The Supreme Court's History Of Firsts And What Happened After Them
The American people are split over President Biden's decision to nominate a Black female justice, with 55% saying the pick isn't important.
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Dems Pledge To 'Move Quickly' To Confirm Supreme Court Nominee
With just 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans — with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote — no vote can be taken for granted.
Lindsey Graham Becomes Early Player To Watch In Supreme Court Drama
Graham is among a handful of Republicans declaring their willingness to break party lines and vote for the yet-to-be-announced White House choice.
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President Biden To Announce Supreme Court Nominee By End Of February
The president has pledged to fill the seat with a historic naming of the court's first Black woman.
Evaluating President Biden's Potential Nominees For The Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer's pending retirement would allow President Biden an opportunity to fill a vacant seat on the high court.
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Justice Breyer To Retire, Giving President Biden First Court Pick
Breyer, 83, has been a justice since 1994. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
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Biden Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate For Large Employers
The Supreme Court blocked the mandate that would have required companies with more than 100 employees to require COVID vaccination or regular testing.
Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6 Committee To Get Trump Documents
They include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes dealing with Jan. 6.
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Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule For U.S. Businesses
The conservative majority ruled the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose OSHA's vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses.
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Supreme Court To Rule On President Biden's Vaccine Mandates
Justices will soon rule on the president's vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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Supreme Court Weighs President Biden's Vaccine Mandates
Justices are hearing arguments over the vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court Not To Block Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the legal challenges next week.
Supreme Court Won't Stop Texas Abortion Ban, But OKs Clinics' Suit
The court let a Texas law stand that makes abortion illegal after about six weeks into a pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
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California Plans To Be Abortion Sanctuary If Roe Overturned
The California Future of Abortion Council released a list of 45 recommendations for the state to consider if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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Supreme Court Justices Share Remarks On Mississippi Abortion Case
The justices are being asked to overrule two cornerstone decisions in the context of a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Mississippi Abortion Case
The justices on Wednesday will weigh whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks and overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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Prosecutors Urge Supreme Court To Restore Bill Cosby's Conviction
The district attorney who put former comedian Bill Cosby in prison in 2018 has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate his conviction.
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Supreme Court Set To Take Up All-Or-Nothing Abortion Fight
The case being argued Wednesday comes from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Henry Montgomery Free, Navigating Society After Decades In Prison
In November of 1963, a judge convicted 17-year-old Montgomery of murder for killing Deputy Charles Hurt.
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Supreme Court Hears Case On Puerto Rico SSI Program
Puerto Ricans are United States citizens but they don't enjoy the same government benefits as most Americans.
Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Muslim Surveillance, State Secrets
The case is being brought by a group of Muslim men who say the FBI spied on them and hundreds of others after 9/11 all due to their faith.
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Supreme Court Hearing Biggest Guns Case In More Than A Decade
At issue is a New York state law that requires citizens to demonstrate a specific need if they want a license to carry a concealed weapon.
Supreme Court Takes Up New York Gun Rights Case
The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and two private citizens are challenging the law that places restrictions on carrying a gun in public.
Supreme Court Questions Controversial Texas Abortion Law
It was unclear how quickly the court would rule and whether it would issue an order blocking the law that has been in effect for two months.
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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case Involving Transgender Rights
The case centered on whether a transgender man could sue a California hospital that canceled his hysterectomy on religious grounds.
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U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Texas Abortion Law
The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion providers or the DOJ can mount federal court challenges to the law.
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Supreme Court Declines To Block Maine Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court has decided not to block Maine's COVID vaccine mandate from taking effect.
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Texas Abortion Law Will Go To The Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about Texas' abortion law in November.
Biden Team Asks Supreme Court To Pause Texas Abortion Law
The high court ordered Texas to respond by midday Thursday.
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The Supreme Court Heads Back Into The Courtroom
Newsy sat down with Amy Howe, the co-founder of SCOTUSblog, to talk through some of the big cases on the docket this year.
