The outcome of the court case could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states.

Republican senators invoking the “nuclear option” to confirm Justice Gorsuch is a new development. But contention over the court and the filibuster has a long history.

The court's 5-3 decision reversed a Texas appeals court ruling that said inmate Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled based on state criteria and could face execution.

Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans.

The issues of religious liberty and abortion were briefly raised during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Preserving an absolute right to abortion does not justify pre-emptive opposition to a Supreme Court nominee.