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Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state

KALISPELL, Mont. – It is a blessed time at Stillwater Christian School, where Scripture adorns the gymnasium wall, enrollment is climbing and Head of School Jeremy Marsh awaits the four new classrooms that will be built in the spring. It ...

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Supreme Court won’t review conviction of woman jailed for encouraging boyfriend to kill himself

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not review the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts teenager who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself. Michelle Carter was convicted in the 2014 death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy. She ...

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Justices to hear Bridgegate scandal; case could affect future prosecution for public corruption

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether it should set aside the convictions of two former New Jersey officials found guilty of fraud in the “Bridgegate” case, and the decision could have broader implications for how ...

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Medical testing sector awaits Supreme Court clarity on patents

Medical companies that develop tests to diagnose neurological disorders, heart disease risk and fetal abnormalities have been in legal limbo since a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that limited the patenting of such tests, finding they occurred in nature and were ...

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Tool used for searches at law firms may be at risk

WASHINGTON – Last spring, more than a dozen federal agents spent six hours searching the law firm of a prominent Maryland attorney, sweeping up thousands of emails, files and other documents in a money laundering and obstruction investigation. A federal ...

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Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump’s pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign. ...

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House asks Supreme Court not to delay access to Trump’s financial records, citing threat to 2020 elections

WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Congress urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday not to delay House committees’ access to President Donald Trump’s financial records, saying the information could be crucial to investigating foreign involvement in American politics and legislative protections for ...

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Supreme Court won’t let Justice Department immediately resume federal executions after hiatus

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume federal executions, denying the government’s request to bypass a lower-court ruling that the department likely exceeded its powers by adopting a new lethal injection protocol. ...

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