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Arcs in the news about Supreme Court of the United States from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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E. Jean Carroll's verdicts against Trump, his appeals and a DOJ probe of her

20 of 32 stories this year · 5 about Supreme Court of the United States · gone quiet

Federal appeals court denies Trump’s effort to delay E. Jean Carroll civil trial · 5 articles, Jan 2Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies · 35 articles, Jan 12Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll testifies the ex-president shattered her reputation · 51 articles, Jan 13Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim's defamation trial · 10 articles, Jan 15Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial, but the court has limited what he can say · 80 articles, Jan 16Trump set to face jury over sex abuse and defamation claims · 32 articles, Jan 16Trump warned to quiet down as E. Jean Carroll testifies at defamation trial · 7 articles, Jan 17Possible Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness · 18 articles, Jan 22A day after Trump testifies, lawyers have final say in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial · 167 articles, Jan 25E. Jean Carroll brings Trump to justice in defamation suit · 121 articles, Jan 25E. Jean Carroll lawyer rebuts Trump judge conflict worry, says no basis to toss $83.3 million verdict · 60 articles, Jan 26Judge criticizes Trump's midtrial mistrial request in E. Jean Carroll defamation case · 11 articles, Feb 7Trump must pay $83.3 million in E. Jean Carroll defamation case after losing delay bid · 24 articles, Mar 5Trump lawyers want him back on witness stand in E. Jean Carroll case · 11 articles, Mar 5Trump posts nearly $92 million bond in E. Jean Carroll defamation case · 54 articles, Mar 8Trump may have defamed E. Jean Carroll again, one day after posting a $91.6 million bond for last case · 13 articles, Mar 10Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid for new E. Jean Carroll trial, upholds $83M judgment · 19 articles, Apr 25Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit · 43 articles, Sep 6Trump Loses E. Jean Carroll Appeal: Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict For Defamation, Sexual Abuse · 28 articles, Dec 30An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump · 51 articles, Dec 30
The fight over emergency abortions under federal law

8 of 11 stories this year · gone quiet

In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law · 35 articles, Jan 2Supreme Court to decide if emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them · 13 articles, Jan 3Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Strict Abortion Ban · 39 articles, Jan 5Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling · 220 articles, Jun 26In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions · 17 articles, Jul 2Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions · 6 articles, Sep 12California sues hospital for allegedly denying woman emergency abortion · 18 articles, Sep 30Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion case · 49 articles, Oct 7
The fight to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment

13 stories · gone quiet

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Colorado Ruling Kicking Him Off Ballot · 21 articles, Jan 2Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause​ · 62 articles, Jan 2Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado case over Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility · 137 articles, Jan 3Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can be taken off 2024 presidential ballots · 101 articles, Jan 5Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack · 10 articles, Jan 5Trump lawyers tell Supreme Court keeping him off ballot will unleash ‘chaos and bedlam' · 19 articles, Jan 18Can Trump be on the ballot? It's the Supreme Court's biggest election test since Bush v. Gore · 19 articles, Feb 3Trump Colorado ballot case goes before seemingly skeptical US Supreme Court · 171 articles, Feb 6Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know · 16 articles, Feb 7Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push · 14 articles, Mar 3A Supreme Court decision could come Monday in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot · 25 articles, Mar 3Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court · 15 articles, Mar 4Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on ballot, overruling states · 187 articles, Mar 4
Texas's standoff with the Biden administration over razor wire at Eagle Pass

10 of 11 stories this year · gone quiet

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas · 20 articles, Jan 2Texas takes control over park in Eagle Pass park against city's wishes: Mayor · 16 articles, Jan 12What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas · 15 articles, Jan 14Supreme Court allows federal agents to remove razor wire Texas placed at border · 53 articles, Jan 22Texas Installs More Razor Wire in Border Area Despite Supreme Court Ruling Allowing it be Cut Down · 32 articles, Jan 22Map shows 25 states now backing Greg Abbott in border feud · 6 articles, Jan 25Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden · 9 articles, Feb 13Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops · 28 articles, Feb 16Texas adds more border buoys to Rio Grande in attempt to stop illegal crossings · 7 articles, Nov 20Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border · 20 articles, Nov 28
The Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts

31 stories · gone quiet

With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he's immune from prosecution · 70 articles, Jan 8Trump to return to federal court as judges hear arguments on whether he is immune from prosecution · 19 articles, Jan 9Trump again argues presidents should have immunity from prosecution even if they commit crimes · 11 articles, Jan 18Judge will delay Trump's federal trial as court considers his presidential immunity claim · 9 articles, Feb 2Donald Trump Loses His 'Absolute Immunity' Claim · 5 articles, Feb 6Trump not immune from prosecution in 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says · 138 articles, Feb 6Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity · 33 articles, Feb 6What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court · 8 articles, Feb 7Special counsel urges Supreme Court to deny Trump’s request for delay in immunity case · 94 articles, Feb 13Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity argument April 25 · 52 articles, Feb 28Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference · 87 articles, Feb 28Trump tells Supreme Court that rejecting immunity claim ‘would be the end of the presidency as we know it’ · 9 articles, Mar 19Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election - The Daily Reporter · 19 articles, Mar 19Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s claim of immunity · 36 articles, Apr 9Supreme Court appears likely to side with Trump on some presidential immunity · 158 articles, Apr 22Supreme Court to hear Trump immunity case · 25 articles, Apr 22The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next · 7 articles, Apr 22US Supreme Court Latest: Court expected to rule on Trump immunity case as end of term nears · 22 articles, Jun 28Supreme Court poised to rule in Trump presidential immunity case on Monday · 7 articles, Jun 28How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling can help Donald Trump fight off all the criminal charges against him · 413 articles, Jun 28Liberal justices Sotomayor and Jackson issue scathing dissents of Trump immunity ruling · 9 articles, Jul 1AOC Aims to Impeach Supreme Court Justices Over Presidential Immunity Ruling · 12 articles, Jul 1House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision · 6 articles, Jul 2Trump asks judge to delay his classified docs case following Supreme Court immunity ruling · 19 articles, Jul 5Judge Aileen Cannon grants Trump's request to pause some deadlines in classified documents case amid immunity questions · 5 articles, Jul 6Trump asks judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling · 11 articles, Jul 11Mark Meadows asks Supreme Court to intervene in Georgia case, citing Trump immunity · 15 articles, Jul 29Schumer to introduce No Kings Act in attempt to reverse Supreme Court immunity decision · 29 articles, Aug 1Chuck Schumer unveils bill to ax Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling · 5 articles, Aug 1Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Sounds Alarm About Trump Immunity Ruling · 7 articles, Aug 27Federal prosecutors file new indictment against Trump following Supreme Court's immunity ruling · 13 articles, Aug 27
The fight over the abortion pill: mifepristone access and doctors who mail it

15 of 30 stories this year · 7 about Supreme Court of the United States · gone quiet

Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session · 7 articles, Jan 29Studies cited in case over abortion pill are retracted due to flaws and conflicts of interest · 7 articles, Feb 7Walgreens, CVS to start selling abortion pill in store · 67 articles, Mar 1US Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion pill case · 236 articles, Mar 22Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? · 33 articles, Mar 2413 protesters arrested near Supreme Court ahead of abortion pill arguments · 6 articles, Mar 26Some North Carolina abortion pill restrictions are unlawful, federal judge says · 8 articles, May 1Louisiana bill would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances · 8 articles, May 13Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions · 10 articles, May 14Louisiana governor signs bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances into law · 104 articles, May 21Louisiana House passes bill that would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances · 7 articles, May 22Supreme Court upholds broad access to key abortion pill Mifepristone · 217 articles, Jun 13A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care · 15 articles, Sep 30Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike · 10 articles, Nov 9Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman · 41 articles, Dec 13
Steve Bannon's prison term for contempt of Congress and his fraud plea

7 of 11 stories this year · gone quiet

Prosecutors ask judge to order Steve Bannon to prison · 20 articles, May 10Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction · 49 articles, May 10Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence · 92 articles, Jun 6Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence · 60 articles, Jun 21Supreme Court rejects bid by former Trump aide Steve Bannon to avoid jail in contempt case · 10 articles, Jun 26Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges · 101 articles, Jun 28Steve Bannon released from prison one week out from Election Day · 66 articles, Oct 29
Trump's order to end birthright citizenship

1 of 35 stories this year · gone quiet

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it? · 44 articles, Dec 8
The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026Trump's New York hush money case and his conviction on 34 felony counts · Feb 14, 2024 – Aug 29, 2026The Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals, interviews and clemency bids · Mar 12, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026Alex Jones's Sandy Hook debts and the fight over Infowars · Jun 3, 2024 – Aug 23, 2026Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook · Nov 7, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else182 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Supreme Court of the United States that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 18– 19Supreme Court to review South Carolina Medicaid case24 articles · 24 independent sources
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  2. Dec 16Backstage with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as she made her Broadway debut16 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 13Supreme Court will hear Catholic charitable group's plea to be free from Wisconsin unemployment tax8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  4. Dec 11Supreme Court dismisses Nvidia’s appeal in securities lawsuit6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 9Supreme Court rejects WI parents' challenge; guidance for transgender students11 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  6. Dec 9Supreme Court declines to review Boston case and ‘race neutral’ efforts to diversify public schools6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 6The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision14 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 29– Dec 5Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors95 articles · 49 independent sources
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  9. Nov 12Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’s push to move Georgia election case to federal court21 articles · 21 independent sources
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  10. Nov 4Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map after election15 articles · 15 independent sources
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Stories that name Supreme Court of the United States

  1. Dec 28– 29Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills and travel for care24 articles · 23 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 17– 18Harvard and UNC enrolled fewer Black law students this year7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  3. Dec 6– 9Judge says Naval Academy can consider race in admissions22 articles · 22 independent sources
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  4. Nov 25– 27Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge19 articles · 18 independent sources
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  5. Nov 8– 9US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal31 articles · 26 independent sources
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  6. Nov 6Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 5– 6Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida128 articles · 70 independent sources
    22 left, 25 center, 11 right
  8. Oct 31– Nov 2South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life27 articles · 20 independent sources
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  9. Oct 21Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 11– 18Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal45 articles · 20 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Dec 6Federal judge rejects challenge to Naval Academy’s use of race in admissions practices5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 30Biden decries 'extremism' on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  3. Jun 19– 20The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Apr 16Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Apr 3Oklahoma Supreme Court hears landmark case on public funding for Catholic charter school8 articles · 2 independent sources
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  6. Mar 26National monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge5 articles · 5 independent sources
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