Beach in Guam: Supreme Court Considers if Military Can Explode Bombs in This Habitat

Par : Abbie VanSickle and Hiroko Masuike

7 octobre 2026 à 13:27

The justices heard arguments over whether the U.S. Air Force can keep destroying munitions on a Guam beach under a program it began in 1982.

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Christa Pike’s Case Puts Execution Methods Under Scrutiny

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

6 octobre 2026 à 07:50

Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

In a photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.

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How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term

Par : Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle

5 octobre 2026 à 05:02

Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

The court will hear oral arguments in about 60 cases starting on Monday and continuing through late April.

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Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change Case

Par : Abbie VanSickle

6 octobre 2026 à 03:13

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 Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, Colo. The case before the justices pits officials from nearby Boulder against Suncor and Exxon Mobil.

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Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term?

Par : Ann E. Marimow · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Nikolay Nikolov · Nour Idriss · Stephanie Swart · Pierre Kattar and Joy Sung

5 octobre 2026 à 05:03

The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases.

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How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term

Par : Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle

5 octobre 2026 à 05:02

Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

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As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire

Par : Abbie VanSickle

3 octobre 2026 à 14:52

The justice, the second oldest on the court at 76, told CBS News that he decided against stepping down last term. He could face pressure should Democrats win the Senate in November.

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