U.S. Supreme Court /tags/u-s-supreme-court U.S. Supreme Court en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT Supreme Court passes on hearing Carbondale’s abortion clinic ‘buffer zones' case /health-science-environment/2025-02-25/supreme-court-passes-on-hearing-carbondales-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones-case The group Coalition Life in 2023 sued the southern Illinois city to upend a measure prohibiting demonstrators and other groups from gathering 100 feet from medical facilities, including abortion providers. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-25/supreme-court-passes-on-hearing-carbondales-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones-case Sarah Fentem Carbondale's bubble zone law is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court /law-order/2024-08-18/carbondales-bubble-zone-law-is-appealed-to-the-u-s-supreme-court In 2023, the Carbondale City Council approved a 100-foot bubble zone around an entrance to a hospital, medical clinic or healthcare facility. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:18:04 GMT /law-order/2024-08-18/carbondales-bubble-zone-law-is-appealed-to-the-u-s-supreme-court Brad Palmer Michael Madigan's lawyers still aiming for October trial despite SCOTUS ruling /law-order/2024-07-12/michael-madigan-lawyers-aim-october-trial-supreme-court-ruling Prosecutors have no plan to file a revised indictment against the disgraced former Illinois House speaker. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-12/michael-madigan-lawyers-aim-october-trial-supreme-court-ruling Jon Seidel SCOTUS ruling could upend federal corruption cases for Madigan and his allies /law-order/2024-06-28/supreme-court-ruling-michael-madigan-case In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that the federal bribery statute — referred to as “Section 666” — does not criminalize “gratuities” given to a state or local public official after he or she has already performed an official act. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-28/supreme-court-ruling-michael-madigan-case Hannah Meisel As SCOTUS nod allows emergency abortions, Illinois is set to protect them in law /health-science-environment/2024-06-28/illinois-united-states-supreme-court-emtala-abortion-protections Illinois Democrats passed measure last month that sought to codify federal law if it was stricken down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-28/illinois-united-states-supreme-court-emtala-abortion-protections Andrew Adams SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/scotus-rejects-missouri-lawsuit-social-media-censoring-content In an emailed statement, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not mention the court’s decision to dismiss the case, instead declaring that his office will continue to pursue evidence of social media censorship by the federal government. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:57:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/scotus-rejects-missouri-lawsuit-social-media-censoring-content Jason Hancock Supreme Court rules against Missouri in social media case   /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/supreme-court-allows-white-house-to-request-removal-of-misinformation-on-social-media Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, along with several individuals, argued that outreach by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, the FBI, the White House, and a key cybersecurity agency, amounted to coercing social media platforms into censoring content. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:34:56 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/supreme-court-allows-white-house-to-request-removal-of-misinformation-on-social-media Nina Totenberg, Jordan Thomas As Illinois' session ends, an attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/illinois-session-clean-water-act-wetland-protections Despite the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a major Clean Water Act provision protecting wetlands, Illinois lawmakers attempted to codify protections into state law during this year’s session. The bill will be brought up again during the fall veto session. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/illinois-session-clean-water-act-wetland-protections Jennifer Bamberg Despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Illinois' ban on bump stocks still remains /law-order/2024-06-18/illinois-ban-weapon-attachments-supreme-court-bump-stocks Advocates on both sides of the gun control debate are waiting on whether the court will hear a broader constitutional challenge to Illinois' 2023 assault weapons ban, which includes the state-level ban on bump stocks. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-18/illinois-ban-weapon-attachments-supreme-court-bump-stocks Peter Hancock How the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling affects Missouri and Illinois /health-science-environment/2024-06-13/missouri-illinois-united-states-supreme-court-mifepristone-access A decision Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the federal Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone doesn’t change the availability of the abortion-inducing medication for patients in Missouri and Illinois. But many say they expect other challenges to come soon. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:05:21 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-13/missouri-illinois-united-states-supreme-court-mifepristone-access Sarah Fentem