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The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

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The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

Its ruling on Hawaii law leaves states guessing how far gun restrictions can go under its shifting historical test.

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Religious freedom stops at the prison gate

Religious freedom stops at the prison gate

A new ruling shut the door on Damon Landor, whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by a Louisiana state prison guard.

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As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

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As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

As the nation turns 250, the justices expand the powers of a president who has derided those who seek a better life on American soil as...

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The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

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18.06.2026 8

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The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

The Supreme Court unanimously shot down efforts to prosecute marijuana users for possessing guns. But vital questions about gun control remain.

18.06.2026 10

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New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

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18.06.2026 6

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New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

Homeland Security is required to consult with other agencies to determine if it’s safe for protected foreign nationals to return to their home...

18.06.2026 7

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The Supreme Court just gave states a blueprint for discriminating against Black voters

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04.06.2026 10

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The Supreme Court just gave states a blueprint for discriminating against Black voters

Thought Supreme Court’s so-called colorblind constitutionalism couldn't do more damage to American democracy? Think again.

04.06.2026 10

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At the Supreme Court, a small victory against racial discrimination

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28.05.2026 10

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At the Supreme Court, a small victory against racial discrimination

With an unusual lineup, the court acknowledges that race, at least in the criminal justice context, still matters.

28.05.2026 10

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Justice still blooms in Alabama

An Alabama court refused to allow state Republicans to use a map that packs most of the state’s Black voters into a single district, weakening their...

28.05.2026 10

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What to know about what’s coming next at the Supreme Court

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21.05.2026 10

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What to know about what’s coming next at the Supreme Court

Most of the potential blockbuster rulings that remain involve issues that intertwine law and politics.

21.05.2026 10

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Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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14.05.2026 10

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Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

Supreme Court justices are loyal to the Constitution, not to the president who appointed them.

14.05.2026 10

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Roberts says the high court isn’t political. Its rulings say otherwise.

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Roberts says the high court isn’t political. Its rulings say otherwise.

Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn’t understand current public opinion. Clearly, he doesn’t have a mirror.

13.05.2026 20

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The mayhem over Mifepristone

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The mayhem over Mifepristone

This same challenge to the abortion medication played out in 2023.

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Supreme war of words erupts in voting rights case

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Supreme war of words erupts in voting rights case

How the Supreme Court’s ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act brought the tensions within the court out in the open.

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The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

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The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

The justices thought nothing of upending more than six decades of civil rights protections.

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Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

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Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

The Supreme Court is set to decide.

29.04.2026 20

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Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

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Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

The court already decided the issue in a 1980 case. But it may have found a way around that.

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The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

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The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

By staying out of a dispute, the justices did right by a Mass. student but left others around the nation either unprotected or guessing.

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The Trump administration doesn’t want these refugees. But they have nowhere else to go.

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The Trump administration doesn’t want these refugees. But they have nowhere else to go.

The harm that would result from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals living in the US is not theoretical.

16.04.2026 20

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Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

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Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

The defeat of Orbán didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened because the people wanted democracy — and it can happen here, too, if voters demand it.

15.04.2026 20

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Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

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Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

“This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour," Sotomayor said.

09.04.2026 20

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Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

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08.04.2026 20

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Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

Trump’s threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" cannot be dismissed as mere bravado or bluster just because he didn’t follow it up...

08.04.2026 20

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Trump showed up at the Supreme Court. It didn’t go well for him.

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02.04.2026 20

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Trump showed up at the Supreme Court. It didn’t go well for him.

A majority of justices seemed to indicate that neither the Constitution nor the court’s precedent was on the president’s side.

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A win for the religious right disguised as a free-speech ruling

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A win for the religious right disguised as a free-speech ruling

The Supreme Court said its ruling against a state ban on conversion therapy was about free speech. The young people it puts at risk don’t have a...

01.04.2026 20

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Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

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Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

The RNC is arguing that if ballots arrive after the in-person polls close, the votes should be tossed.

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Who gets to be an American?

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Who gets to be an American?

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Democratic AGs of other states have the answer as the Supreme Court takes up Trump’s bid to...

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Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

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Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

The federal judiciary is fed up.

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