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 to public officials: Rely on the Holy Spirit
Amidst the current environment of “political polarization,” one archbishop exhorted public officials on Sunday not to be discouraged, but to... Read more
Thousands of students, parents ask Supreme Court to protect bathroom privacy
More than 8,900 students, parents and school community members are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a restroom privacy... Read more
The Supreme Court probably won't approve polygamy. Here's why.
A polygamous family featured on a reality TV show has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a law... Read more
Pittsburgh diocese: Government is violating Supreme Court mandate order
Despite a Supreme Court order seeming to protect its religious freedom, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh says the federal government... Read more
Profits over people? Former abortion worker warns of continuing clinic abuses
After the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ abortion clinic regulations last week, a new report claims that these clinics are... Read more
Supreme Court ruling blasted for pro-abortion bias in Texas ruling
In striking down Texas’ regulations of abortion clinics, the Supreme Court showed favoritism toward the supposed “right to abortion” over... Read more
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a 2013 Texas law regulating the safety of abortion clinics, saying in a... Read more
Divided Supreme Court deals a setback to immigration advocates
A divided Supreme Court allowed a hold on the Obama administration’s immigration policy to continue, disappointing Catholic advocates of immigration... Read more
Death penalty under fire as Supreme Court takes disabled man case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the death sentence of a man whom lawyers claim is intellectually disabled,... Read more
Supreme Court sends more mandate cases back to lower circuits
After sending the Little Sisters’ HHS mandate case back to the circuit courts on May 16, the Supreme Court voided... Read more
Both sides claimed victory in the Little Sisters' case. So now what?
While both sides say they are happy with the Supreme Court decision on the Little Sisters’ case, the long-term outcome... Read more
Breaking: Supreme Court sends Little Sisters' case back to lower court
In a unanimous May 16 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent back to the lower courts a challenge to... Read more
At the Supreme Court, Catholic bishops speak up for a Lutheran playground
The denial of a playground resurfacing grant to a Lutheran school empowers religious discrimination, not constitutional principles, the U.S. Catholic... Read more
Americans agree: Obama administration unfair to Little Sisters of the Poor
A new survey says most Americans think the Obama administration’s federal contraception mandate is unfair to the Little Sisters of... Read more
Little Sisters lay out alternatives to HHS mandate before Supreme Court
Asked whether there are ways for the government to provide contraceptive coverage that do not require them to violate their... Read more
A hopeful sign? New development in the Little Sisters' court case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for parties in the Little Sisters’ case to submit alternative means, if possible, of... Read more
Let them serve: Hundreds outside court back Little Sisters
Hundreds of people – many of them women – joined religious sisters outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday chanting... Read more
Divided Supreme Court hears Little Sisters’ case
The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious charities should be free to carry out their ministries without having... Read more
Divided bench, emotional victims – Supreme Court hears Texas abortion case
As the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet higher medical standards, advocates outside... Read more
How Catholics remembered Justice Scalia at his funeral Mass
At a funeral Mass on Saturday, Catholics recalled the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a man of deep... Read more
