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Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
Transgender teen athlete in Supreme Court fight knows upcoming sports season could be last
WASHINGTON — Becky Pepper-Jackson finished third in the discus throw in West Virginia last year though she was in just her first year of high school. Now a 15-year-old sophomore, Pepper-Jackson is aware that her upcoming season could be her last. kAm(6DE ':C8:?:2 92D 32??65 EC2?D86?56C 8:C=D =:<6 !6AA6C\y24<D@? 7C@> 4@>A6E:?8 :? 8:C=D 2?5 H@>6?VD DA@CED[ 2?5 :D 2>@?8 E96 >@C6 E92? EH@ 5@K6? DE2E6D H:E9 D:>:=2C =2HD] %9@F89 E96 (6DE ':C8:?:2 =2H 92D 366?
Authorities recover high-powered rifle as search for Charlie Kirk's killer continues
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OREM, Utah — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk has not yet been identified by law enforcement and is believed to have jumped off the roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing a single shot, the authorities said Thursday in disclosing that they recovered a high-powered rifle from the scene.
By Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker
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Authorities recover high-powered rifle as search for Charlie Kirk's killer continues
OREM, Utah - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk has not yet been identified by law enforcement and is believed to have jumped off the roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing a single shot, the authorities said Thursday in disclosing that they recovered a high-powered rifle from the scene.
US troops, equipment will depart from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
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Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House. Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump’s 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay
By: Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer And Mark Sherman, The Associated Press Posted: 5:06 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 Print Email Read Later WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay. Read this article for free: Email Address: Password: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement.
The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country.
Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA rule limiting downwind power plant pollution in 10 states
By: Mark Sherman, The Associated Press Posted: 4:17 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states, an effort to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dies at age 93
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O'Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a news release. Chief Justice John Roberts mourned her death.
The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump's Twitter feed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump's Twitter feed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump.
High court take up case on hotel disability access
WASHINGTON - A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went online and made a reservation for a room accessible for people with disabilities. "I figured, 'OK, I should be set,' " Stramondo said. But when he checked in, the room he was given looked like a standard room, without bars in the bathroom or a door wide enough to accommodate his wheelchair.
The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'
WASHINGTON – It's hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than “and.” But how to interpret that simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on Oct. 2, the first day of its new term. What the justices decide could affect thousands of prison sentences each year.
Supreme Court to review Democratic lawmakers' suit over Trump hotel lease
The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that allowed a suit by Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee to continue. They filed their complaint in 2017 over the Trump administration's refusal to turn over information about the Trump Organization's lease of the hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and the Capitol.
Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips
Sign up for our Newsletters FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. (AP Photo/J.
Justices take up elections case that could reshape voting
The Supreme Court is taking up a case with the potential to fundamentally reshape elections for Congress and the presidency. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday over the power of state courts to strike down congressional districts drawn by the legislature because they violate state constitutions.
High court to hear arguments over Biden's deportation policy
It's the latest example of a Republican litigation strategy that has succeeded in slowing Biden administration initiatives by going to GOP-friendly courts. In a separate ongoing legal dispute, three judges chosen by President Donald Trump are among the four Republican-appointed judges who have so far prevented the administration's student loan cancellation program from taking effect.
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner
At a moment when opinion surveys show that Americans think the court is becoming more political and give it dismal approval ratings, the justices turned out to celebrate the group that helped then-President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans move the American judiciary, including the Supreme Court, to the right. The Federalist Society has no partisan affiliation and takes no position in election campaigns, but it is closely aligned with Republican priorities, including the drive to overturn Roe.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
WASHINGTON — New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first Supreme Court opinion Monday, a short dissent in support of a death row inmate from Ohio. Jackson wrote that she would have thrown out lower court rulings in the case of Ohio inmate Davel Chinn, whose lawyers argued that the state suppressed evidence that might have altered the outcome of his trial.
The Onion files a Supreme Court brief in defense of parody
The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody. The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media. “As the globe’s premier parodists, The Onion’s writers also have a self-serving interest in preventing political authorities from imprisoning humorists,” lawyers for the Onion wrote in a brief filed Monday.
Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law
But in a legal opinion released Wednesday, the Justice Department said that the HEROES Act of 2003 gives the administration “sweeping authority” to reduce or eliminate student debt during a national emergency, ”when significant actions with potentially far-reaching consequences are often required." The law was adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support at a time when U.S. forces were fighting two wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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