U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled nothing in federal law prohibits California, Oregon and other states from accepting ballots that arrive via mail after Election Day.

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson decision — which allowed governments to enforce public camping bans without violating the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment — more than 350 cities and 14 states have adopted laws or measures to crack down on street homelessness.

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.

Elections officials say it wouldn’t be difficult to transition back to a hard Election Day deadline, which was in place until 2022.

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

Oregon led the coalition of states arguing the president did not have the authority to levy widespread import taxes.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that President Trump does not have the authority to impose broad tariffs under the emergency act he has cited. Tariffs have affected California ports, farms, businesses, workers and consumers.

Supporters of Measure 114 are confident in their chances to defend the law despite some uncertainty over the viability of high-capacity magazine bans.

The decision marks yet another blow to the conservative group’s quest to strike down the measure, which has also drawn criticism from some First Amendment advocates.

A Supreme Court decision in a Humboldt County case could expand the right to jury trials when fighting fines.

Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units. A new lawsuit contends those fees are unconstitutional.

The federal ruling requires a way for parents to opt out on religious grounds. Oregon’s new law includes a similar provision but in a different context.