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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court.
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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93.
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Is honking a car horn protected free speech? Supreme Court to examine that question
The sound of a car horn is enough to make any driver or pedestrian whip their head around, but a California motorist is sounding the alarm on a thorny Constitutional question.
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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law barring domestic abusers from owning a gun
The justices on Tuesday suggested they’ll reverse a ruling from an appeals court in New Orleans that struck down the 1994 ban on firearms for people under court order to stay away from their spouses or partners
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Supreme Court seems likely to rule against a man's request to trademark ‘Trump too small'
In arguments Wednesday, the justices will weigh a California man’s attempt to trademark a phrase mocking the former president and current Republican front-runner for 2024 as “too small.”
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Senate Democrats plan to subpoena GOP megadonor over Supreme Court justices' travel
Senate Democrats say they will subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices.
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The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly. The outcome could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives.
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A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access
The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make it harder to sue hotels when their websites aren’t clear enough about their accommodations for people with disabilities.
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Supreme Court case may gut the CFPB: Consumer watchdog's ‘future is on the line,' group says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, faces an existential threat before the Supreme Court.
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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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Supreme Court to decide if state laws limiting social platforms violate the Constitution
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws seeking to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
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Biden's new student debt relief plan will focus on these 5 borrower groups first—here's what to know
The Department of Education is moving forward with its plan to provide debt relief to federal student loan borrowers.
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West Point sued over using race as an admissions factor in the wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling
West Point was sued in federal court Tuesday for using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
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‘It is dangerous to forget' our racial history: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks in Birmingham, Alabama, at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four young black girls were killed.
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Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024
The California professor who testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir. Christine Blasey’s Ford’s “One Way Back” is scheduled for publication next March. According to St. Martin’s Press, she will share “riveting new details about the lead-up” to her testimony in 2018; “its overwhelming aftermath,” when she...
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Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court
New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling.
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New Biden administration guidelines offer strategies to promote racial diversity without affirmative action
New guidance from the Biden administration urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on their campuses after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
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Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
The court on Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration’s regulation of ghost gun kits.
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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
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Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.