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Supreme Court asked to nix abortion clinic protest ‘bubble zones’
The Supreme Court may soon consider two cases that could dismantle limits on how close protesters can be to people at abortion clinics and other health care facilities. The cases argue that “buffer zones” around clinics and “bubble zones” around the people who visit them violate the First Amendment. “Americans either have the right to…
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Supreme Court hears Oklahoma death penalty case in which state and inmate agree conviction should be tossed
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh whether inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction should be thrown out — an unusual death penalty case in which the attorney general of Oklahoma has sided with a defendant. Glossip, who is now 61, was convicted of arranging for the murder in 1997 of his boss at…
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Supreme Court weighs challenge to Biden ban on untraceable ‘ghost gun’ kits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday takes on another battle over restrictions on firearms as the justices consider the Biden administration’s move to ban “ghost gun” kits that allow people to assemble deadly weapons at home while skirting existing regulations. The administration wants the kits to be regulated the same way as other firearms,…
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A heated election season hangs over the Supreme Court’s new term: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley looks at how the upcoming election is looming over the high court…
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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state’s 6-week abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal from the state to an earlier ruling from a lower court that had struck down the law. The decision from the state Supreme Court goes into effect at 5 p.m. local time, meaning that most abortions will again…
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Supreme Court turns away Musk’s X appeal over Trump criminal investigation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by X, Elon Musk’s social media company, declining to decide whether prosecutors should have been able to obtain data from the former president Donald Trump Twitter account without him being notified. The case arose as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump…
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Supreme Court declines to hear Biden appeal in Texas emergency room abortion dispute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Biden administration appeal in a dispute over emergency room abortion care in Texas, leaving in place a lower court victory for the Republican-led state. The decision, months after the court wrestled with a similar case from Idaho without reaching a conclusive decision, constitutes a setback…
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns from its summer break Monday with a new slate of cases to decide, but it is an issue not even on the docket yet that is the center of attention: the presidential election. The prospect that the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices appointed by…
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Notre Dame law school’s growing influence on the Supreme Court
Annie Ortega, a third-year student who recently took a weeklong class taught by Barrett, praised the “ideologically diverse” school. She is president of the school’s chapter of the Federalist Society but said she has lively conversations with her many liberal friends at the school. “Going to a law school where I was going to hear…
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Supreme Court declines to block Biden rules on planet-warming methane and toxic mercury emissions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Biden administration regulations aimed at curbing oil and gas facility emissions of methane, a major contributor to climate change. In a separate action, the court also rejected a bid to block a separate regulation aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from…