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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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
Race-based death sentence rejected at US Supreme Court
A death row inmate in Texas deserves a new sentencing hearing because his own lawyers called on an expert who... Read more
Supreme Court nominee authored a book on assisted suicide
President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court wrote a book on “the future of assisted suicide” in 2006... Read more
Supreme Court pick wins applause from religious freedom advocates
Pro-life leaders and religious freedom advocates hailed President Trump’s choice of Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy on... Read more
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Texas' death penalty standards
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a death penalty case that could determine the fate of a man... Read more
Election 2016: A supremely important decision
Among the first acts of the next president of the United States will be the appointment of a new justice... Read more
How Justice Scalia suffered the 'contempt of a sophisticated world'
Catholics in Washington, D.C. recently paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia – both for his life of faith,... Read more
Supreme Court to hear school's transgender bathroom case
The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a case on whether students identifying as transgender may be required... Read more
Just how important are presidential Supreme Court picks?
Both major presidential candidates say that the future of the Supreme Court depends on this election – but how important... Read more
