The United States Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments concerning the federal ban on residential spirit distillation for early 2027

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The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States addressed whether a president could face criminal charges for official presidential conduct

In McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled an official act requires a pending matter and a formal decision or action

Under McDonnell v. United States, an official act does not require a final decision and can include preliminary administrative actions

Footnote three in Trump v. United States addressed the admissibility of public record evidence in a bribery prosecution of a former president

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais made proving intentional racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act more difficult

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakened legal protections that insulated majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional districts from being redrawn

The United States Supreme Court ruled on congressional redistricting in the case Louisiana v. Callais

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the Tennessee General Assembly convened a special session to redraw Tennessee's single majority-Black district

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Louisiana redrew its congressional maps to reduce its majority-Black districts from two to one

Mississippi state lawmakers considered redrawing Mississippi's congressional map, state House map, and state Senate map following the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Alabama implemented a new congressional map placing one of its two Black representatives at higher risk of losing his seat

The United States Supreme Court blocked the Federal Bureau of Prisons from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order restricting healthcare for transgender inmates

United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis helped create the Federal Trade Commission during the progressive anti-monopoly era of the 1910s

In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition in 2002, the United States Supreme Court held that non-obscene, sexually explicit imagery depicting an imaginary minor is protected by the First Amendment

In Stanley v. Georgia in 1969, the United States Supreme Court recognized a First Amendment right to privately possess obscene material inside the home

The 2026 Annenberg Civics Survey found that 60% of Americans know the Supreme Court has the final authority on constitutionality

The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a legal challenge regarding an 1868 federal statute prohibiting the home distillation of beverage spirits

The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal by three detainees accused of plotting the September 11 attacks seeking to reinstate a plea agreement that excluded the death penalty

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that campaign contributions and political spending constitute protected speech under the First Amendment

On October 15, 1991, the United States Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court by a vote of 52 to 48