6 Themes To Pay Attention To In Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions From the census citizenship question and political gerrymandering to the separation of church and state, the high court will make some rulings of consequence over the next month. Domenico Montanaro
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, again provided the decisive vote in favor of American Indian rights. Domenico Montanaro
Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt Lyft and Univision are among the critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census. The businesses say it could harm the national head count and their bottom line. Hansi Lo Wang
Missouri Senate Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 8 Weeks It's the latest in a series of sweeping abortion restrictions passed by Republican-controlled state legislatures that appear aimed at pushing abortion challenges to the Supreme Court. Merrit Kennedy
Supreme Court's Conservatives Defend Their Handling Of Death Penalty Cases Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Rules Against Apple, As Kavanaugh Sides With Liberal Justices The Supreme Court says iPhone users' antitrust lawsuit against Apple can continue. The decision divided President Trump's two appointees, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. Nina Totenberg
Seattle's "Thunderpussy" awaits Supreme Court ruling The Seattle rock band will find out soon whether it can trademark the rights to its name Paige Browning
Supreme Court Rules Against Death Row Inmate Who Appealed Execution A divided court ruled against a Missouri man who said, because of a rare medical condition, death by lethal injection would constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." Domenico Montanaro
Bump Stock Ban Proceeds After Supreme Court Denies Gun Makers' Request To Halt It Gun makers had a sought a temporary hold on the ban, which went into effect on Tuesday. The court denied the second such appeal, allowing the ban to proceed while challenges move through the courts. Laurel Wamsley
Conservative Justice Gorsuch Joins Supreme Court Liberals In Deciding Yakama Nation Treaty Case On this conservative court, Gorsuch has been one of the most conservative voices. But in cases involving Native tribes' treaties and rights, he is most often counted among those sympathetic to tribes' claims. Nina Totenberg
