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June 13, 2019

Washington Post op-ed warns of 'radical-right' Supreme Court blocking progressive action

A Washington Post op-ed is warning about the Supreme Court turning into a "radical right" body, threatening progressive causes. 

June 13, 2019

Immigrant-rights groups ask Supreme Court to delay decision on 2020 census

Immigrant-rights groups asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to postpone ruling on their legal challenge to the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census until allegations that the query was intended to bolster Republican political advantages can be heard by a lower court.

June 11, 2019

Curt Levey: Liberals' latest Supreme Court scheme? You won't believe this one...

Liberals who want to tamper with the Supreme Court's structure is a bad idea. Turnabout, when the government changes hands, would reduce the Court to a plaything of the other branches.

June 10, 2019

Supreme Court rejects atheists' attempt to scrub 'In God We Trust' off US currency

The Supreme Court rejected an atheist case Monday to remove "In God We Trust," the national motto, from all coins and currency from the Department of Treasury.

June 8, 2019

42 elected prosecutors sign statement refusing to enforce new abortion bans

Elected prosecutors from a long list of states committed to vowed to uphold the landmark abortion ruling in Roe v. Wade and use their "immense discretion" to refuse charging violations of restrictive abortion bans.

June 8, 2019

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says Kavanaugh helped boost number of female law clerks on court

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday credited Justice Brett Kavanaugh with increasing the number of female clerks serving the court.

June 8, 2019

Ginsburg suggests many 'most-watched' Supreme Court cases could be decided by 1 vote

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that a number of the 27 rulings left before the court’s nine-month term finishes at the end of June could be decided by a one-vote margin, according to reports.

June 7, 2019

Kelly Shackelford: Supreme Court must clarify 'Masterpiece' and help religious Americans practice their faith

This week, the Washington state Supreme Court disregarded the U.S. Supreme Court when it reaffirmed its earlier decision to allow the state to punish Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene's Flowers, for living out her religious beliefs in her business. 

June 6, 2019

Indiana AG Curtis Hill: Aborting babies to reduce 'inferior classes' of people is dangerous and wrong

Last week, the Supreme Court upheld an Indiana law requiring that fetal remains be treated as human remains – a victory for life and a substantial step toward recognizing the human dignity of the unborn.

June 4, 2019

Supreme Court says it won’t hear appeals case of South Carolina ex-cop who shot unarmed black man

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it wouldn’t hear the case of Michael Slager, the white North Charleston police officer who received 20 years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in 2015, according to a report.