Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic abusers June 21, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court June 21 upheld a federal ban on the possession of firearms by domestic abusers, rejecting an argument that the ban violated the Second Amendment.
New book examines history of the fall of Roe and central role Catholics played in effort June 21, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News In the nearly 50 years separating Roe v. Wade from the Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that reversed the court’s previous abortion precedent, abortion opponents argued against the Roe ruling many of them saw as judicial overreach.
Attempt to ban bump stocks fails in Senate in wake of Supreme Court ruling June 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, Supreme Court, World News After the Supreme Court June 14 struck down a Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks, the U.S. Senate tried to pass a ban on the devices by unanimous consent, a procedure in which the Senate considers a matter agreed to if no senator objects.
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone in unanimous ruling June 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the case.
Pro-life advocates mark 2 years since Dobbs: ‘We have a challenge on our hands’ June 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their work remains to be done.
High court appears skeptical of Trump’s absolute immunity claim in landmark case for U.S. presidency April 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 25 in a case concerning claims from former President Donald Trump that he is immune from criminal prosecution in a case charging him with seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election while still in office.
Supreme Court weighs Idaho abortion ban against federal emergency health care law April 25, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court on April 24 weighed a potential conflict between Idaho’s abortion restrictions and federal law governing emergency health care.
Passions flare as Supreme Court hears case with major impact on homelessness policy April 23, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.
Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments March 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent in 2022.
U.S. bishops urge prayer as high court poised to hear cases on pill used in abortion March 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on access to pills commonly used for early abortions, U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a nationwide call to prayer to end abortion and protect women and unborn children.
Justices weigh Texas, Florida laws regulating Big Tech content moderation February 28, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Feb. 26 in cases challenging the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that seek to limit the ability of social media companies to moderate content on their platforms.
Catholic parents ask high court to correct ‘dangerous precedent’ on parental rights, trans identity February 20, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The case began as one family’s dispute over gender identity, and involved a state social service agency and the removal of the child. But any decision on the petition submitted to the high court Feb. 15 won’t result in the teen — named in court filings as A.C. and identifying as a transgender woman — being returned to the family home.
