People protest the plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.
The justices rejected a request from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, clearing the way for a potential death penalty trial.
The justices rejected a request from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, clearing the way for a potential death penalty trial.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed at Guantánamo Bay in January 2022, in a photo provided by his lawyers.
The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.
The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.
Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad.
Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad.
Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army Base in 2009. It is unclear he will ask the courts to block the administration’s plans to execute him.
The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.
The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.