In a Wednesday dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor condemned the Supreme Court ’s denial of a stay of execution and certiorari for Mississippi inmate Charles Ray Crawford, writing that the Court “abandons its duty to resolve this important question.”

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act, which was originally designed to protect the electoral power of black Americans in the face of state-sanctioned discrimination.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett acknowledged that the court lacks the power to enforce its rulings if the president chooses to disregard them. “The Court lacks the power of the purse,” she said. “We lack the power of the sword.”

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

The special session could push back the election dates for the Congressional races as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case about redistricting.

A new scam involves fake letters that appear to be from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — but it's a ploy to trick seniors, agency warns.

The Supreme Court appear poised to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act after hearing extended arguments in a case challenging Louisiana’s newly drawn congressional map, which included a second majority-Black district.