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Federal judge says Clarence Thomas ethics complaints mishandled more than a decade ago

“In conversations, letters and reports, the committee repeatedly framed its inquiry using the wrong standard,” Wolf said. "If you address the wrong question, you’re likely to get the wrong answer.”

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Supreme Court boosts Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed's DNA testing bid

The death row inmate believes DNA testing could help exonerate him in the 1996 abduction, rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman.

April 19, 2023 09:33 AM

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Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin said his panel "will act" based on the report, without specifying what steps it would take.

April 06, 2023 12:28 PM

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt relief plan at the White House in Washington

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What's the latest on Biden's U.S. student loan forgiveness?

The U.S. Supreme Court's nine justices are hearing arguments in the Biden administration's appeal of the two lower court rulings today. The court is expected to rule on this case this Spring.

February 28, 2023 01:07 PM

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South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson takes another swing at legislative priorities in new Congress

From freezing the Supreme Court at nine members to preserving Mount Rushmore, Rep. Dusty Johnson is re-introducing previously-failed legislation he hopes will succeed in the GOP-controlled House.

January 19, 2023 03:54 PM

By Jason Harward

National

U.S. Supreme Court to hear religious bias claim against Postal Service

In similar cases over the past three years that the court has turned away, conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch have cast doubt on the 1977 ruling.

January 13, 2023 04:01 PM

By Andrew Chung / Reuters

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U.S. Supreme Court to consider prohibition on encouraging illegal immigration

Biden's administration urged the Supreme Court to hear the case, faulting the appeals court for invalidating an "important tool for combating activities that exacerbate unlawful immigration."

December 09, 2022 03:39 PM

By Andrew Chung / Reuters

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Senate passes same-sex marriage protection bill

The narrowly tailored bill, which would require the federal government to recognize a marriage if it was legal in the state in which it was performed, is meant to be a backstop if the Supreme Court acted against same-sex marriage. It would not bar states from blocking same-sex or interracial marriages if the Supreme Court allowed them to do so.

November 29, 2022 06:00 PM

By Moira Warburton / Reuters

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Report of second major US Supreme Court leak draws calls for probe

A New York Times report of a former anti-abortion leader's claim that he was told in advance about the outcome of a major 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case involving contraceptives.

November 19, 2022 08:34 PM

By Matt Spetalnick and Laura Sanicola / Reuters

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U.S. Chief Justice Roberts pauses fight over Trump tax returns

Allowing the lower court decision to stand would "undermine the separation of powers and render the office of the Presidency vulnerable to invasive information demands from political opponents in the legislative branch," Trump's lawyers wrote.

November 01, 2022 11:42 AM

By Andrew Chung / Reuters

National

U.S. Supreme Court mulls line between art and theft in Warhol case

The high court's take on the case is "very hard to predict," said Harvard Law School professor Rebecca Tushnet, who wrote a brief supporting Warhol with other copyright scholars.

October 11, 2022 08:08 AM

By Blake Brittain / Reuters

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Uncertainty, fear surrounds Supreme Court decision's possible impact on tribal sovereignty

In Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the U.S. Supreme Court gave states new power to prosecute alleged crimes by non-Natives against Natives committed on reservations. Though the immediate changes stemming from the case remain unclear, some Native sources say the implementation of this decision could mean further infringement on tribal sovereignty.

July 08, 2022 11:00 AM

By Jason Harward

Health

Big employers are offering abortion benefits. Will the information stay safe?

Experts warn that simply claiming the benefits may create paper trails for law enforcement officials in states criminalizing abortion. That will complicate life for the dozens of corporations promising to protect, or even expand, the abortion benefits for employees and their dependents.

July 04, 2022 01:00 PM

By Darius Tahir / Kaiser Health News