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Ruff day in court: Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in dispute with makers of dog toy
The Supreme Court is giving whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s a reason to raise a glass. The justices on Thursday handed the company a new chance to win a trademark dispute with the makers of a dog toy that mimics the whiskey’s signature bottle. The justices unanimously said a lower court’s reasoning was flawed when it ruled for the makers of...
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Supreme Court strikes down Alabama's congressional map in win for Black voters
The Supreme Court has issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.
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New Supreme Court financial reports set for release amid increased ethics scrutiny
Annual disclosure forms listing the justices’ assets, outside income, stock holdings and gifts they have received are scheduled for release Wednesday afternoon.
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Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. The next ruling could go further
The justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in another case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Minnesota Woman Who Got $0 When County Took and Sold Her Condo
A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.
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Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Student Loan Forgiveness?
Since 1980, the total cost of four-year public and private colleges has nearly tripled.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California Pork Law Mandating More Space for Pigs
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry.
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South Carolina Republicans Advance New Abortion Restrictions
South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in an attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.
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Senate Democrats Ask Billionaire Harlan Crow to List Gifts to Thomas and Any Other Justices
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday asked the Republican megadonor who has come under scrutiny for providing lavish trips and gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to identify the full extent of what he has given to him and any other justices.
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Legalized Sports Betting Has Sparked $220B in Wagers Since 2018
Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.
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Justice Thomas Defenders Make the Case for Supreme Court Ethics Reform
Republicans and conservative legal activists have pointed to alleged ethical lapses from liberal justices that serve to emphasize gaps in existing rules.
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What Supreme Court Action on Abortion Means for Patients
The Supreme Court’s action on a drug used in medication abortions may leave many women wondering what it means for them.
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Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill for Now
The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
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Concerns About Justice Clarence Thomas' Disclosures Sent to Judicial Panel
A pair of Democratic lawmakers asked the U.S. Judicial Conference to weigh in on Thomas’ failure to disclose gifts and luxury travel he allegedly accepted from a GOP billionaire.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Access to Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright. At...
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Supreme Court to Consider Christian Delivery Man's Refusal to Work Sundays in Religious Freedom Case
The Supreme Court this week is hearing the case of a religious mail carrier who refused to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays.
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New York Stockpiling Abortion Pill as Legal Fight Heads for Supreme Court
The nationwide rallies come after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened Friday to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed, to give itself more time to review the matter more thoroughly.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Preserves Abortion Pill Access While Legal Fight Continues
The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer are asking the Supreme Court to preserve access to an abortion pill free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues. The Justice Department and New York-based Danco Laboratories filed their emergency requests Friday, less than two days after an appeals court ruling in a Texas case that effectively...
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Clarence Thomas Sold Real Estate to GOP Donor and Didn't Disclose Deal, Report Finds
The 2014 real estate deal shines a new light on Thomas’s decades old relationship with Crow, a real estate magnate and longtime financier for conservative causes.
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DOJ to Ask Supreme Court to Put Abortion Pill Limits on Hold
The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available in the U.S. but reimposed past restrictions on getting and using the drug.