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The Supreme Court restored Louisiana’s electoral map, designating two of the state’s six congressional districts with Black-majority populations for the upcoming Nov. 5 election. This decision, made on Wednesday, could significantly impact which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. State officials and a group of Black voters requested the Supreme Court to temporarily halt…
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The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by international deals broker Blenheim Capital, alleging exclusion from a multibillion-dollar transaction involving South Korea’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets and a satellite. The U.S. Justice Department presented the Biden White House’s views on the case in a filing on Tuesday, as…
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In a historic ruling, the Louisiana Supreme Court has granted approval for the creation of the City of St. George, a decision that concludes a prolonged and contentious dispute spanning over a decade. According to the Washington Times, the landmark ruling signifies the imminent separation of a segment of Baton Rouge’s southeast region, ushering in…
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Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. “The majority today holds that due process never requires the minimal check of a retention hearing before a police officer deprives an innocent owner of her car for months or years,” Sotomayor wrote. Plaintiff Lena Sutton’s vehicle was seized while it was being driven by a friend who…
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Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, which effectively nullified the constitutional right to abortion nationwide, nearly two dozen states have implemented bans or restrictions on access to the procedure. The repercussions of these measures are now becoming apparent, with states facing higher rates of maternal…
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In a groundbreaking decision hailed as a victory for workplace equality, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a significant win following a ruling by the Supreme Court on April 17. The ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis solidified that protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extend to prohibit discrimination…
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Idaho finds itself at the center of a contentious legal battle with significant implications for pregnant people’s access to emergency medical care as the state challenges the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) in cases involving abortion care. The dispute, scheduled for oral arguments on April 24th before the Supreme…
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In the case of Palko v. Connecticut, the defendant, Palko, was indicted for first-degree murder but was convicted of second-degree murder and received a life sentence. However, the State of Connecticut appealed, leading to a reversal of the judgment and the order for a new trial. Subsequently, Palko was retried and convicted of first-degree murder,…
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When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts. Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch, comprising half of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, posed questions from various angles as the…
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The Supreme Court has been petitioned to strike down $667 million in legal fees and costs that plaintiffs’ lawyers won in a $2.7 billion class-action settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield, accusing it of nationwide insurance overcharges. A member of the class filed the petition, arguing in the lower court that the fee amount was…
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