Adam Liptak

The conservative legal group’s annual dinner featured a conversation between Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative. Both stressed the importance of an independent judiciary.

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By WASHINGTON — A little more than four years ago, the Supreme Court delivered a surprise victory to LGBTQ+ communities.

The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee and more than 20 other states can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth.

Assessing the court’s ultimate direction was complicated by the silence of one justice in the conservative majority, Neil M. Gorsuch, the author of a key case on employment discrimination. The court’s decision is expected by June.

Assessing the court’s ultimate direction was complicated by the silence of one justice in the conservative majority, Neil M. Gorsuch, the author of a key case on employment discrimination. The court’s decision is expected by June.

The cases involved challenges to admissions plans at three schools, to a school district policy on informing parents about gender transitions and to a gun law.

WASHINGTON -- TikTok asked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would effectively ban it in the United States in a matter of weeks.

“Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline; The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a deadline to sell or be shut down”:

“What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn? The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in First Amendment challenges to laws banning the app and shielding minors from sexual materials on the internet.”