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The Supreme Court opens its new term with Clarence Thomas recusing himself from a Jan. 6-related case
Justice Clarence Thomas, who once employed John Eastman as a law clerk, did not take part in the court’s consideration of an appeal by Trump’s former attorney.
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Justice Clarence Thomas Explains Failure to Report Trips Paid for by Conservative Billionaire
Thomas issued statement in response to ProPublica report about trips he took that were paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow.
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At the Supreme Court, It's Taking Longer to Hear Cases
Supreme Court arguments are continuing long after a red light tells lawyers to stop.
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Texas Executes Inmate Who Fought Prayer, Touch Rules
A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Waves in First Supreme Court Arguments
As the Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed a conservative attempt to weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act, enacted in 1965 to protect minority voters, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court delivered a history lesson on the divisive issue of race in the United States. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in just her second day on the bench, spoke...
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Supreme Court Won't Let Biden Implement Immigration Policy
The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order Thursday leaves the policy frozen nationwide. The vote was 5-4 with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining three liberal justices in saying they would’ve allowed the Biden administration to...
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Texas Supreme Court Blocks Order Allowing Abortions Following Overturn of Roe v. Wade
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had allowed clinics in the state to continue performing abortions even after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 ruling that confirmed a constitutional right to abortion.
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Justices Side With Doctors Convicted in Pain Pill Schemes
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The ruling came as the…
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Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling Sets Off New Court Fights
Judges have temporarily blocked abortion bans in Louisiana and Utah, while a federal court in South Carolina said a law sharply restricting the procedure would take effect there immediately. The decisions emerged as the battle over whether women may end pregnancies shifted from the nation’s highest court to courthouses around the country. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to end...
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TIMELINE: Roe v. Wade Abortion Law From 1973-2022
From 1973-2022, here’s a look at how Roe v. Wade has developed throughout the years.
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminating Constitutional Right to Abortion
The Supreme Court issued a decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, wiping the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Allowing States to Ban Abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Supreme Court Rules Maine's Tuition Assistance Program Can't Exclude Religious Schools
The Supreme Court has ruled that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.
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If Roe Falls, Some District Attorneys Won't Enforce State's Anti-Abortion Laws
Progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of the most restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws that GOP-led states have waited years to implement.
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Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Intended to Restrict Social Media Site Blocking
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law that would restrict the ability of popular social media companies to control the content of their own sites. Under the law, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and other sites would be unable to block content based on its viewpoint. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, said the law was a response to “a…
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Ginni Thomas' Emails Deepen Her Involvement in 2020 Election
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential election to choose their own slate of electors, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory in the state were marred by fraud. The revelations first published by The Washington Post on Friday show that Thomas…
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Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Involving a Multi-Million-Dollar French Painting, Nazis and Spanish Museum
The U.S. Supreme Court resurrected a lawsuit over the ownership of a French painting that a Jewish woman surrendered to the Nazis.