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Supreme Court Skeptical of NC's Redistricting Case: It Will Allow ‘Most Extreme Forms of Gerrymandering'
The Supreme Court is taking up a case with the potential to reshape elections for Congress and the presidency.
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Alabama Execution Called Off Because ‘Veins Could Not Be Accessed'
The last-minute reprieve came nearly three hours after a divided U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for the execution to begin.
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Companies Covering Abortion Travel Costs May Face Hurdles
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where abortion is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. But they gave no details on how they will do this and...
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US Supreme Court Rejects NY Health Workers' COVID Vaccine Mandate Case; 3 Dissent
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a legal challenge New York healthcare workers brought against the state’s vaccine mandate on religious grounds. The high court released its decision on Thursday as the term inched toward its close. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, all part of the conservative majority, had said the Supreme Court...
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Doctor: COVID Vaccine Boosters Need an ‘Update' to Fight Omicron
An update to the COVID vaccines is needed to fight Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are increasing case counts now, says Dr. Uché Blackstock, an MSNBC medical contributor and head of Advancing Health Equity.
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NY Says Google Maps Search Is Sending Abortion Seekers to Anti-Abortion Clinics Instead
Abortion clinic near me? People searching for that question on Google Maps are getting potentially dangerous results, New York’s attorney general says.
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Dozens Arrested in NYC After Thousands Flood Streets to Protest Roe v. Wade Reversal
Two dozen protesters were arrested in Manhattan late Friday after thousands of people flooded the streets of New York and cities across the country following the reversal of a nearly half-century ruling granting abortion rights. A rally at Washington Square Park started small around 4 p.m., but within two hours, hundreds had gathered in the area to protest the decision….
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Thousands Protest After SCOTUS Overturns Roe V. Wade
Thousands of people took to the streets until late last night, to protest the overruling of Roe V. Wade. News 4’s Myles Miller gives an update on those protests.
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Thousands Protest in NYC After SCOTUS Overturns Roe V. Wade — Team Coverage
NBC New York’s Adam Harding, Anjali Hemphill and Jessica Cunnington provide team coverage.
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Thousands Rally in NYC After Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade, ending almost 50 years of a constitutional right to an abortion in the country. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington and Brian Thompson report.
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Who Was Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade?
The landmark ruling that gave American women the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years was overturned by SCOTUS Friday.
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Thousands of Abortion Rights Supporters Protest in NYC After Roe v. Wade Struck Down
Protesters furious over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are expected to turn out in unprecedented numbers Friday following the reversal of a nearly half-century ruling granting abortion rights, with huge crowds gathering in New York City. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents,...
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How Does Supreme Court Ruling Affect Abortion Rights in New Jersey? What to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision on Friday as it released its highly anticipated yet still bombshell ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision upends 50 years of federal abortion rights and had been expected after a draft of the ruling was leaked in early May,...
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminating Constitutional Right to Abortion
The Supreme Court issued a decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, wiping the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Abortion Rights in New York After Roe v. Wade Reversal: What's the Law Now?
The U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision on Friday as it released its highly anticipated yet still bombshell ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision upends 50 years of federal abortion rights and had been expected after a draft of the ruling was leaked in early May,...
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Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun Free Zone?
This article was originally published on June 23 at 3:11 p.m. EDT by THE CITY The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday found New York’s restrictive handgun carry permit laws to be unconstitutional, triggering a scramble by state officials to find ways to create “sensitive locations” where handguns will still be prohibited. By a vote of 6 to 3, with the liberal justices dissenting, the court...
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Strong Reaction to Supreme Court Decision on NY Gun Law
Today the U.S. Supreme court struck down New York’s strict rules against carrying concealed weapons in public. Checkey Beckford reports.
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What Changes After Supreme Court Decision in NY Gun Case?
Thursday’s ruling marked the Supreme Court’s first major gun control decision in more than a decade. About a quarter of the entire U.S. population lives in states that are expected to be affected by it. So what changes going forward?
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Supreme Court Rules Against NY Gun Permit Law
The Supreme Court has overturned the New York State gun law that that restricts who can carry a firearm in public in a 6-3 decision
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Hochul Signs Sweeping Bill to Protect NY Abortion Providers as SCOTUS Decision Looms
New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday.