Digital divide advocates can breathe a tentative sigh of relief, as the Supreme Court appeared reluctant to dismantle the Universal Service Fund (USF), a program that spends close to $9 billion a year to help low-income and rural Americans access phone and internet service,

Speaking to a group of law school students, Sotomayor expressed concern about "standards that are being changed."

Campaign spending has smashed records in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race, as megadonors from both parties are directing millions to the closely watched election that’s set to decide ideological control of the battleground state’s high court.

The nondelegation doctrine contends that Congress cannot delegate too much of its power to federal agencies. The Supreme Court has used the doctrine only twice to strike down laws — both times in 1935 — but it has gained popularity in recent years among conservative legal scholars who argue that agencies have gone rogue when it comes to rulemaking.

An upcoming memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has a new title and release date. Kennedy’s book also will come out as a single publication, not in two volumes, as once planned.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a major challenge to the federal “E-rate program,” which subsidizes telephone and high-speed internet services in schools, libraries, rural areas,

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a federal restriction on the sale of parts kits that permit unlicensed gun owners to make firearms at home that cannot be traced by the police. In a 7-2 decision, the justices agreed these homemade weapons, often referred to as “ghost guns,” qualify as firearms under federal law.

The 1964 case found that public figures in defamation suits must show that a statement is not only false, but was published with “actual malice,” meaning the publisher either knew it was untrue or acted with reckless disregard to the truth. The court declined to hear the case in a brief order without comment, according to the Associated Press.