The case would allow sports betting in New Jersey casinos and tracks.
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Supreme Court allows limited version of Trump travel ban to take effect
It agrees to hear the full case in the fall, but the initial ruling is likely to set off a new round of court disputes.
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Supreme Court rules for Missouri church in playground case
Chief Justice John Roberts in a carefully worded footnote, said the ruling was limited and did not address ‘religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination.’
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Supreme Court takes on new clash of gay rights, religion
The court will review a Colorado court decision that found baker Jack Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop discriminated against a gay couple under Colorado law.
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Kesich: ‘Nuclear option’ to kill filibuster may be best way to cut the bluster
The Senate is stymied in a partisan face-off and the party in power often gets what it wants. Should Democrats just wait for 2018?
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Sen. King says he’ll probably reveal position on Gorsuch this week
Many Democrats hope the Maine independent will join them in trying to block President Trump’s choice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Forty-nine Maine lawyers express support for Gorsuch
The Republican leader in the Maine House and two former chief counsels to Gov. LePage are among those signing a letter to U.S. Sens. Collins and King.
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Big crowd turns out for Angus King event on Supreme Court nominee
More than 600 people attend a ‘listening session’ at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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Supreme Court upholds disclosure requirement for issue ads
A Colorado advocacy organization went to court to object to rules that had required it to reveal the names of its biggest contributors in campaign ads.
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Justices side with Michigan girl in dispute over service dog
The justices rule unanimously that federal disability laws might allow 13-year-old Ehlena Fry to pursue her case in court without first having to wade through a lengthy administrative process.