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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Archbishop Gomez: American missionaries are the overlooked US founders
During the annual Red Mass marking a new term of the U.S. Supreme Court, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles... Read more
US bishops urge care of refugees as Supreme Court allows Trump travel ban
As the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to stand temporarily, the U.S. bishops'... Read more
This baker's Supreme Court case could set tone of religious liberty in US
A Colorado baker’s fight to maintain his freedom of expression could be the most influential religious freedom decisions of the... Read more
Planned Parenthood investigators appeal case to US Supreme Court
David Daleiden, the undercover journalist behind the 2015 Planned Parenthood videos, has appealed to the US Supreme Court for the... Read more
Supreme Court order affects thousands of refugees seeking US entry
Grandparents and other family members are temporarily exempt from the travel and refugee bans implemented by President Donald Trump, the... Read more
The bishops have spoken up on two very different issues – and now the Supreme Court will, too
As the Supreme Court wrapped up its latest term on Monday, it agreed to consider a major religious freedom case,... Read more
Supreme Court rules in favor of church in crucial First Amendment case
In one of the biggest religious cases of the term, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a church-owned... Read more
US Supreme Court death penalty decision could be victory for due process
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a defendant has a right to a mental health evaluation independent of the... Read more
How a Supreme Court decision about pension plans affects religious hospitals
The Supreme Court of the United States, in an 8-0 decision on Monday, ruled that the pension plans of religious... Read more
Justice Alito warns seminarians religious liberty is in danger
In his address to graduating seminarians on Wednesday, United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. emphasized the importance... Read more
Supreme Court appears skeptical of state denying benefits to churches
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments about whether a state benefit program could exclude churches because of their religious... Read more
Supreme Court won't hear case of Central American asylum seekers
A group of women and children from Central America who have been prioritized for deportation lost a legal battle Monday,... Read more
Pro-life, religious freedom leaders cheer confirmation of Neil Gorsuch
Pro-life and religious freedom advocates cheered the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court,... Read more
A lot more than just pensions could be decided in this Supreme Court case
A Supreme Court case about pension plans of religious hospitals could decide something much bigger – whether religious groups are... Read more
Gorsuch praised for record of building unity on religious freedom
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch received a strong voice of support Thursday from a lawyer at a major religious liberty... Read more
Gorsuch made an important distinction when asked about assisted suicide
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch made a crucial ethical distinction in his response to questions about doctor-prescribed suicide during his... Read more
Judge Gorsuch nomination backed by dozens of pro-life groups
Judge Neil Gorsuch deserves “swift confirmation” to the U.S. Supreme Court, leaders of pro-life and pro-family groups have said. Read more
Supreme Court nominee drilled on abortion, religious freedom at hearings
The judge nominated to replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court answered questions on abortion and religious freedom jurisprudence on... Read more
Supreme Court sends transgender student case back to lower court
The Supreme Court will not hear the case of a transgender student’s demand to access public school single-sex bathrooms, instead... Read more
Supreme Court hears case of Mexican teen shot at border
The Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in the case of a Mexican teen shot dead by a border... Read more
