Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
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Recent Stories
Supreme Court upholds law forcing sale or closure of TikTok
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law requiring the sale or closure of TikTok, as the justices rejected the social media platform's First Amendment claims and a plea from President-elect Donald Trump.
Supreme Court weighs state ban on medical treatment for youths seeking sex change
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Thursday the most important aspect of arguments at the Supreme Court this week over his state's ban against medical sex-change treatment for youth was opponents' acknowledgment that a leading study shows the medications don't prevent suicide.
Supreme Court reviews Texas law requiring age verification to access adult websites
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to a Texas law that requires adult websites to verify the age of their users in an effort to protect children from accessing the mature content.
WATCH: Firebrand Texas AG Ken Paxton anticipates new ally in Trump Justice Department
After four years of intense legal battles against the feds over immigration, abortion and environmental policies, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he's looking forward to a "fairer shake" from the Justice Department starting next week.
TikTok thanks Trump, restarts service after ban briefly takes effect on Sunday
TikTok thanked President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday for promising to suspend a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform, as it began restoring service to millions of U.S. users who had been bereft of the popular app for several hours.
TikTok blames Biden White House, Justice Dept. for being 'forced to go dark'
TikTok blamed President Biden and his Justice Department Friday for forcing the popular social media platform to go dark on Sunday.
Supreme Court takes up parents' challenge to LGBTQ story time in elementary school
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a legal challenge over whether parents can opt their children out of LGBTQ story time in public elementary schools.
Manhattan DA to Supreme Court: No reasons to delay Trump sentencing any further
President-elect Donald Trump has no grounds to delay his sentencing for yet another time, Manhattan prosecutors told the Supreme Court on Thursday as the justices decide whether to block his sentencing hearing ahead of the inauguration.
Court watchers split on Trump's TikTok argument success with Supreme Court
Court watchers are split on how receptive the Supreme Court justices could be to President-elect Donald Trump's "unorthodox" request to delay implementing a law that would force Chinese-owned TikTok to divest by Jan. 19 -- one day before he takes office.
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt New York criminal proceedings ahead of sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to halt his criminal proceedings in New York, two days before his scheduled sentencing by New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan.
Judicial Council won't refer Justices Thomas, Jackson to DOJ over financial disclosures
The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas or Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Department of Justice over alleged violations of federal law related to their financial disclosure filings.
Man charged in Brett Kavanaugh assassination attempt seeks to have evidence tossed
The man who is accused of plotting an assassination attempt against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh moved Friday to toss statements he made to investigators and what he said was a warrantless search and seizure of his belongings.
TikTok tells Supreme Court to reject feds' claim it has no free speech right as foreign-owned entity
TikTok told the Supreme Court on Friday to reject the federal government's claim that it and owner ByteDance have no First Amendment rights as a foreign-owned company, calling the Biden administration's position wrong and a dangerous precedent.
Republican attorneys general welcome Trump term, ready to reverse Biden-era policies
Republican attorneys general in red states are looking forward to working with the incoming Trump administration's Department of Justice, readying themselves for reversing Biden DOJ policies on immigration, crime, the environment, student loans and other issues.
