Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court announced the first women to hold two prominent positions at the court are retiring. Pamela Talkin is the court's marshal; Christine Luchok Fallon is its reporter of decisions.

From abortion to religion and immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the highlights, including the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein and NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg about the decisions reached by the U.S. Supreme Court this term.

John Roberts has shaped rulings that upset conservatives but left room for those on the right to prevail in later cases.

In two 7-2 rulings written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court allowed a subpoena in a New York criminal case but told a lower court to consider separation of powers when it comes to Congress.

The Supreme Court upheld exemptions from Obamacare's birth-control mandate for private employers with religious and moral objections.

The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage under almost all health care plans.

The 7-2 decision carving out a religious exemption could potentially affect other employees of religious hospitals, universities and charities.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.

The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.

The decisions ensure none of these cases will be decided before the November election.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Montana's exclusion of religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the U.S. Constitution.

The 5-4 decision, in which Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's other conservatives, is a win for parents who wanted to use the state tax credit to help send children to religious schools.

The U.S. Supreme Court stood by its most recent abortion precedent Monday, invalidating a Louisiana law requiring abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals to invalidate a Louisiana law that required doctors at clinics that perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

But the court left intact the rest of the statute that created the CFPB. The decision was a victory for President Trump and others who have long sought to trim the sails of independent agencies.

Chief Justice John Roberts joins the court's four liberals, citing the adherence to precedent, to invalidate a law that required abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled Thursday that immigrants whose asylum claims were rejected in an expedited hearing may not contest the denials in federal court.

The 7-2 decision could have major consequences for thousands of people seeking protection from violence and persecution in other countries.

The Supreme Court ruled for LGBTQ workers and granted a lease on life to DACA recipients this week. In both opinions, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal justices.