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The article presents the status of key cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court. Topics discussed include Altitude Express v. Zarda related to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits sex discrimination to prevents employers from firing workers because of their sexual orientation, Chiafolo v. Washington related to how presidential electors vote in the Electoral College violate the Constitution and Kahler v. Kansas to abolish the insanity defense for criminal trials.

An excerpt is presented from the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments for the case June Medical Services et al. v. Stephen Russo.

The article presents U.S. Supreme Court case, "James K. Kahler v. Kansas." where Kansas, U.S. charged petitioner James Kahler with capital murder after he shot and killed four family members. It discusses that, prior to trial, Kahler argued that Kansas's insanity defense violates due process because it permits the State to convict a defendant whose mental illness prevented him from distinguishing right from wrong.

The article presents several cases that were granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2019 on such subjects as abortion, civil rights, and capital punishment.

The article reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the law by distinguishing a 2016 Supreme Court decision for the case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. Topics discussed include Texas law which imposed an undue burden on a woman's ability to obtain an abortion, the Supreme Court in the case Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey and an abortion regulation imposes on abortion access together with the health benefits.

The article discusses gun rights in the U.S. and how the courts tackle cases about the issue. Also cited are the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, the collective rights of states to maintain militias, the right of citizens to bear and keep arms, as well as the court cases 'McDonald v. City of Chicago' and 'District of Columbia v. Heller.'

The article presents U.S. Supreme Court case, "James K. Kahler v. Kansas." where Kansas, U.S. charged petitioner James Kahler with capital murder after he shot and killed four family members. It discusses that, prior to trial, Kahler argued that Kansas's insanity defense violates due process because it permits the State to convict a defendant whose mental illness prevented him from distinguishing right from wrong.