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Jessica Taylor, NPR

Posted on June 28, 2018 · At a campaign rally in North Dakota, President Trump underscored to voters how critical keeping a GOP Senate majority in November's midterm elections is in order to secure Supreme Court picks.

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Caroline Love

Posted on November 7, 2023 · An Arlington case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi, could determine if it's legal to ban domestic abusers under protective orders from have guns.

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Millions of Texans still on the hook for student loans after Supreme Court decision

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Posted on June 30, 2023 · The cancellation of up to $20,000 of debt would have benefited more than 5 million Texans.

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Houston-area officials say Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision a ‘profound setback’

Ariel Worthy

Posted on June 29, 2023 · The decision could end the ability of colleges and universities, public and private, to do what most say they still need to do: consider race as one of many factors in deciding which of the qualified applicants is to be admitted.

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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

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Posted on June 29, 2023 · The court's conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation's oldest private and public colleges.

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