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South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision
The ruling, by a newly all-male bench, allows the state’s new six-week abortion ban to take effect.
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News
Samuel Alito Has a Favorite Branch of Government
In theory, there is no branch in the American constitutional system that exists above or beyond the reach of the…
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More Income for the Supreme Court: Million-Dollar Book Deals
The deals have become highly lucrative for the justices, including for those who used court staff members to help research…
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Senate Panel Approves Supreme Court Ethics Bill With Dim Prospects
Republicans accused Democrats of trying to undermine the court with the measure and vowed to block it from advancing in…
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The Supreme Court’s Tarnished Reputation
More from our inbox: Pumping Groundwater and the Earth’s WobbleTreating Politicians as MessiahsHow Libraries Can Help Homeless PeopleCredit...Stefani Reynolds for…
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John Roberts Throws a Curveball
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The…
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Release of Justice Stevens’s Private Papers Opens Window Into Supreme Court
The justice’s files on thousands of cases, including landmark decisions on abortion and the 2000 election, were made public.
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World
In Prosecution of Turkish Bank, the Supreme Court Issues a Mixed Ruling
The justices rejected key arguments from Halkbank, which is owned by the Turkish government. But they told a lower court…
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Justice Thomas Failed to Report Real Estate Deal With Texas Billionaire
An investigation by ProPublica revealed a deal worth more than $100,000 between the real estate magnate and the justice.
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Justices Must Disclose Travel and Gifts Under New Rules
The change comes as members of Congress have called for the justices to be held to ethics standards similar to…