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.
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Maine Voices: Women’s health at risk with new Supreme Court justice
Voters should remember at the polls the unjust process that pushed Amy Coney Barrett to a Senate vote.
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Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Monday
The Republican-led Senate has voted 51-48 to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections.
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Supreme Court nominee Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a 3rd day of confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Democrats make case that Affordable Care Act is on the line at hearings
A Supreme Court with President Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the Affordable Care Act — or sever it and leave the rest alone.
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Trump’s court pick meets senators before confirmation fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Democrats’ objections that Judge Amy Coney Barrett will turn back the clock on women’s rights ‘a joke.’
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Trump expected to nominate conservative Barrett to Supreme Court
The White House indicates to congressional Republicans and outside allies that the pick will be the federal judge from Indiana.
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Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand Supreme Court
But the former vice president, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn’t embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation’s partisan split.