U.S. Supreme Court

New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from "sensitive places" such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out.

The Supreme Court could hear the case of 10 Filipino nurses and their lawyer later this month who were arrested after they all quit their jobs at a Long Island care home on the same day in 2007.

Connecticut and New York are among 24 states to join a bipartisan coalition to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to a law that provides protection for children under the Indian Child Welfare Act.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Connecticut launched a website and hotline to help people seeking abortions know their reproductive rights in the state on Friday.

Abortion providers in Connecticut have been guaranteed federal government support. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra gave the assurance during a visit to a Planned Parenthood health center in Waterbury on Tuesday.

Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature are meeting in a special session to address the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s 100-year-old law limiting the carrying of concealed weapons. Lawmakers had agreed on the parameters of a new bill on Thursday afternoon but were still nailing down details.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut shows his support for abortion providers as they prepare for an influx of out-of-state patients now that the procedure is restricted or banned in other states.

For religious leaders in Connecticut, it was important to show the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade isn’t universally accepted in faith communities.

Protesters at an abortion rights rally Bridgeport, New Haven and other cities across Connecticut said they’re heartbroken, but committed to fighting after the Supreme Court decision Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortions nationwide.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade oversteps the constitutional right of Americans to make their own healthcare decisions, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said. Connecticut U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy also expressed anger at the ruling.