U.S. Supreme Court

Israel’s government ratified what the White House called the “first phase” of a ceasefire deal, as President Donald Trump indicated he planned to visit the region.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging a Colorado ban on professional counseling services that practice “conversion therapy” for minors.

Suspect reportedly had expressed hostility and disdain for the Supreme Court, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Catholic Church and Jewish people.

“The Supreme Court’s docket so far includes many cases that raise interesting, important and tricky legal questions,” said law professor Rick Garnett.

“The Scriptures point unswervingly to the need to keep the poor and the powerless at the forefront of our thoughts and actions,” Cardinal McElroy said.

“If people of good faith talk to each other civilly and rationally,” Justice Alito said, the results are better than if just one person is making the decision.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law Aug. 6, 1965, surrounded by many Civil Rights leaders who had fought hard for its passage.

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said, “It’s a great day, as female athletes in West Virginia will have their voices heard.”

The Senate parliamentarian rejected key Medicaid provisions in Senate Republicans’ version of Trump’s megabill. 

In upholding a Texas law requiring age verification to view online pornography, the Supreme Court June 27 aligned with a proposal from the U.S. bishops.