Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused to pause a $655.5 million judgment that Palestinian authorities must pay to American victims of attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004. The Palestinian Authority and PLO had argued that paying the judgment could destabilize government services in the West Bank.
The Supreme Court is preparing to rule on several key cases affecting President Trump's executive authority before its summer recess, as tensions escalate between the White House and the Court, including Trump's own appointees.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday maintained access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and mail delivery, setting aside lower court restrictions while litigation over the drug continues. Mifepristone is used in more than 60% of U.S. abortions.
The Supreme Court struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, ruling it relied too heavily on race, in a decision that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Multiple states are now rushing to redraw electoral maps.
