Recent Updates
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Judge in Catholic bankruptcy recuses over church donations
U.S. Supreme Court News 04/29/2023an Associated Press report showed he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in the case involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims.U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry initially announced h...
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Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank’s arguments in Iran case
U.S. Supreme Court News 04/19/2023The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Turkish bank’s main arguments for dismissing a lawsuit accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but the court sent the case back for additional review.Halkbank, a bank owned by Turkey, had argu...
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Judge in Washington orders feds to keep abortion pill access
U.S. Supreme Court News 04/09/2023A federal judge in Washington state on Friday ordered U.S. authorities not to make any changes that would restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone in 17 Democratic-led states that sued over the issue, countering a ruling by a judge in ...
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After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law
U.S. Supreme Court News 04/03/2023Nine months ago, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bipartisan gun law, the most significant legislative response to gun violence in decades.“Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House.The law has already prevented some potential...
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Supreme Court remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Supreme Court News 03/17/2023Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion for women’s rights whose death ahead of the 2020 election allowed the Supreme Court to become more conservative, will be remembered during ceremonies Friday at the high court.Ginsburg, who served as a jus...
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Executive gets 15 months in prison in doomed nuclear project
U.S. Supreme Court News 03/12/2023A former executive utility who gave rosy projections on the progress of two nuclear power plants in South Carolina while they were hopelessly behind will spend 15 months in prison for the doomed project that cost ratepayers billions of dollars.Ex-SCA...
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Alabama prison staff shortage worsens despite court order
U.S. Supreme Court News 02/11/2023A federal judge said Friday Alabama prisons remain critically understaffed, with court filings showing the number of officers in state lockups has continued to drop despite a court order to increase numbers.The prison system has lost more than 500 se...
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Judge: Banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional
U.S. Supreme Court News 02/07/2023A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the latest challenge to firearms regulations after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new st...
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Republicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss
U.S. Supreme Court News 01/09/2023The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state.It’s one of several court battles in states from Kentucky to Utah...
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Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy
U.S. Supreme Court News 12/04/2022The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.The court is ...
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Federal judge rules in favor of bikini baristas over dress
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/29/2022A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court.The decision in a partial summary judgment this week comes after a lengthy legal battle between b...
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Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/28/2022banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect.But some North Carolina Democrats say the ruling earlier this month — the latest fallout of the June U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminating federal abortion protections...