Author: Richard Wolf
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Travel ban revisions may add countries, alter court challenge
People protest President Trump’s second travel ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle, Wash., on May 15, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/David Ryder David Ryder People protest President Trump’s second travel ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle, Wash., on May 15, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/David Ryder David…
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Trump administration reversing Obamacare’s birth control mandate
Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2016. Photo courtesy of…
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Supreme Court justices side with church in playground dispute
Gravel paves the playground of Trinity Lutheran Church’s Child Learning Center in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 18, 2016. RNS photo by Sally Morrow Sally Morrow Gravel paves the playground of Trinity Lutheran Church’s Child Learning Center in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 18, 2016. RNS photo by Sally Morrow Sally Morrow
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Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2016. Photo courtesy of…
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Little Sisters waging big fight at Supreme Court
Sister Constance Veit of Little Sisters of the Poor shares a laugh with resident Eva Howse, no age given, on Monday, March 21, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The Little Sisters of the Poor filed a complaint against the Affordable Care ActÃÂs contraceptive mandate in 2013. “The common misconception is that Form 700 is an opt…
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Future of Texas abortion case at crossroads
A protester with her mouth taped over with the word “life” stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the morning the court takes up a major abortion case focusing on whether a Texas law that imposes strict regulations on abortion doctors and clinic buildings interferes with the constitutional right of a woman to…
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Texas abortion case goes before short-handed Supreme Court
(RNS1-oct7) A view of the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2014. For use with RNS-SCOTUS-BEARDS, transmitted on Oct. 7, 2014, Religion News Service photo by Lauren Markoe.
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How Scalia’s death affects key cases before the Supreme Court this year
Flowers are seen in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, February 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX26VSP © Carlos Barria / Reuters
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Supreme Court will wade back into abortion debate
(RNS1-jan22) An anti-abortion protester holds a stop sign and the Ten Commandments on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 14, 2001 in Washington, D.C. For use with RNS-ABORTION-BELIEFS, transmitted on January 22, 2013, RNS photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler / Shutterstock.com. RNS photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler