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April 19, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court

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Democrats begin push to expand the Supreme Court

April 15, 2021 Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to add four seats to the Supreme Court, a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration and criticized […]

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Colorado baker sued again over alleged LGBTQ bias

March 25, 2021 Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

DENVER — A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another […]

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Traditions on hold, justices near a year of phone arguments

March 18, 2021 Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawyers arguing in jeans and hoodies. A justice who has been silent for years regularly talking. A sound like a toilet flushing during the discussion of a case. Arguments at the Supreme […]

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Attorney General Josh Stein joins brief urging SCOTUS to let school districts ‘regulate’ off-campus speech

March 18, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has joined a brief which urges the U.S. Supreme Court to allow school districts to “regulate” student speech off campus when that speech has “substantial effects on […]

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Court raises bar for some immigrants to avoid deportation

March 8, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have been convicted of a crime to avoid deportation. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a 5-3 conservative majority […]

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Supreme Court skeptical about patent judge appointments

March 2, 2021 Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to find that the judges who oversee patent disputes are not properly appointed, a case important to patent holders and inventors including major technology companies. […]

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Group asks justices to ban use of race in college admissions

February 26, 2021 Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group claiming Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants is asking the Supreme Court to ban the consideration of race in college admissions nationwide. With an expanded 6-3 conservative majority since the […]

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Former WWE wrestlers take brain damage case to Supreme Court

February 19, 2021 Dave Collins, Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — Several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. A lawyer for […]

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Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

January 25, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether former President Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that […]

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Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

January 12, 2021 Mark Sherman, Kevin Freking, and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. He used […]

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