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U.S. Supreme Court

May 18, 2021

Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms

In agreeing to hear a potentially groundbreaking abortion case, the Supreme Court has energized activists on both sides of the long-running debate who are now girding to make abortion access a major issue in next year's midterm elections.

May 17, 2021

Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.

May 5, 2021

Facebook board upholds Trump suspension

Since the day after the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent — muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones.

May 4, 2021

Certified question before state Supreme Court seeks clarity on private-school busing requirements

Busing services for children attending private religious schools figured at the center of a certified question before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday.

May 3, 2021

Supreme Court won’t take Maryland bump stock ban case

The Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on bump stocks and other devices that make guns fire faster.

Apr 22, 2021

High court moves away from leniency for minors who murder

After more than a decade in which the Supreme Court moved gradually toward more leniency for minors convicted of murder, the justices on Thursday moved the other way.

Apr 7, 2021

Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust

Justice Stephen Breyer said on Tuesday that liberal advocates of big changes at the Supreme Court, including increasing the number of justices, should think "long and hard" about what they're proposing.

Feb 16, 2021

Religion and the death penalty collide at the US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser by their side as they are executed.

Feb 4, 2021

Study: Media coverage of Supreme Court more political in recent history

The media's coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court has become more political in recent years, according to research from a University of Iowa law professor.

Dec 15, 2020

Obama-era program for immigrants faced with new court challenge

A federal court next week is expected to consider whether to invalidate a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, potentially creating complications for the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Dec 13, 2020

US Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court and subvert the will of voters.

Nov 30, 2020

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

The Supreme Court sounded skeptical Monday that President Donald Trump could categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

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