Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections. The case, brought on by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) and two 2020 Illinois presidential electors, examined whether a candidate for public office had standing to challenge a state's mail-in voting law in court. Under Illinois law, voters may cast their ballots by mail so long as the ballot is postmarked on or before Election Day. Also, mail-in ballots must be received by state election officials within 14 days of the election date in order to count. Rep. Bost and the two other plaintiffs challenged the mail-in-ballot law in federal court, arguing it impermissibly extended Election Day. Lower courts ruled the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue, which was also the stance of the Illinois government, the respondent in this case. During argument, relevant points of debate included the competitiveness of elections and expenses incurred by candidates in the two-week period when mail-in votes are counted October 8, 2025 11:51 AM EDT

SEPT 8, 2025

Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke about President Trump's victories at the United States Supreme Court on birthright citizenship and adult content.

The Supreme Court heard consolidated oral argument in Trump v. CASA, Trump v. Washington, and Trump v. New Jersey, a case about nationwide injunctions halting President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Three federal district court judges in the states of Washington, Maryland, and Massachusetts blocked the order with nationwide injunctions, thereby stopping it from taking effect. Trump then appealed to the Supreme Court on its emergency docket to remove or limit the injunctions. The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was enacted after the U.S. Civil War, in response to the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, which ruled that U.S. citizenship did not apply to African Americans. Since then, birthright citizenship has been official precedent May 15, 2025 10:14 AM EDT

May 12, 2025

April 28, 2025

The Supreme Court hears arguments on April 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET in a case that tests the reach of federal laws that promised to provide special help for children with disabilities in public schools.

APRIL 23, 2025

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, a case challenging the Affordable Care Act's provisions requiring insurers to cover preventive health services. At issue was whether the ACA violated the Constitution's appointments clause by allowing members of a health task force to decide which preventive-care services should be covered. Insurers argued that members of the independent task force lacked authority since they were not appointed by the president nor confirmed by the Senate. However, the federal government countered that the Health and Human Services secretary--a position that is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate--is authorized to review the task force's recommendations and remove members at will. This case began when individuals with religious objections to HIV-prevention treatment challenged the task force's structure. Over 150 million Americans depend on preventive services, such as cancer screenings, under the ACA April 21, 2025