Supreme Court of the United States
These are the latest news cases from the Supreme Court of the United States regarding pro-life and family issues, religious persecution, and other topics affecting the Catholic Church.
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Supreme Court rejects Ohio Christian school discrimination case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from an Ohio Christian school that claimed it was singled... Read more
Alabama bill to send abortion doctors to jail sets up Supreme Court fight
The Human Life Protection Act would mean doctors who perform abortion could face years in prison. Read more
Supreme Court to hear sexual orientation, gender identity employment cases
In a decision that could have potentially far-reaching consequences, the U.S. Supreme Court has said it will hear cases involving... Read more
Supreme Court hears petition to overturn Louisiana abortion law
The Center for Reproductive Rights formally presented its petition April 17, after the court granted a stay in February which... Read more
After Supreme Court ruling, Texas bans all chaplains from execution rooms
The state of Texas has banned all prison chaplains from its execution chamber, following a Supreme Court decision that halted... Read more
SCOTUS ruling shows divide over ‘permissible’ suffering in executions
The Supreme Court issued a decision Monday denying the appeal of a Missouri death row inmate who argued that execution... Read more
Texas bishops praise delayed execution of prisoner denied Buddhist chaplain
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops praised the Supreme Court’s decision to delay the execution of Patrick Murphy, a Buddhist... Read more
DeVos allows religious groups to provide educational services
The Department of Education will no longer enforce a provision that forbids religious organizations from providing federally-funded educational services to... Read more
Supreme Court rejects church funding case
Although all nine justices voted against hearing the case, three of the justices--Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch--issued... Read more
Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘Peace Cross’ case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association,... Read more
Supreme Court rejects appeal to make Texas bishops release abortion communications
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Texas Catholic Conference et al, in... Read more
Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability
In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty sentence of a Texas inmate whom... Read more
Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing
Three U.S. bishops have called on the Supreme Court to take up the case of a death row inmate in... Read more
Supreme Court blocks law regulating Louisiana abortion doctors
The Supreme Court has blocked from taking effect a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to hold admitting privileges at hospitals... Read more
La. law regulating abortion clinics may head to US Supreme Court
Abortion rights' advocates have asked the US Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a Louisiana law that requires abortion... Read more
US Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender persons serving in the military to go... Read more
Pro-choice and pro-life majorities want more abortion restrictions, poll shows
The poll found that overwhelming majorities of people, even those who identify as “pro-choice” in theory, support major restrictions on... Read more
US Supreme Court won't hear case of states defunding Planned Parenthood
The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from states which were seeking to terminate Medicaid contracts with Planned... Read more
Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS
Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more
Peace Cross case headed to Supreme Court
The Court announced November 2 that it had granted certiorari to Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist... Read more
