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Anticipation Builds Ahead Of Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Unveiling
Posted on · President Trump will announce his pick to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a prime-time ceremony Monday evening.
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Trump Narrows Supreme Court Shortlist To 3 — With 2 On The Inside Track
Posted on · The president could decide as early as Friday between judges Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge for his high court nominee. Kavanaugh and Barrett appear to be the top two.
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Supreme Court To Lose Its Swing Voter: Justice Anthony Kennedy To Retire
Posted on · Justice Kennedy is a moderate and a champion for the gay-rights movement. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court.
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Supreme Court Deals Blow To Government Unions
Posted on · The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday 5-4 that states may not force public employees to pay agency fees to unions of which they are not a member.
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UPDATE: In Big Win For White House, Supreme Court Upholds President Trump’s Travel Ban
Posted on · The 5-4 decision is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy
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In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone
Posted on · The Supreme Court ruled police do need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.
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Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering, Leaving Status Quo In Place
Posted on · The court on Monday, in twin partisan gerrymandering cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, said either that challengers didn't have standing or didn't weigh in on the merits of the case.
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Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter-Purge Law
Posted on · The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.
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In Narrow Decision, Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple
Posted on · The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a local baker in Colorado was within his rights to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding.
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Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers’ Rights
Posted on · The high court ruled for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws
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Supreme Court Rules States Are Free To Legalize Sports Betting
Posted on · "Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," the court wrote in a decision released Monday, "but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own."
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The Supreme Court’s Grand Finale: Trump’s Travel Ban
Posted on · The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It is the last argument of the term.
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President Trump Pardons ‘Scooter’ Libby, Former Cheney Chief Of Staff
Posted on · Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2007 in connection with the leaking of a CIA officer's identity
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Police Shootings Stir Outrage Among Some, But Not The Supreme Court
Posted on · The Supreme Court sided with police on Monday when it tossed out a lawsuit against a policeman after he shot a woman in her own front yard
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Polling Place Battleground: Freedom Of Speech Versus Freedom From Intimidation
Posted on · Polling places are a politics-free zone. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The court is hearing arguments in a key case on this Wednesday