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May 25, 2017

Appeals court deals blow to Trump administration travel ban

A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.

May 22, 2017

Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina on Monday because race played too large a role in their creation.

May 18, 2017

Schimel urges Supreme Court to protect GOP-drawn districts

Wisconsin's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the state's Republican-drawn legislative districts.

May 16, 2017

US Supreme Court order unlikely to deter voting restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to breathe new life into North Carolina's sweeping voter identification law might be just a temporary victory for civil rights groups.

May 15, 2017

Voters urge US Supreme Court to uphold Wis. gerrymandering ruling

A group of voters is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling striking down Wisconsin's GOP-drawn legislative districts.

Apr 25, 2017

Dozen states, RNC file in redistricting case

A dozen states and the Republican National Committee are among those urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal court ruling that said Wisconsin's legislative district boundaries were unconstitutional.

Apr 18, 2017

Gorsuch dives into the fray at first Supreme Court arguments

By MARK SHERMAN and SAM HANANEL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Neil Gorsuch dived into the public side of his new job Monday, piping up early and often as he took his seat on the Supreme Court bench for the first time to hear arguments. The new justice waited just 11 minutes before asking questions […]

Apr 17, 2017

Supreme Court , including Gorsuch, to hear church-state case

Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states.

Apr 6, 2017

Baldwin’s Supreme Court nominee fight is early flashpoint (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's support for a filibuster to block President Donald Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court has become an early flashpoint as she faces re-election next year.

Apr 3, 2017

Republicans thwarted US high court picks, too

It was the Republican talking point of the Sunday talk shows: If Democrats delay Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court this week, Republicans said, it would be an affront to history — the first time a nominee to the high court had been filibustered.

Mar 22, 2017

Court sides with workers in bankruptcy case over lost wages

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with hundreds of former workers at a New Jersey trucking company who said they were unfairly denied a claim for lost wages after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.

Mar 22, 2017

Feingold launches new advocacy group

Former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold is starting a new nonprofit political advocacy group focused on voters' rights, campaign finance reform, protecting the independence of the U.S. Supreme Court and abolishing the Electoral College.

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