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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At the Supreme Court, Catholic bishops speak up for a Lutheran playground

Apr 27, 2016

The denial of a playground resurfacing grant to a Lutheran school empowers religious discrimination, not constitutional principles, the U.S. Catholic... Read more

Little Sisters of the Poor outside SCOTUS after oral arguments for their case against the HHS Mandate.

Americans agree: Obama administration unfair to Little Sisters of the Poor

Apr 19, 2016

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 of the Poor outside the Supreme Court where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016 in the Zubik v. Burwell case.

Little Sisters lay out alternatives to HHS mandate before Supreme Court

Apr 13, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Asked whether there are ways for the government to provide contraceptive coverage that do not require them to violate their... Read more

The Supreme Court.

A hopeful sign? New development in the Little Sisters' court case

Mar 29, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for parties in the Little Sisters’ case to submit alternative means, if possible, of... Read more

Sisters outside the Supreme Court, March 23, 2016.

Let them serve: Hundreds outside court back Little Sisters

Mar 23, 2016

Hundreds of people – many of them women – joined religious sisters outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday chanting... Read more

United States Supreme Court, January 12, 2015.

Divided Supreme Court hears Little Sisters’ case

Mar 23, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious charities should be free to carry out their ministries without having... Read more

Anti-abortion advocates stand outside of the Supreme Court, March 2, 2016 in Washington, DC during abortion arguments.

Divided bench, emotional victims – Supreme Court hears Texas abortion case

Mar 2, 2016

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

As the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet higher medical standards, advocates outside... Read more

Pallbearers with the late SC Justice Antonin Scalia at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, February 20, 2016.

How Catholics remembered Justice Scalia at his funeral Mass

Feb 22, 2016

By Matt Hadro

At a funeral Mass on Saturday, Catholics recalled the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a man of deep... Read more

A resident and a sister arrange flowers at the Little Sisters of the Poor's Mullen Home in Denver, CO in this undated file photo.

Visa, Chevron, and Pepsi are exempt from the HHS mandate – but the Little Sisters aren't

Feb 18, 2016

By Matt Hadro

While Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that they say violate the teachings of their faith, large... Read more

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

For Antonin Scalia, faith and work did not conflict

Feb 15, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of deep Catholic faith who saw his work through the... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Catholics to Supreme Court: Don't compromise women's safety to protect abortion

Feb 3, 2016

If abortion clinics fail to meet established safety standards, the solution is not to lower those standards, said Catholic leaders... Read more

Supreme letdown for North Dakota pro-lifers as Court won't hear state's law

Jan 26, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear a case that overturned North Dakota’s limits on... Read more

Abp. Jose Gomez at the Pontifical North American College on May 2 2015.

As Supreme Court takes up immigration case, LA archbishop weighs in

Jan 19, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on an immigration enforcement case will affect many immigrants in the U.S., and the Los... Read more

Crowd of people.

The 'tyranny of uniformity': will the US have a diverse public square in the future?

Nov 19, 2015

By Matt Hadro

The case of the Little Sisters of the Poor before the Supreme Court may determine if the United States will... Read more

The Suprme Court of the United States.

US Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas abortion law

Nov 13, 2015

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court of the United States announced Friday that it will hear a challenge to Texas’ safety standards for... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to hear HHS mandate case for Little Sisters, other non-profits

Nov 6, 2015

The Supreme Court will hear legal challenges to the federal contraception mandate brought by numerous non-profit groups, including the Little... Read more

The March for Life passes in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2015.

Abortion clinics in Texas ask Supreme Court to block safety standards

Sep 6, 2015

The Texas attorney general has said he will challenge abortion clinics’ appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider striking... Read more

Mother Loraine Maguire of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Last hope: Little Sisters of the Poor appeal to Supreme Court

Jul 23, 2015

After a federal appeals court ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor must obey the federal contraception mandate, the... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, Colorado.

Anti-Catholic history in US shows Church has survived and will continue, historian says

Jul 1, 2015

By Matt Hadro

As bishops warn of current threats to religious liberty in the United States, Catholics can take heart that such challenges... Read more

Participants walk past the Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2015.

Supreme Court puts hold on Texas law regulating abortion clinics

Jun 30, 2015

By Matt Hadro

On Monday afternoon the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily halted Texas' regulations on abortion clinics, which were upheld... Read more