U.S. top court to rule on last cases as talk about Kennedy swirls

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue the final rulings of its current term on Monday, including one on religious rights, amid talk that swing voter Justice Anthony Kennedy is considering retirement. The court in the coming days is also expected to act on President Donald Trump's emergency request seeking to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, which was blocked by lower courts.

Councillor in charge of Grenfell Tower refurb FLEES home

Third time's a charm! Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin marries his Scottish actress fiancee in front of Trump, Melania and Ivanka in lavish, star-studded DC ceremony University of Delaware professor is slammed for saying North Korea prisoner Otto Warmbier was a 'privileged, rich, clueless white male' who 'got exactly what he deserved' Boy, 8, dies a week after being placed in an induced coma when he was pulled unconscious from a wave pool at a Las Vegas water park 'She was crying and screaming in pain': Couple arrested after 'putting a disabled teenager in a bath tub full of bleach and Epsom salt causing third-degree burns' Texas mom, 25, charged in deaths of her two young children after she 'left them in a hot car to punish them while she smoked pot and took a nap' Trump may soon get to pick ANOTHER Supreme Court justice as rumors abound that Anthony Kennedy could announce his ... (more)

Man, 38, charged with 122 domestic violence offences

Third time's a charm! Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin marries his Scottish actress fiancee in front of Trump, Melania and Ivanka in lavish, star-studded DC ceremony University of Delaware professor is slammed for saying North Korea prisoner Otto Warmbier was a 'privileged, rich, clueless white male' who 'got exactly what he deserved' Boy, 8, dies a week after being placed in an induced coma when he was pulled unconscious from a wave pool at a Las Vegas water park 'She was crying and screaming in pain': Couple arrested after 'putting a disabled teenager in a bath tub full of bleach and Epsom salt causing third-degree burns' Texas mom, 25, charged in deaths of her two young children after she 'left them in a hot car to punish them while she smoked pot and took a nap' Trump may soon get to pick ANOTHER Supreme Court justice as rumors abound that Anthony Kennedy could announce his ... (more)

Big cases, retirement rumors as Supreme Court nears finish

The Supreme Court enters its final week of work before a long summer hiatus with action expected on the Trump administration's travel ban and a decision due in a separation of church and state case that arises from a Missouri church playground. The biggest news of all, though, would be if Justice Anthony Kennedy were to use the court's last public session on Monday to announce his retirement.

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso enjoy dinner date

'Please god just let the man sleep': Outrage as airline passenger posts racist Snapchat story of Sikh man whom he mistakenly believed to be a terrorist Joe Biden shuts down 'wiseass' hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after he 'disrespected the memory' of his dead son Beau First pictures of five people electrocuted in Turkish water park horror - including three children and the owner and his son who died trying to save them Trump may soon get to pick ANOTHER Supreme Court justice as rumors abound that Anthony Kennedy could announce his retirement Texas mom, 25, charged in deaths of her two young children after she 'left them in a hot car to punish them while she smoked pot and took a nap' Sixteen-month-old Brooklyn toddler dies five days after she 'was viciously beaten unconscious by her dad during a visit on Father's Day' 'Build bridges not walls': UK Leader of the Opposition party Jeremy ... (more)

James Blunt and wife Sofia Wellesley attend Royal Ascot

'Please god just let the man sleep': Outrage as airline passenger posts racist Snapchat story of Sikh man whom he mistakenly believed to be a terrorist Joe Biden shuts down 'wiseass' hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after he 'disrespected the memory' of his dead son Beau First pictures of five people electrocuted in Turkish water park horror - including three children and the owner and his son who died trying to save them Trump may soon get to pick ANOTHER Supreme Court justice as rumors abound that Anthony Kennedy could announce his retirement Texas mom, 25, charged in deaths of her two young children after she 'left them in a hot car to punish them while she smoked pot and took a nap' Sixteen-month-old Brooklyn toddler dies five days after she 'was viciously beaten unconscious by her dad during a visit on Father's Day' 'Build bridges not walls': UK Leader of the Opposition party Jeremy ... (more)

Environmentalists Rejoice: Court Says Land Regulation Doesn’t Go ‘Too Far’

In a major property rights decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a decisive victory to state and local governments and environmental groups. By a 5-to-3 vote, the justices made it much harder for property owners to get compensation from the government when zoning regulations restrict the use of just part of landowners' property.

Anthony Kennedy retirement watch at a fever pitch

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is seen during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Earlier in the day Gorsuch, 49, was sworn in as the 113th associate justice in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON - Justice Anthony Kennedy, the man who so often determines the outcome of the most controversial Supreme Court cases, is himself the center of brewing speculation.

Collins would oppose court nominee with an ‘activist agenda’

Bolton s... Despite Trump's rosy post-summit declaration that the North no longer poses a nuclear threat, Washington and Pyongyang have yet to negotiate the terms under which it would relinquish the weapons that it developed over decades to deter the U.S. Despite Trump's rosy post-summit declaration that the North no longer poses a nuclear threat, Washington and Pyongyang have yet to negotiate the terms under which it would relinquish the weapons that it developed over decades to deter the U.S. . James Gutierrez, 15, and his sister, Lilah, 8, wore chains during a demonstration against the Trump administration's immigration policies Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she’s gay at church

A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian and still loved by God - before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders - is sparking a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBT issues. Savannah, 13, spoke on May 7 in Eagle Mountain, Utah, about her belief that she is the child of heavenly parents who didn't make any mistakes when she was created.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s $1.675M home includes…

In anticipation of his move to Washington, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently listed his family's Boulder County home for sale. And interest in the $1.675 million home, located 10 miles from Pearl Street Mall and surrounded by open space with stunning mountain views, is already high, listing agent Deborah Read Fowler said..

Supreme Court limits rights of property owners

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the rights of property owners in disputes with governments and laid out a formula for determining when landowners are owed compensation in a case involving a vacant lot in Wisconsin on the picturesque St. Croix River. The court decided that government officials can combine separate parcels of private land in determining whether public officials have effectively taken private property through zoning laws and must pay compensation.

Prosecutors seek to uphold ‘Making a Murderer’ confession

The confession of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" was improperly obtained and he should be retried or released from prison, a three-judge federal appeals panel ruled. Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 in photographer Teresa Halbach's death on Halloween two years earlier.

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.