Supreme Court will hear Trump’s travel ban, and other major revelations

The Supreme Court will soon look at gerrymandering, a bakery refusing to serve gay couples and Trump's travel ban The Supreme Court is preparing for a historic session, given the one case it's already ruled upon and several others that it has agreed to discuss. The Supreme Court will hear Trump's travel ban case but allow the new rules to go into effect except for foreigners who have a "bona fide relationship" with the United States In addition to agreeing to hear the case involving President Donald Trump's travel ban, the Supreme Court has notably ruled that it can currently be implemented for any foreigners who lack the ability to "credibly claim" a relationship with someone who lives in the United States.

U.S. Supreme Court limits ability to strip citizenship over minor lies during naturalization process

President Donald Trump's efforts to tighten the screws on immigration suffered a blow Thursday when the Supreme Court set more restrictions on the government's ability to strip naturalized Americans of U.S. citizenship. In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the justices said a naturalized American citizen can only be stripped of the status for lying to the government if the false statements would have led officials to deny his or her original entry into the country as an immigrant.

Supreme Court: Lying to immigration officials not reason enough to strip citizenship

The Supreme Court on Thursday vacated lower courts' decision to denaturalize a U.S. citizen because she made a false statement to an immigration official, and remanded the case for further review. The Supreme Court on Thursday vacated lower courts' decision to denaturalize a U.S. citizen because she made a false statement to an immigration official, and remanded the case for further review.

The Latest: Supreme Court allows poor Houston inmates freed

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an emergency request from Harris County officials to block a lower court ruling that has allowed dozens of inmates who can't afford their bail to be freed from a Houston jail. Justice Clarence Thomas, without referring the case to the full court and without comment, rejected the county's appeal Wednesday, a day after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that allowed poor inmates to be released on personal bond.

Trump moves to get more conservatives on federal bench

The Trump administration on Monday named 10 judges and other law professionals it plans to nominate for key posts as President Donald Trump works to place more conservatives on the nation's federal courts. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that among the candidates are individuals previously named on Trump's list of 21 possible picks for Supreme Court justice.

Sandra Day O’Connor makes this year’s ‘Time 100’

Sandra Day O'Connor on this year's 'Time 100' First woman Supreme Court justice, an El Paso native, makes Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: President Trump, James Corden and Simone Biles are just a few of the names that made it on their annual list.

Newly Confirmed Supreme Court Judge Neil Gorsuch Grills Lawyers About …

In his first day hearing Supreme Court arguments newly confirmed judge Neil Gorsuch instantly and with ease jumped in and began grilling attorneys with questions about statutory law and how it applied to their arguments. The justices, with the exception of the usually silent Clarence Thomas, are known for their aggressive questioning, and Gorsuch showed no qualms about jumping right in.

As the freshman Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch will have…

Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., and fellow justices watch as Neil Gorsuch signs the Constitutional Oath after Roberts administered the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony, Monday, April 10, 2017, in the Justices' Conference Room at the Supreme Court in Washington. Start by making him take notes and answer the door at the justices' private meetings.

Trump’s Supreme Court appointee Neil Gorsuch to be sworn in on Monday

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch smiles in reaction to a question as he testifies during the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. on March 22, 2017. Neil Gorsuch, U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court appointee, is due to be sworn in on Monday morning with a formal appearance at the White House, marking the biggest triumph so far for the new administration.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch should not be confirmed

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch should not be confirmed for many reasons, but primarily his record suggests he will be a real threat to the legal protections for women, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, working men and women, broadly applied religious liberty and limits on money in politics. In short, his record suggests he will be the court's most conservative member - no easy feat considering the presence of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.