US Supreme Court
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PublishedJune 30, 2023
Supreme Court to decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Maine colleges say Supreme Court ruling will harm efforts to create diverse campuses
With race effectively eliminated as a factor in college admissions, Maine schools must refocus their efforts to create diverse student bodies.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers
The unanimous opinion found that employers must show that granting such an accommodation would lead to 'substantial increased costs' in relation to the conduct of its business.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
How Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action in the past
Here's a look at some of the court's most important past affirmative action decisions, which laid the groundwork for Thursday's rulings.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Supreme Court restricts affirmative action in college admissions
Landmark cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina asked the Supreme Court to ban affirmative action, or using race in college admissions.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Supreme Court says White House can continue to set deportation priorities
In this case, the justices said the Department of Homeland Security has the authority to focus on arresting recent border crossers and those who commit violent crimes.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo
The county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Republican donor denies influence over Justice Clarence Thomas, despite lavish gifts
In an interview with the Atlantic, Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow said the 2 do not discuss Supreme Court cases, which are 'off limits.'
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Supreme Court won’t block $6 billion student debt relief settlement
The justices' action comes as the high court is weighing what to do with the Biden administration's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student debt held by more than 40 million people.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Senate Democrats urge chief justice to investigate Thomas’s unreported gifts
In a letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Democrats from the Senate Judiciary Committee call for an investigation into Clarence Thomas's decades of luxury travel funded by a Republican donor.