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Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees
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The Supreme Court says the federal ban on discrimination “based on sex” also applies to gay, lesbian, and transgender employees.
Supreme Court Will Not Reexamine Doctrine That Shields Police In Misconduct Suits
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Justice Clarence Thomas dissents, saying the “qualified immunity doctrine appears to stray from the statutory text.”
Supreme Court Weighs Qualified Immunity For Police Accused Of Misconduct
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The court-made doctrine that makes it very difficult to sue over excessive force by police is under the microscope.
Listen Live: Supreme Court Arguments Begin Monday
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The high court begins two weeks of oral arguments — the first time the proceedings will have live audio and the first occasion on which the arguments themselves will be conducted by phone.
Supreme Court May Side With Trump On ‘DREAMers’
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At issue is the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which granted temporary protection from deportation to roughly 700,000 young people.
Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case
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At issue is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars sex discrimination, covers gay and transgender workers.
The Supreme Court Takes Another Look At Partisan Redistricting
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A pivotal retirement and a new conservative majority could give the state legislatures a green light for even more partisanship when it comes to drawing political boundaries.
Cross Clash Could Change Rules For Separation Of Church And State
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This week, the newly constituted conservative Supreme Court majority will weigh how the federal government should treat religious symbols paid for with taxpayer funds.
Supreme Court Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rules Excessive Fines Apply To States
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion and announced it on just her second day back at court after surgery for lung cancer late last year.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery For Lung Cancer
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Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about one of the few remaining provisions in the Bill of Rights not yet applied to the states: the ban on excessive fines.
Trump’s Top 2 Supreme Court Picks Reflect Warring Republican Factions
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Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?
Supreme Court To Lose Its Swing Voter: Justice Anthony Kennedy To Retire
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Justice Kennedy is a moderate and a champion for the gay rights movement. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court.
In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone
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The Supreme Court ruled police do need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.
Police Shootings Stir Outrage Among Some, But Not The Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court sided with police on Monday when it tossed out a lawsuit against a policeman after he shot a woman in her own front yard.
Polling Place Battleground: Freedom Of Speech Versus Freedom From Intimidation
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Polling places are a politics-free zone. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The court is hearing arguments in a key case on this Wednesday.
Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions
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Conservative justices could overrule a 40-year-old decision allowing states to compel union fee payments. But all eyes are on Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was uncharacteristically silent in court Monday.
In Key Voting-Rights Case, Court Appears Divided Over Ohio’s ‘Use It Or Lose It’ Rule
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The justices heard a challenge to an Ohio law, which allows the purging of voter registrations because of a failure to vote in two consecutive elections.