The conservative-dominated Supreme Court added another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 on the agenda.
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Supreme Court signals support of public tuition for religious schools in Maine case
The plaintiffs say a state program of tuition reimbursement – for students whose towns have no high school – unfairly discriminates against people based on their religious beliefs.
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Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law
The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
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Federal court deals another blow to Maine workers challenging vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court could still weigh in.
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Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19
He was the only one of the nine Supreme Court justices to skip Friday’s ceremonial swearing-in for Amy Coney Barrett, an event that itself was delayed nearly a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Supreme Court asked to review men-only draft registration law
If they agree to hear the case, they would only be deciding whether the current system is constitutional.
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Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
Conservative and liberal justices joined to rule that prosecutors overreached in using the law to charge a police sergeant in Georgia.
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Supreme Court to take up major challenge to abortion rights
The court is taking on a case about whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb, in this case a Mississippi ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Supreme Court considers hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’
A Black man says he suffered discrimination because a racial epithet was carved into the wall of a hospital elevator where he worked.
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Collins votes no on Barrett’s confirmation, says she did not make decision on qualifications
Maine’s Republican senator says the Supreme Court vacancy should have been filled by the winner of the presidential election and she did not reach a conclusion on Amy Coney Barrett’s qualifications.