WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday.

On the high court from 1990 to 2009, he saw his role as one of quiet resistance against excess and dramatic change.

The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January.

A Bloomberg analysis of more than 325 court cases involving challenges to President Trump’s executive actions reveals the stress test on the balance of power taking shape.

Next week, the Supreme Court will hold its biggest oral argument of the year so far. It will consider whether to maintain a series of nationwide injunctions that have prevented the administration from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

The disgraced former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris made his first appearance before a judge on Friday morning in an Oklahoma court, facing charges of sexual abuse of a child in the 1980s. Though Morris's appearance in the Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska,

Cindy Clemshire, the victim in the case, was also in attendance. The judge set the next hearing for September.

Robert Morris, former leader of Gateway Church, appeared in an Oklahoma court on charges of indecent acts to a child. This was his first public appearance since resigning last year. His attorney declined to comment on the charges.

NBC's revival of the 1980s sitcom of the same name will not be returning for a fourth season, Entertainment Weekly has learned. This Night Court, which debuted in 2023, costarred John Larroquette, Lacretta,

NBC has canceled the multi-cam comedy “Night Court,” Variety has confirmed. The followup to the beloved 1980s series aired for three seasons at the broadcast network. Melissa Rauch led the cast, which also included original series cast member John Laroquette as well as Wendie Malick,