https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-top-court-backs-trump-on-travel-ban-targeting-muslim-majority-nations-idUSKBN1JM1U9Quote:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the idea that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion/supreme-court-strikes-down-california-law-on-anti-abortion-centers-idUSKBN1JM1SHQuote:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a California law requiring clinics that counsel women against abortion to notify clients of the availability of abortions paid for by the state, ruling it violated the free speech rights of these Christian-based facilities.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gerrymandering-wrap/supreme-court-favors-republicans-in-gerrymandering-cases-idUSKBN1JL2KEQuote:
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Texas and North Carolina on Monday in two more cases on the contentious issue of politicians manipulating electoral district boundaries for political gain, known as gerrymandering.
All of the decisions were 5 - 4 and based on the conservative / liberal split. And to remind everyone, the Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13 2016, and the Senate Republicans refused to let Obama formally propose a nominee to replace him. A move which breaks with hundreds of years of precedence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/us/politics/obama-supreme-court-merrick-garland.htmlQuote:
"You really cannot find any single comparable case," he said. "We really did not find any precedent for the idea, notwithstanding the Senate's very broad powers in this area, that a sitting president could be denied outright the authority to offer up a nominee who would receive evaluation through normal Senate processes."