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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party". The Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the U.S. Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The Court may decide cases having political overtones, but it has ruled that it does not have power to decide non-justiciable political questions.

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SCOTUS Postpones Arguments Because of Coronavirus The Supreme Court announced the postponement of its March and early April schedule on Monday. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:57Published 2 weeks ago

House panel can view unredacted Mueller report: court A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that granted a Democratic-led House of Representatives committee access to material redacted from former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:55Published 3 weeks ago

Trump Says Action Must Be Taken Against Chuck Schumer President Donald Trump called out Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. He said Schumer referencing two justices during an abortion rally posed a threat to the Supreme Court. Trump said: “If a.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago


Schumer, rebuked by Roberts, regrets Supreme Court comments U.S. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he wished he'd chosen different words after Republicans accused him of having threatened two Supreme Court justices at an abortion.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:16Published 3 weeks ago

Schumer's comments to justices 'new low': McCarthy Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, described controversial comments made by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to two new U.S. Supreme Court Justices a 'new.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:31Published 3 weeks ago

Chief justice slams Schumer for 'dangerous' comment U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an unusual rebuke of "dangerous" comments by top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer about two conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:18Published 3 weeks ago

U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided in abortion case U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday as they weighed a major abortion rights case - a challenge to a Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on doctors that could make it harder.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:18Published 3 weeks ago

'You will pay the price': Schumer to conservative justices U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday told conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices "you have released the whirlwind" if they move forward on a controversial abortion case. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:51Published 3 weeks ago

Demonstrators gather as Supreme Court weighs abortion rights case As justices weighed a major abortion rights case concerning a Louisiana law, supporters and opponents demonstrated outside of the U.S. Supreme Court. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:34Published 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects challenge to 'bump stocks' ban The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by gun rights advocates to overturn President Donald Trump's ban on "bump stocks" - devices that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like a.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:01Published on March 2, 2020

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including California and New York to preserve.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:17Published on March 2, 2020

Top U.S. court blocks cross-border shooting suit The mother of a 15-year-old Mexican boy who was fatally shot said she felt "powerless" after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 25) barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent who was.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:43Published on February 26, 2020

Trump calls on two liberal justices to recuse themselves President Donald Trump turned his ire on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, calling on two of the liberal justices to recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration. Jonah Green.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:03Published on February 25, 2020

Oystermen struggle to survive amid Florida, Georgia water battle The future of oystermen in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay may be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to rule later this year on a seven-year-long legal battle between Florida and.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:28Published on February 21, 2020

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