The plaintiff, Damon Landor, sought relief after correctional officers forcibly shaved his head in violation of a prior court order
The decision, which bars states from redrawing districts using racial criteria, opens the door for Republicans to regain majority‑Black districts in the South
The conservative justices’ skepticism about the application of that law may benefit Donald Trump
At the oral arguments in the mifepristone case, a majority of justices appeared skeptical about the legal standing of a Christian doctors’ association to sue the Food and Drug Administration
Some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure
Controversy over gifts received by Justice Clarence Thomas from a Republican donor puts the spotlight on who controls the untouchable members of the nation’s highest court and opens a debate on its reform
Thomas, the court’s longest-serving justice and staunchest conservative, has been skeptical of other Biden administration initiatives