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US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, December 18, 2023. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
August 4, 2026, 2:23 am
US Supreme Court won’t halt $656 million judgment against Palestinians over terror attacks
Justice Sonia Sotomayor declines to freeze damages, as sought by cash-strapped PA; civil suit was brought on behalf of Americans killed in Second Intifada in Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Supreme Court is seen July 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
July 30, 2026, 10:58 pm
Palestinians ask US Supreme Court to halt $656m payment pending restitution case appeal
PLO, PA argue that paying hefty sum now in long-running lawsuit filed by Americans who blame them for attacks that killed their loved ones in Israel would destabilize West Bank
By AP
Anti-Israel protesters chant holding signs at a rally in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/ AFP/ File)
July 27, 2026, 9:42 pm
Legal brief asks US Supreme Court to consider anti-Zionism potential discrimination
Center for Jewish Legal Studies argues anti-Zionist activity can be anti-Jewish due to historical context, hoping to introduce new legal approach to US court battles
By Luke Tress
US President Donald Trump stands before speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's policy conference at the Washington Hilton, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 30, 2026, 8:53 pm
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
In 6-3 decision, judges annull executive order saying kids of those illegally or temporarily in the US are not American citizens; bare majority of 5 rule it violates Constitution
By Mark Sherman
US President Donald Trump holds a signed presidential memo in the Oval Office of the White House, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 30, 2026, 1:28 am
US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to overturn sexual assault judgment
President vows to ‘continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case against me,’ following decision not to revisit 2023 ruling by federal civil court
By AFP
Pedro Hernandez, the murder suspect in the case of missing child Etan Patz. (YouTube screenshot)
June 22, 2026, 7:48 pm
US Supreme Court restores conviction in 1979 Etan Patz NYC murder case
In 6-3 ruling, justices find federal court acted beyond its power when it overturned 2025 guilty verdict for Pedro Hernandez, who remains in jail for kidnapping and murdering Jewish 6-year-old
By Jan Wolfe
The US Supreme Court, February 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 16, 2026, 9:37 am
Jewish groups ask US Supreme Court to rule on Ohio man barred from hosting home prayers
Orthodox groups file amicus brief on behalf of Daniel Grand, who has been banned since 2021 by University Heights municipality from holding Shabbat services in his residence
By Grace Gilson
Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on January 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (Screenshot via JTA)
March 26, 2026, 1:03 am
Supporters of Jewish charter school file lawsuit challenging ban in Oklahoma
Backers of proposed Ben Gamla School hope court proceeding will set stage for the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board discussed and rejected an application from the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation on February 9, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
March 14, 2026, 4:37 pm
Oklahoma attorney general slams ‘rigged’ vote on proposed Jewish charter school
In a motion this week, Gentner Drummond says the board ‘deliberately hobbled its own legal position’ by issuing a denial that strengthens the institution’s case in federal court
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The US Supreme Court, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
February 20, 2026, 7:55 pm
US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump’s global tariffs
Trump blasts six-three decision upending his economic agenda, while small businesses celebrate relief despite uncertainty over refunding billions in collected import duties
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Supporters hold signs as they gather outside the US Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, ahead of oral arguments in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond and Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond cases. (ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
November 22, 2025, 12:01 pm
Jewish school becomes battleground in US ‘church-state separation’ legal challenge
Oklahoma Jewish leaders concerned that nationwide legal campaign is being waged through their community, with school foundation funding application that is expected to be rejected
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israeli soldiers and medics at the scene of a fatal terror stabbing next to the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, on September 16, 2018. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 21, 2025, 12:49 am
US Supreme Court unanimously rules that American terror victims can sue PA and PLO
Justices uphold 2019 law allowing US citizens harmed in attacks outside the United States to file lawsuits against the Palestinian entities
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sits on a panel at the 2024 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Sacramento, California, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
May 1, 2025, 6:40 pm
Jewish US justice ponders publicly funded yeshivas in case of religious charter school
As Supreme Court seen set to extend state support to Oklahoma Catholic school, Elena Kagan asks if NY would have to fund ultra-Orthodox institutions that don’t teach English, math
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
April 19, 2025, 11:41 am
US Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century wartime law
Trump administration expected to try to persuade justices to lift temporary order; move comes after some were sent to El Salvador and housed in notorious prison
By Nicholas Riccardi and Mark Sherman
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane window as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
April 12, 2025, 11:19 pm
US Supreme Court rules Trump can deport Venezuelans under 18th century wartime law
But justices say administration must first hold a court hearing for those it’s seeking to expel using the Alien Enemies Act
By Mark Sherman
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