The case could open the door to stricter registration requirements at a time when President Trump has been pushing for them.

President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.

New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying it a fourth time. His accuser supported Thursday’s decision.

In a 6-3 ideologically divided decision, the high court said that requiring permission in advance is an undue burden on the ...