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.
The Latest
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme... Read more
Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours Monday hearing arguments in a pair of cases challenging Texas’ new abortion... Read more
Supreme Court allows Maine's bar on religious exemptions to vaccine mandate to stand
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday denied an emergency request to block Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, which does... Read more
Will Roe be overturned? Here are 6 notable Supreme Court decisions that have been struck down
Interest in instances where the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned its prior decisions is heightened now because of Dobbs v.... Read more
Why legal abortion is bad precedent: Roe v. Wade critics make the case to Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court considers whether to overturn its precedents mandating legal abortion nationwide, critics of legal abortion have argued... Read more
Supreme Court to hear challenges to Texas heartbeat law
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two legal challenges to Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, just weeks before it... Read more
Biden administration pushes death sentence for Boston bomber at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 13 concerning whether or not to reinstate a federal death sentence for... Read more
Before Supreme Court, Kentucky’s attorney general asks to intervene in defense of pro-life law
The office of Kentucky’s attorney general appeared at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking to be allowed to intervene in... Read more
Missouri executes inmate after Holy See appealed for clemency
Missouri on Tuesday evening executed Ernest Johnson, 61, an inmate convicted of murdering three people in the 1990s, after the... Read more
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to uphold legal abortion
The Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade, the court’s 1973 ruling that legalized... Read more
The religious freedom cases the Supreme Court could hear – and refuse – this fall
In addition to a critical abortion case, the Supreme Court this fall will consider multiple religious freedom cases on vocal... Read more
Supreme Court sets argument date for challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a critical abortion case on Dec. 1. Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas credits Catholic nuns’ anti-racist example
Catholic nuns and his grandparents’ example helped instill in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the belief that all people were... Read more
Supreme Court halts execution of inmate requesting vocal prayer at his death
The Supreme Court late Wednesday evening halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate who had requested his pastor... Read more
Biden promises 'whole-of-government' effort to maintain abortion in Texas
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a “whole-of-government” response to “ensure” abortion access in Texas, after the state’s pro-life law... Read more
Divided Supreme Court rejects challenge of Texas pro-life law
A divided Supreme Court late Wednesday evening declined a petition to block Texas’ ‘heartbeat’ law, allowing the law to stand... Read more
‘We are actively helping women’: Pro-life groups pledge action as Texas’ 'heartbeat' law goes into effect
Pro-life groups on Wednesday said they were ready to assist women facing unexpected pregnancies, as Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law went... Read more
As Supreme Court strikes down eviction moratorium, Catholic Charities urges aid for renters
The Supreme Court struck down a nationwide moratorium on evictions late Thursday. Housing advocates are urging that congressional aid for... Read more
More than 75 briefs filed supporting Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban at Supreme Court
More than 75 amicus briefs have been filed at the Supreme Court supporting Mississippi’s ban on most elective abortions after... Read more
Mississippi AG asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rulings
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn two of its landmark rulings on abortion,... Read more
