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Kagan Seethes As High Court Conservatives Deliver Property Rights Win
An ideologically divided Supreme Court delivered a victory for property owners Friday, over a vigorous dissent from Justice Elena Kagan…
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Racial Bias Runs Deep In The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision
Curtis Flowers of Mississippi has stood trial six times in connection with a grisly quadruple homicide in a small town…
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The Supreme Court Just Upheld A War Memorial Cross On Public Land
The Supreme Court turned back a constitutional challenge to a cross-shaped war memorial in Maryland Thursday, finding that the monument…
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Supreme Court Upholds Double Jeopardy Rule That Might Weaken Reach Of Trump’s Pardons
The Supreme Court left undisturbed Monday a legal rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute individuals for the…
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The Supreme Court Won’t Decide If The Second Amendment Covers ‘Silencers’
The Supreme Court rejected two cases challenging federal regulation of gun suppressors Monday, just days after one such accessory was…
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Justice Ginsburg Hints At Outcome Of Supreme Court’s Biggest Cases
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that the Supreme Court is deeply divided over its most-watched cases, hinting that a…
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Justice Clarence Thomas Has ‘No Idea’ Where Retirement Rumors Are Coming From”
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday he has no idea why rumors about his retirement have circulated in recent…
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Supreme Court Turns Down Trump Administration Bid To Accelerate DACA Appeal
The Supreme Court rejected a request Monday to expedite its consideration of the Trump administration’s bid to end the Deferred…
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Supreme Court Will Review Cross-Border Shooting By Border Patrol Agent
The Supreme Court will decide whether a Mexican family can sue a U.S. Border Patrol agent in an American court…
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Supreme Court Declines Review Of Transgender Bathroom Case
The United States Supreme Court declined to review a case Tuesday involving a Pennsylvania school district opening up bathrooms to…
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Trump Backs Bid To Strike Down New York City Gun Laws At Supreme Court
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a New York City ordinance strictly regulating the transportation…
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Democratic Efforts To Pack The Supreme Court Hit A Big Wall: Public Opinion
A majority of Americans oppose expanding the Supreme Court, according to survey data which comes as Democratic presidential candidates float…
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New Gerrymandering Ruling Will Have Big Effects For GOP In 2020
A federal three-judge panel ruled Thursday that 34 state and federal district lines in Michigan are unconstitutionally gerrymandered to the…
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One Supreme Court Justice Thinks Term Limits Aren’t Such A Bad Idea
Justice Stephen Breyer shared mixed reactions to recent reform proposals for the Supreme Court, saying term limits might be desirable…
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Supreme Court Hands Win To Business, Over Pointed Dissent From Liberals
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority put additional limits on class-wide arbitration Wednesday, handing business interests a victory over a vigorous…
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