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Pete Williams
NBC News Justice Correspondent. Covers US Supreme Court, Justice, and Homeland Security Departments.
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Pete Williams Apr 16
I awaken from my long Twitter nap to preview Tuesday's Supreme Court case on Internet sales taxes.
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Pete Williams 27 Jun 16
SCOTUSBlog's Tom Goldstein says the site's Twitter feed has been blocked
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Pete Williams 31 Mar 16
FBI's technique for opening Syed Farook's iPhone unlikely to help police open hundreds of locked devices.
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Pete Williams 5 Mar 15
The US Supreme Court has scheduled argument in the same-sex marriage case for April 28th.
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Pete Williams 16 Jan 15
The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Pete Williams 13 Aug 14
4th Circuit Appeals court declines to delay effect of July ruling striking down VA same-sex marriage ban. We'll see if defenders seek stay.
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Pete Williams 10 Jan 14
Atty General Eric Holder: US will recognize same-sex marriages in Utah, despite state's putting recognition on hold.
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Pete Williams 24 Dec 13
10th Circuit court denies Utah's request for stay of same-sex marriage ruling, so such marriages can continue.
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Pete Williams 26 Nov 13
Supreme Court agrees to take up challege to Obamacare contraceptive mandate on religious freedom grounds. Most likely heard in late March.
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Pete Williams 30 Oct 13
Former defense secretary and CIA director Robert Gates to lead Boy Scouts of America, the organization says.
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Pete Williams 15 Oct 13
US Supreme Court agrees to hear greenhouse gasses cases.
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
Scotus says the people who brought this case had no legal standing to bring the case to the Supreme Court,
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
This only allows same sex marriage to begin in California. It does not affect same sex marriage in other states.
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
Scotus ruled the on Prop 8. Same Sex marriage can begin again in California
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
We are still waiting for the court to rule on California's Prop 8 case
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
The plaintiff in the DOMA case Edie Windsor will no longer have to pay the money the IRS says she owes.
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
The impact of the case is the federal govt will have to re-work all their regulations to make benefits available to same sex couples
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
Its a significant ruling from the court. We now await a decision on California's prop 8 case.
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
in a 5-4 decision written by Justice Kennedy, the court says the law is discriminatory
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Pete Williams 26 Jun 13
The Court found the Defense of Marriage act unconstitutional
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