law professor James Sample discusses the decision, which upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.
June 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court upholds state law banning some gender-affirming care for trans kids