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Author Archives: Mark Sherman

Supreme Court strikes down Texas restrictions on abortions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court’s biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century. The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that had argued the regulations ...

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8 cases remain for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Regulation of Texas abortion clinics, race in college admissions, protections for people living in the U.S. illegally and the public corruption conviction of Virginia’s former governor are among the big issues yet to be decided by the Supreme ...

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Supreme Court avoids major ruling in birth control dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday, the latest indication of the shorthanded court’s struggle to find a majority for important cases taken ...

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Supreme Court torn over affirmative action; ABA weighs in

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appears torn over the use of race in college admissions and may not be ready to make a decision without more information. During arguments Wednesday, several justices asked about the value of ordering more ...

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Justices weigh meaning of ‘one person, one vote’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is treading gingerly on a question of immense importance to the nation’s growing Latino population: whether states must count all residents, or only eligible voters, in drawing electoral districts. The justices on Tuesday displayed ...

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Justices reject challenge to local assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON — Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb’s ban on assault weapons. Two conservative justices said they would have heard ...

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Court clears the way for gay marriage expansion

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court’s order effectively makes gay ...

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Obama could alter stance of appeals courts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation’s appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings. Despite his ...

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