The Justice Department said border officials must be able to turn away asylum seekers during surges. Lower courts said that's against the law.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to reenter the fractious national debate over immigration by taking up a new case, which asks whether asylum seekers who present themselves at the U.S. border may be lawfully turned away or whether they must instead be inspected by immigration officials and entered into the asylum system for further processing.

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a controversial immigration policy adopted during the first Trump administration of turning away potential asylum seekers before they step foot on American soil,

Legal battle over when immigrants officially "arrive" in U.S. reaches Supreme Court, potentially reshaping asylum processing at southern border.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by President Donald Trump's administration of the government's authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the U.

Depending on the timing, a Supreme Court ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination may lead to more states redrawing congressional maps before the 2026 midterms.

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The Supreme Court should admit its error and restore the principle that no one, not even the president of the United States, is exempt from the rule of law.

The Supreme Court recently found that requiring passports to indicate the sex assigned at birth does not “offend equal protection principles.” The finding was a major setback for transgender and nonbinary travelers.

The Court’s ruling could reshape how far states may go in regulating therapies delivered through speech, with national implications.