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Supreme Court to consider abortion pills, guns, social media in its new term
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court formally opened a new term on Monday, with all manner of political lightning rods already on its docket, or on their way…. Read More
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Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s defiance in voting case
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block enforcement of an Alabama voting rights decision that the high court issued just months ago. In June, the… Read More
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Supreme Court says First Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work
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Updated June 30, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from “forcing a website… Read More
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Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions
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Updated June 29, 2023 at 11:39 AM ET Follow NPR’s live coverage for the latest updates and reaction to this ruling WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court has found… Read More
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Independent State Legislature theory
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, in a key opinion… Read More
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Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government’s most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government… Read More
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The Supreme Court won’t enforce a West Virginia law banning trans athletes from girls’ teams
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Updated April 6, 2023 at 2:39 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Thursday to intervene in an ongoing case involving West Virginia’s law banning transgender girls… Read More
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Biden’s student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A handful of Republican-dominated states will ask the Supreme Court on Tuesday to permanently block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The states contend that the… Read More
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Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions
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Updated June 30, 2022 at 10:30 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate… Read More
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Supreme Court expands gun rights nationwide after striking down a N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion along ideological lines, ruled that New York’s restrictions on the concealed carry of firearms in public violates the… Read More
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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for malicious prosecution
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and prosecutors for malicious prosecution. But the decision still leaves in place other barriers… Read More
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What Ketanji Brown Jackson can expect to hear from Republicans this week
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Thesaurus has no synonyms for the phrase, “confirmation hearing.” That’s because it’s a unique beast. Unique because it is like no other. And beast because… Read More
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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies
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Updated January 13, 2022 at 4:45 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test rule Thursday, declaring that the Occupational Safety and… Read More
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Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Ban
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The state law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The lower courts blocked its enforcement, finding it in conflict with Roe v Wade and subsequent abortion decisions.
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Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued four states that Joe Biden won, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.
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Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
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There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court’s makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.
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The Election And A Fresh Obamacare Challenge Loom Over New Supreme Court Term
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The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Lie In Repose At Supreme Court This Week For Public Viewing
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The justice, who died last Friday, will be buried Sept. 29 at Arlington National Cemetery next to her husband of 56 years, Marty Ginsburg.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
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Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
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Trump’s Releases New Supreme Court Shortlist
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The list, released Wednesday, includes three Republican U.S. senators — all of whom have directly or indirectly criticized Chief Justice John Roberts for not being conservative enough.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Cancer Again, Says She Will Remain On The Court
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The Supreme Court justice revealed on Friday that she had begun a course of chemotherapy on May 19. In a statement, she said she is still able to do her job “full steam.”
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Supreme Court Says Trump Not ‘Immune’ From Records Release, But Hedges On House Case
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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.
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Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare
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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.
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Supreme Court Hands Abortion-Rights Advocates A Victory In Louisiana Case
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Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals, citing the court’s adherence to precedent, to invalidate a law that required abortion providers to have hospital admitting.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration In DACA Case
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The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.