A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints on how congressional districts can be drawn. But the Supreme Court
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Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools
The Supreme Court rules in favor of parents who objected to LGBTQ-themed books that a Maryland county approved for use
Lawrence Hurley
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Supreme Court upholds phone and internet subsidy program for underserved areas
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes phone and internet services in underserved
Lawrence Hurley
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Supreme Court allows terrorism victims to sue Palestinian entities
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that victims of terrorism can sue Palestinian entities in U.S. courts, upholding
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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors ‘moneyed interests’
WASHINGTON — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues on Friday in a scathing dissent on a
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Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members
Trump's actions tee up a significant question over whether provisions intended to protect independent agencies from political interference are constitutional.
Lawrence Hurley
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, calls to reform qualified immunity mostly fall silent
WASHINGTON — The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in May 2020 gave momentum to
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to ‘stand up’ amid Trump tumult
The liberal justice spoke at an event hosted by the American Bar Association, a legal group that has been targeted
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Supreme Court considers lawsuit arising from ‘wrong house’ FBI raid
WASHINGTON — When Toi Cliatt heard a loud bang in his Atlanta home in the early hours of Oct.
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A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment
OKLAHOMA CITY — There is a war raging across the United States on the role of religion in public life,
