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Supreme Court Skeptical of NC's Redistricting Case: It Will Allow ‘Most Extreme Forms of Gerrymandering'
The Supreme Court is taking up a case with the potential to reshape elections for Congress and the presidency.
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Alabama Execution Called Off Because ‘Veins Could Not Be Accessed'
The last-minute reprieve came nearly three hours after a divided U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for the execution to begin.
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Companies Covering Abortion Travel Costs May Face Hurdles
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where abortion is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. But they gave no details on how they will do this and...
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Who Was Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade?
The landmark ruling that gave American women the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years was overturned by SCOTUS Friday.
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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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These Corporations Have Pledged to Help Employees Obtain Abortions When States Restrict Them
Here’s where companies stand in helping employees navigate abortion restrictions.
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Who Was Jane Roe and What Did the Landmark Case Decide?
The landmark ruling that has given American women the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years seems about to be overturned. What was the case that many heralded but others fought fiercely against over the years? Here are some details.
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Protesters Gather in DC After Leaked Draft Suggests SCOTUS May Overturn Roe V. Wade
People were gathering Monday night outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a draft opinion obtained by Politico which, if verified, reveals the court’s intention to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling.
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Being the 1st: What It's Like to Make Supreme Court History
Just being the newest member of the Supreme Court can be a momentous adjustment for a justice
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Jackson, in High Court Mix, Traces Law Interest to Preschool
When Ketanji Brown Jackson’s younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting her federal-judge mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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California Plans to Be Abortion Sanctuary If Roe Overturned
California clinics and their allies in the state Legislature plan to make the state a “sanctuary” for those out-of-state seeking reproductive care if the U.S. Supreme Court reverse Roe v. Wade.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Inmate in Death Penalty Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Alabama inmate whose lawyers argued he had ineffective counsel at his trial.
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Do Teens Deserve a Life Sentence? Cases Challenge No-Parole Terms for Young Adult Killers
In Boston, two teens — born just eight months apart — received very different sentences despite being convicted of the same crime.
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Do Teens Deserve Life Sentence? Cases Challenge No-Parole Terms for Young Adult Killers
U.S. Supreme Court rulings and state laws in recent years have limited or banned sentences of life without the possibility of parole for people who commit crimes as juveniles because of the potential for change
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A History of Supreme Court Expansion: Threats of ‘Court Packing' Aren't New
The number of Supreme Court Justices changed 6 times before Congress settled on the 9 we’re now accustomed to. Here’s a history of “court packing” in the US
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Guns Are on Supreme Court's Agenda Days After Mass Shootings
A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ruling That Overturned Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the government’s appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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There Are Very Few Black Women Federal Judges Today — Here's Why and How It Needs to Change
A history of racism and sexism in our country has translated to a lack of diversity in our federal judges. But it’s also due to neglected talent and political will, says the co-author of an opinion piece in The National Law Journal about the lack of Black women federal judges. Professor Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College...
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The Supreme Court is Taking up Obamacare… Again: Here's Why You Need to Care
With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.
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What Republicans Expect from the Supreme Court and Federal Judges if Trump Is Re-Elected
Jeremy Dys, special counsel with the conservative First Liberty Institute, explains what Republicans expect from the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges under a second Trump term — if he is re-elected.