SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with LGBTQ book characters At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material. Anuli Ononye
Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare measure on preventive care Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order At issue was how the lower courts should handle President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, which limited citizenship only to children born of parents with permanent status to be in the U.S. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court meets to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including birthright citizenship. NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks Nina Totenberg about what to expect. Steve Inskeep
Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions. Nina Totenberg
He sued for marriage equality and won. 10 years later, he fears for LGBTQ+ rights Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the decision 10 years later and the LGBTQ community's current civil rights fight. Mansee Khurana
'Equal dignity': U.S. map shows the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges decision "They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "The Constitution grants them that right." Bill Chappell
Sean Combs' trial closing arguments set to begin After six weeks of witnesses for the prosecution, Sean Combs' defense team rested after only 30 minutes Tuesday. Thursday, the final stage of Combs' trial begins. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Trump administration sues all of Maryland's federal judges over deportation order The action lays bare the administration's attempt to exert its will over immigration enforcement, and a growing anger at federal judges who have blocked executive branch actions they see as lawless. The Associated Press
In a first-of-its-kind decision, an AI company wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors The ruling opens a potential pathway for AI companies to train large language models on copyrighted works without authors' consent — but only if copies of the works were obtained legally. Chloe Veltman
