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Protests continue in southeast Ohio after the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Protesters gathered on the steps of the Athens County Courthouse last week after the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion. Ari Faber, the operations coordinator of United… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects request to suspend state’s six-week abortion ban
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request to suspend the state’s new six-week abortion ban just two days after the group of abortion… Read More
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Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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Is same-sex marriage or birth control in danger after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion?
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion is raising questions about the future of other rights established with court… Read More
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Here’s where abortions will likely be banned or strictly limited post Roe
By: Becky Sullivan | Kristin Gourlay | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Twenty-two states have laws in place that will immediately ban abortions or pave the way to ban or severely restrict access to them, following the Supreme… Read More
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades
By: Nina Totenberg | Sarah McCammon | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade on Friday, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion upheld for nearly a half century, no longer… 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
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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How states are preparing for a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to issue what could be a momentous decision upending abortion rights. Last month, a leaked draft revealed the conservative justices… Read More
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What could happen in Ohio if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It appears the U.S. Supreme Court might be on its way to overturning the landmark decision that allowed abortion as a constitutional right throughout… Read More
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The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
By: Eric McDaniel | NPR
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Updated April 7, 2022 at 2:18 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Senate has voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court… Read More
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Ohio’s Republican US Senator says he’ll oppose Jackson’s nomination to Supreme Court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Retiring Republican US Sen. Rob Portman will stick with most of his party and oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to the US… Read More
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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for malicious prosecution
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, clearing the way to an all-but-certain confirmation. The West Virginia Democrat has… Read More
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What Ketanji Brown Jackson can expect to hear from Republicans this week
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after serving more than two decades on the nation’s highest court, Supreme Court and Biden administration sources tell NPR…. Read More
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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to hear arguments on the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for… Read More
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Roe v. Wade’s future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court
By: Nina Totenberg | Krishnadev Calamur | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The right to an abortion in the United States appeared to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the fate… Read More
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What Renters, Landlords Should Expect As The Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Throughout most of the pandemic, Americans who are behind on their rent have been safe from evictions due to a federal moratorium imposed by the Centers… Read More
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Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Ban
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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 To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.
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Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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?
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Cancer Again, Says She Will Remain On The Court
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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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.”