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Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in college admissions
Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
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Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
The Supreme Court will likely decide if affirmative action can be used in the college admissions process this week. The two cases before the court build off decades of debate and legal challenges. Lana Zak has more on this.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, President Biden has directed his administration to protect access to abortion.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that prosecutors must demonstrate that a defendant who made a threat acted recklessly.
The justices will hear arguments in its next term, which begins in October.
The Supreme Court dismissed the dispute after agreeing in May to consider the Biden administration's showdown with House Democrats.
The appeal from Louisiana Republicans had been put on hold while the Supreme Court considered a challenge to Alabama's congressional voting bounds.
The court found that Texas and Louisiana, the two states that brought the suit, lacked standing to challenge the administration's guidelines.
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in the dispute, with Justice Neil Gorsuch joining with the liberal wing of the bench in dissent.
Justice Samuel Alito mounted a preemptive defense of his trip in the Wall Street Journal, which published his opinion piece before the ProPublica report was live.
In the year since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Mississippi has seen several labor and delivery units shutter. Critics say that, despite new legislation expanding postpartum Medicaid and encouraging adoption, the state isn't doing enough to meet the crisis of infant and maternal mortality. Caitlin Huey-Burns takes a look at how families and doctors are managing for the series "After Roe: One Year."
In a surprising 7-2 decision on Thursday — the Supreme Court upheld a law that protects Native American families looking to foster or adopt native children. Jimmy Hoover, Supreme Court reporter at the National Law Journal, joins CBS News to unpack the decision and the precedent it sets.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in the case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The Supreme Court says it won't review North Carolina's decision to stop issuing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag.
The Supreme Court invalidated a congressional map drawn by state lawmakers in Alabama after the 2020 Census. CBS News election law expert David Becker joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the unexpected ruling.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled Alabama's redrawn congressional map likely violates a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. CBS News election law contributor David Becker joins to discuss how the case could have larger implications for future U.S. elections.
The Supreme Court Thursday ruled Alabama must redraw its congressional map to include one more majority-Black district. The court found that the current Republican-drawn map violates the Voting Rights Act.
In an unanimous, narrow decision, the high court sent the trademark dispute back to the lower courts.
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion, invalidating the congressional map drawn by state lawmakers in Alabama after the 2020 Census.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were granted extensions to file their 2022 financial disclosure reports.
At issue in the case, known as Vidal v. Elster, is whether the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office violated the First Amendment when it refused to register the mark "Trump Too Small."
Decision weakens labor protections by potentially discouraging employees from going on strike, worker advocates say.
South Carolina's new six-week abortion ban was signed into law just about 24 hours before Judge Clifton Newman halted it.
The Supreme Court has again weakened the power of the Environmental Protection Agency. This time it involves wetlands. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to break down the court's latest ruling and its implications for the environment.
A unanimous Supreme Court has given a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.
A Florida man was arrested Monday and charged with making threats against President Biden and other federal officials, the Justice Department said.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
In an interview with BET News, Biden said he'd reevaluate his decision to run "if doctors came to me and said you got this problem."
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Over bratwurst, a couple of beers and a whole lot of Wisconsin cheese, "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil set out to answer a few bedrock questions about the 2024 presidential election.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
The DNC sent a letter to the convention rules committee saying that "no virtual voting will begin before August 1."
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
A Florida man was arrested Monday and charged with making threats against President Biden and other federal officials, the Justice Department said.
The popular cooler bags are back in stock at Trader Joe's stores today. Some locations are setting purchasing limits.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Nearly 7,000 pounds of hot dogs were produced and distributed without being inspected, federal government says.
Airline officials say they are aware of a series of incidents where cans have ruptured, resulting in an onboard mess and reports of about 20 injuries to employees so far this summer.
The popular cooler bags are back in stock at Trader Joe's stores today. Some locations are setting purchasing limits.
Nearly 7,000 pounds of hot dogs were produced and distributed without being inspected, federal government says.
Baby formula maker Reckitt said tornado damage to an Indiana warehouse could affect supplies of its nutrition products.
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
A Florida man was arrested Monday and charged with making threats against President Biden and other federal officials, the Justice Department said.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
In an interview with BET News, Biden said he'd reevaluate his decision to run "if doctors came to me and said you got this problem."
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Nearly 7,000 pounds of hot dogs were produced and distributed without being inspected, federal government says.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it may be. Here's what experts say.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
The remains of a medieval palace that may have housed the early peoples between the 9th and 13 centuries was uncovered in Rome.
Jack Black said he has put all future creative plans on hold after Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial comment about the Trump rally shooting.
Residents of a Toronto suburb tell CBS News they're worried a U.S. company may be emitting a cancer-causing gas in their community.
Britain's King Charles III donned a ceremonial crown and robe to give a speech opening the U.K.'s first left-leaning parliament in 14 years.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Season 26 of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother" premieres on Wednesday. Sixteen new house guests will compete and strategize to evict one of their own each week to try and be the last person standing. The prize is $750,000. "Entertainment Tonight" host Nischelle Turner visited the house and even entered a one-day competition.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Apple users can now download an early version of a new iPhone operating system that will be officially released this fall.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
AT&T on Friday disclosed that hackers had accessed records of calls and texts of "nearly all" its cellular customers for a six-month period between May 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022. Jo Ling Kent reports.
AT&T disclosed yet another major data breach on Friday. The company said a third party illegally downloaded call and text records for nearly all its 109 million customers with accounts between May and October 2022. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent is following this story.
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study.
Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up onto a New Zealand beach.
Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye tearing, a CDC spokesperson confirmed Monday.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a deadly start as Hurricane Beryl tore across the Caribbean, Mexico and eventually the U.S.
The six people who were found dead this week in a Thailand hotel room are believed to have been poisoned, officials say. Investigators say they found cyanide in the cups of the victims, who have been identified as two Vietnamese-Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more.
Nearly 17 pounds total of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were found in the car. More than 1,610 pounds of illegal drugs were seized in the region last week, according to Customs and Border Protection.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit Thursday night, the first time in nearly a decade the rocket has failed. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on that and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Former President Donald Trump took to the stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday afternoon for a walkthrough before his address on Thursday, which will be Trump's first public speech since the assassination attempt against him last weekend. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Wisconsin's Republican Party chairman, Brian Schimming, joined attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman to discuss the GOP's policy platforms, Wisconsin's position as a battleground state, and the fake electors scheme from 2020.
The wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is high and very high in 26 states right now, according to the CDC, with more than 70% of illnesses stemming from a highly contagious COVID strain known as the FLiRT variant. Andrew Pekosz is the professor and vice chair of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He joined CBS News to talk about the spike in cases.
Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate, is calling on President Biden to end his reelection effort, citing "serious concerns" about Biden's ability to beat Donald Trump. Schiff, who served as lead prosecutor in the first impeachment trial against Trump, is the highest-profile Democrat to publicly tell Biden to drop out of the race. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The six people who were found dead this week in a Thailand hotel room are believed to have been poisoned, officials say. Investigators say they found cyanide in the cups of the victims, who have been identified as two Vietnamese-Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more.