John Fritze - Reporter
John Fritze
Reporter
John Fritze is a reporter covering the Supreme Court for CNN.
Michael Cohen asks Supreme Court to step into fight over alleged retaliation by Trump
Jul 11, 2024
Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, is asking the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against the former president for allegedly retaliating against him for promoting his tell-all book critical of Trump, according to Cohen’s attorney.
GOP-led states press Supreme Court to review Biden student loan program
Jul 9, 2024
Three Republican-led states on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to block a Biden administration effort to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers.
The Supreme Court gave presidents immunity. Legal experts say it won’t extend to staffers
Jul 4, 2024
The Supreme Court made clear that its bombshell decision granting broad immunity to Donald Trump was intended in part to empower future presidents to make “energetic” and “vigorous” decisions without fear of criminal prosecution.
From unanimity to ‘fear mongering’: How the raucous Supreme Court term turned in Trump’s favor
Jul 3, 2024
Just as the Supreme Court was heading into its final arguments of what would become a dramatic and historic term, Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued a plea to her warring colleagues.
Supreme Court declines to hear a series of challenges to laws barring felons and drug users from having guns
Jul 2, 2024
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it won’t take up a challenge to parts of a federal law that bar convicted felons and drug users from possessing firearms, and let stand a ban on assault-style weapons in Illinois.
Supreme Court to review FDA’s power to regulate e-cigarettes and hear First Amendment case on age limits for porn sites
Jul 2, 2024
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review strict regulations for e-cigarettes, a multibillion-dollar industry
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic decision granting Donald Trump immunity
Jul 1, 2024
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid.
Supreme Court rules Trump has limited immunity in January 6 case, jeopardizing trial before election
Jul 1, 2024
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on federal election subversion charges pending against him.
State social media laws aimed at protecting conservative users remain blocked, Supreme Court says
Jul 1, 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to settle the major constitutional questions raised in a blockbuster dispute over laws approved in Texas and Florida intended to protect conservative viewpoints on social media, meaning the laws will remain blocked for now while lower courts continue to sort out the constitutional questions involved.
Supreme Court lets a truck stop sue the Federal Reserve in latest threat to agency regulations
Jul 1, 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit by a North Dakota truck stop that is challenging the fees banks can charge for debit-card transactions in a ruling that could have deeper implications for other government regulations.
Supreme Court prepares to issue ruling on Trump immunity and final cases Monday
Jul 1, 2024
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its final opinions of the term on Monday morning, resolving the question of whether former President Donald Trump may claim immunity from federal election subversion charges.
How the Supreme Court could decide Trump’s blockbuster fight for immunity
Jun 30, 2024
The Supreme Court’s most closely watched dispute this year – a case questioning whether former President Donald Trump may claim immunity from federal election subversion charges – also has the potential to be one of the hardest to parse for meaning in real time.
Supreme Court overturns 1984 Chevron precedent, curbing power of federal government
Jun 28, 2024
The Supreme Court significantly weakened the power of federal agencies to approve regulations in a major decision Friday that could have sweeping implications for the environment, public health and the workplace.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decision on January 6 charges and what it means for Donald Trump
Jun 28, 2024
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the power of prosecutors to pursue obstruction charges against those who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, narrowing a law that could have tacked years onto the sentences of hundreds of defendants.
About
John Fritze is a reporter covering the Supreme Court for CNN.
Most recently, Fritze covered the nation’s highest court at USA TODAY where he produced in-depth reporting on the court’s shift to the right and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in addition to covering the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Prior to that, he spent three years covering the White House, breaking stories on former President Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic and the administration’s approach to the nation’s opioid crisis.
Before he joined USA TODAY, Fritze worked as a Washington correspondent for The Baltimore Sun, covering all three branches of government. He previously covered city hall for The Sun and The Indianapolis Star. He started his journalism career on the features desk at the Albany Times Union in New York.
An Albany native, Fritze graduated from the University at Albany with a degree in political science and Columbia University with a degree in journalism. He will be based in Washington, D.C.