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Opinion
Opinion: Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court is not affirmative action
The distorted misinformation about affirmative action is once again raising its ugly head around the potential nomination of a Black…
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Politics
No ‘gaming the system’ on Supreme Court pick, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming U.S.…
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Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson among Biden’s top candidates for U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by this summer, President Joe Biden has said he will…
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Education
Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative…
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Politics
Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his…
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Health
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling…
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News
Justices signal they may toss Roe, allow new abortion limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices, hearing the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, have indicated…
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News
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50…
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Health
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling…
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Business
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Spire’s appeal to keep natural gas pipeline operational
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court appeal by the St. Louis-based natural gas company…
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News
Second Amendment case now before Supreme Court could topple gun restrictions
The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high. The Supreme Court’s ruling…
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Crime
Missouri executes Ernest Johnson by lethal injection
Missouri carried out the death sentence of Ernest Johnson Tuesday evening, ending his life with an injection of pentobarbital at…
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News
Supreme Court justices are back at court for new term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court returned to the courtroom Monday for the start of a momentous new term, after a…
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News
U.S. Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns and religion
The Supreme Court begins its annual term on Oct. 4, 2021, with a packed agenda highlighted by three claims of…
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News
A ‘dangerous cabal’? Alito says Supreme Court is no such thing
Justice Samuel Alito pushed back Thursday against criticism, including some from colleagues, that recent Supreme Court actions in major cases…
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Women
Bush, other Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
Three Democratic members of Congress offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined on Thursday…
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Women
Federal court hears arguments on Missouri abortion ban with no rape, incest exception
The fate of Missouri’s ban on abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy, with no exception for rape or incest, rests in…
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Politics
U.S. Supreme Court sets Dec. 1 oral arguments in major abortion case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in a case that threatens to overturn decades…
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Coronavirus
After eviction, ‘I have no idea’ what to do, jobless mother of two says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two…
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Health
Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal
The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with…
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Coronavirus
Supreme Court rejection of eviction ban cranks up pressure to dole out rental aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the last-ditch effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to extend a federal…
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Women
In new abortion fight, ‘my body, my choice’ slogan may be outdated
One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week…
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Politics
Parson joins legal push to convince Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
Gov. Mike Parson has added his name to the growing list of GOP elected officials asking the U.S. Supreme Court…
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Politics
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn’t want to believe it.…
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Politics
Missouri AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear abortion restrictions
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review an appeals court decision blocking a…
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News
Transgender students win: Supreme Court rejects school’s appeal on bathroom ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban, handing…
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Police Accountability
Supreme Court revives St. Louis police in-custody death case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court revived on Monday claims that St. Louis police officers used excessive force against a…
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Crime
Missouri killer seeking firing squad loses high court appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal from a Missouri death row inmate who…
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Women
Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter…
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Politics
Guns are on Supreme Court’s agenda days after mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A potential expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in…
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