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The Supreme Court is Taking up Obamacare… Again: Here's Why You Need to Care
With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.
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Much at Stake as Supreme Court Weighs Future of ‘Obamacare'
When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest
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Supreme Court Sides Mostly With Republicans in Last-Minute Voting Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has faced a stream of last-minute appeals over election procedures since the spring, and most of the time it has rejected calls to allow less restrictive voting measures despite the pandemic, NBC News reports.
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Supreme Court Allows 3-Day Extension for Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots
The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.
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Supreme Court to Hear Cases Over Trump's Border Wall, ‘Remain in Mexico' Policy
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall
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Infected Senator Vows ‘Moon Suit' to Vote Trump's Court Pick
The Senate had been shut down by COVID-19 infections, but Republicans are refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. They are even willing to make special arrangements so sick senators can vote, and Democrats appear powerless to stop them. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Monday that he’ll go to the Capitol “in a moon...
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Top Contenders to Replace Ginsburg on Supreme Court
President Donald Trump says he will nominate a woman to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a champion of gender equality. Here is a look at the top contenders.
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Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara Lagoa, Allison Jones Rushing: Who Are the Judges on Trump's SCOTUS Shortlist?
President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election. Here’s a quick rundown of the candidates believed to be on Trump’s shortlist.
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Supreme Court Deals Setback to Florida Felon Voting Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to make it easier for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons in Florida to vote if they haven’t paid all their court fines.
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Supreme Court Rules Religious Groups Can Opt-Out of ACA's Birth Control Mandate
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Trump administration rules allowing some employers to decline to provide contraceptive coverage on religious or moral grounds, which could leave more than 70,000 women without cost-free birth control. The high court ruled 7-2 for the administration, which made a policy change to allow some employers who cite religious or moral objections to opt out...
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Justices Rule States Can Bind Presidential Electors' Votes
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College
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Justices Keep Hold on Secret Russia Investigation Material
The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation through the November election
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Supreme Court Lifts Ban on State Aid to Religious Schooling
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education
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Supreme Court: Booking.com Can Trademark Its Name
The Supreme Court says travel website Booking.com can trademark its name, a ruling that also impacts other companies whose name is a generic word followed by “.com.”
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‘The Work Continues': Local LGBTQ Leaders React to SCOTUS Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects people from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status, a resounding victory for LGBTQ rights from a conservative court.
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Supreme Court Appears Likely to Reject Trump Immunity Claim
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump’s tax, bank and financial records.
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Supreme Court Adoption Case Could Have Broad Nondiscrimination Impact
A lawsuit that pits religious freedom against gay rights — and has been percolating through the court system and national news for two years — is officially on the Supreme Court’s docket, NBC News reports.
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Lawyers Say Border Agents Keep Writing False Addresses on Migrant Papers
Lawyers representing migrants seeking asylum at the border say U.S. border agents are systematically writing the same wrong address on the migrants’ papers, leaving hundreds with no way to receive communications from the U.S. government about their cases, and undermining their ability to win asylum in the U.S, NBC News reports.
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Supreme Court to Take Up Dispute Over Subpoenas for Trump Records
The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump’s pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private. The justices’ decision Friday to hear cases involving demands for records from Trump’s banks and accounting firm means the court is likely to issue final rulings in June, amid Trump’s campaign for re-election.
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Supreme Court Keeps Federal Executions on Hold
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break. The justices denied the administration’s plea to undo a lower court ruling in favor of inmates who have been given execution dates. The first of those had been scheduled for Monday, with a second set for Friday. Two more inmates...
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Supreme Court Temporarily Shields Trump Bank Records
The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily shielded the bank records of President Donald Trump and three of his children from House Democrats. In an order signed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the House cannot enforce subpoenas issued to Deutsche Bank and Capital One at least until Dec. 13. The justices are scheduled to discuss at least one and maybe two…
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‘Bring Your Rage': Witches Plan Hex on Kavanaugh in Brooklyn This Weekend
For all those who are still angered by the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, modern day witches plans to hold a public hex on the newly appointed associate justice in Brooklyn this weekend.
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NBC, ‘Access Hollywood' Anchor Natalie Morales Tackles Easy, Tasty Recipes in New Cookbook
The easy to follow recipes inside prove cooking doesn’t have to be stressful as Morales says most of the recipes in the book take 30 minutes or less.
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SCOTUS: No Rehearing for Obama Immigration Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request to rehear a case concerning its executive actions on President Obama’s immigration policy, NBC News reported. Unable to reach a decision in June, the justices tied 4-4, leaving a lower court order intact that blocked the immigration plan from going into effect. Obama’s immigration programs would shield more than four million...
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Supreme Court Vacancy Complicates Debate Over Obamacare, Birth Control
The Supreme Court’s ability to function as a body without Justice Antonin Scalia will get another big test when the court convenes Wednesday in the battle pitting religious freedom and birth control, NBC News reported....
The current eight-judge panel is set to hear its fourth Obamacare-related case, this time involving religiously affiliated nonprofits that are challenging a government provision requiring employers... -
Supreme Court Upholds Use of Drug Implicated in Botched Executions
The Supreme Court upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal injection executions Monday, as two dissenting justices said for the first time that they think it’s “highly likely” that the death penalty itself is unconstitutional. The justices voted 5-4 in a case from Oklahoma that the sedative midazolam can be used in executions without violating the Eighth Amendment...
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‘Court Has Spoken' on Gay Marriage: Florida Attorney General
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says the “court has spoken” on gay marriage.