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Read Justice Sotomayor's dissent in same-sex wedding website case

Friday, June 30, 2023

Justice Sonia Sotomayor read an impassioned dissent from the bench in a case where a majority of justices sided with a Colorado web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings.

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Read the Supreme Court decision reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action

Thursday, June 29, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

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The Supreme Court rules against USPS in Sunday work case

Thursday, June 29, 2023

The court ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian Postal Service carrier who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons.

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The judge assigned to oversee Trump's criminal case was appointed by Trump himself

Friday, June 09, 2023

Judge Aileen Cannon was appointed to the bench by Trump in 2020. She ruled in favor of Trump's request to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI in Florida last summer.

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Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute with dog toy maker

Thursday, June 08, 2023

Jack Daniel's, the famous Tennessee whiskey company, tried to stop production and marketing of a dog toy shaped and decorated like a Jack Daniel's bottle but with the name "Bad Spaniels" on the label.

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Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this term

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.

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The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

Thursday, May 25, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.

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DeSantis is expected to announce a presidential run on Twitter with Elon Musk

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Florida governor's wife, Casey DeSantis, further teased the likely run on Twitter with a video showing DeSantis taking to a stage with an American flag backdrop.

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Republican Sen. Tim Scott is officially running for president

Monday, May 22, 2023

Scott announced his run Monday morning in North Charleston, S.C. He has been endorsed by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second ranking Republican in the Senate.

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Sen. Tim Scott files paperwork to run for president in the 2024 election

Friday, May 19, 2023

Tim Scott has a major announcement Monday in his home state of South Carolina. He is expected to announce a run for the White House and an official FEC filing Friday makes that even more likely.

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Supreme Court unanimously sides with Twitter in ISIS attack case

Thursday, May 18, 2023

The case was brought by plaintiffs who said the social media company aided and abetted terrorism. Based on its opinion, the Supreme Court sent a related case involving Google back to the lower courts.

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Police are investigating an attack on staffers in Rep. Connolly's office in Virginia

Monday, May 15, 2023

Two staff members at Rep. Gerry Connolly's Northern Virginia office were attacked Monday by a person armed with a baseball bat, according to a statement released by the Democratic lawmaker.

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Alabama Republican blasts an effort to rid the military of white nationalists

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is under pressure for holding up military nominees over abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked whether that is hurting military readiness, he faulted President Biden.

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Prosecutors say suspected leaker of Pentagon documents had a weapons cache

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.

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Fugees' rapper Pras Michel convicted in foreign influence case

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Pras Michel has been convicted in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.

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Air National Guardsman arrested as suspected leaker of Pentagon documents

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The FBI has arrested a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Jack Teixeira, as a suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents.

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Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

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DA Bragg sues Jim Jordan, claiming 'an unconstitutional attempt to undermine' the case

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The New York prosecutor who is pursuing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump says a GOP-led congressional panel is trying to interfere with his case. Now he's taking them to court.

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Senate panel will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court's ethical standards

Monday, April 10, 2023

The hearing — which will happen "in the coming days," says Sen. Dick Durbin — comes in the wake of a news report about lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas took from a friend but did not disclose.

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Justice Thomas explains why he didn't report trips paid for by billionaire

Friday, April 07, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas responded to a news report about his failure to disclose trips paid for by a conservative billionaire friend, saying he had been advised they were not reportable.

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