Supreme Court /tags/supreme-court Supreme Court en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:40:43 GMT As Vermont homelessness rises, US Supreme Court ruling gives towns more authority to punish camping /local-news/2024-07-03/as-vermont-homelessness-rises-us-supreme-court-ruling-gives-towns-more-authority-to-punish-camping Experts anticipate the ruling will influence homelessness policy nationwide, including in Vermont, where cities and towns are bracing for more people to lose their shelter over the next few months. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:40:43 GMT /local-news/2024-07-03/as-vermont-homelessness-rises-us-supreme-court-ruling-gives-towns-more-authority-to-punish-camping Carly Berlin Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot /npr-news/2024-02-08/supreme-court-justices-appear-skeptical-of-effort-to-remove-trump-from-a-state-ballot The dispute comes from Colorado â€� but it could have national implications for Donald Trump and his political fate. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:01:07 GMT /npr-news/2024-02-08/supreme-court-justices-appear-skeptical-of-effort-to-remove-trump-from-a-state-ballot Carrie Johnson Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies /npr-news/2023-12-01/sandra-day-oconnor-first-woman-on-the-supreme-court-dies Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:49:56 GMT /npr-news/2023-12-01/sandra-day-oconnor-first-woman-on-the-supreme-court-dies Nina Totenberg Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges /npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies â€� and a half-billion dollars later â€� the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:24:53 GMT /npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Emma Bowman Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe /npr-news/2023-06-15/nearly-a-year-later-most-americans-oppose-supreme-courts-decision-overturning-roe The latest Gallup poll also finds increased political polarization. Some 60% of Democrats said abortion should be legal under any circumstances, compared with 8% of Republicans. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:36:43 GMT /npr-news/2023-06-15/nearly-a-year-later-most-americans-oppose-supreme-courts-decision-overturning-roe Sarah McCammon Loving Day Vermont celebrates marriage equality and pushes for greater racial justice /local-news/2023-06-09/loving-day-vermont-celebrates-marriage-equality-and-pushes-for-greater-racial-justice Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:04:12 GMT /local-news/2023-06-09/loving-day-vermont-celebrates-marriage-equality-and-pushes-for-greater-racial-justice Mary Williams Engisch Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in case on FDA approval of abortion pill /npr-news/2023-04-23/supreme-court-blocks-lower-court-decision-in-case-on-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill The Supreme Court has left the case in the hands of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments in the case for May 17. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:47:15 GMT /npr-news/2023-04-23/supreme-court-blocks-lower-court-decision-in-case-on-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill Nina Totenberg Vermonters can still access abortion medication mifepristone, but future remains uncertain /local-news/2023-04-17/vermonters-can-still-access-abortion-medication-mifepristone-but-future-remains-uncertain The abortion medication mifepristone remains fully available in Vermont, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday placed a temporary hold on an appeals court ruling that restricted access to the drug nationwide. But mifepristone’s future is still murky. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Texas took the unprecedented step of reversing the FDA’s approval of the drug from 23 years ago. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:52:56 GMT /local-news/2023-04-17/vermonters-can-still-access-abortion-medication-mifepristone-but-future-remains-uncertain Jenn Jarecki, Kevin Trevellyan Biden's student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court /npr-news/2023-02-28/bidens-student-loan-relief-faces-its-biggest-test-yet-at-the-supreme-court On Tuesday, the justices will hear expedited arguments in a challenge to the Biden plan brought by six states â€� Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:59:26 GMT /npr-news/2023-02-28/bidens-student-loan-relief-faces-its-biggest-test-yet-at-the-supreme-court Nina Totenberg Vermont school choice system scrutinized as Legislature responds to U.S. Supreme Court decision /local-news/2023-02-16/will-a-u-s-supreme-court-decision-end-vermonts-school-choice-system There are two bills in the Legislature that would end Vermont's school choice program. Lawmakers say a U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states with school choice have to fund religious schools would contribute to discrimination. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:35:37 GMT /local-news/2023-02-16/will-a-u-s-supreme-court-decision-end-vermonts-school-choice-system Howard Weiss-Tisman