Supreme Court
Barrett, Lagoa, Rushing Lead High Court List
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Three women now sitting on federal appeals courts are considered President Donald Trump’s top candidates to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Surprising Conservatism’
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for her fight for gender justice, but many votes in other cases “revealed a significant willingness to support conservative principles,” a law professor writes.
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Justice Ginsburg Dies; Trump Will Seek Successor
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“Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” said Chief Justice John Roberts about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at 87. President Donald Trump is expected to try for Senate approval of a replacement who would tilt the court further to the right.
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Extra Prosecutors Called In as OK Cases Shift to Federal
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A Supreme Court ruling stripping state prosecutors of jurisdiction on newly recognized tribal land has swamped federal prosecutors with new cases, leading to calls around the nation for reinforcements.
tribal justice
Tribal Activists Hail High Court Ruling: ‘Eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country’
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Native American leaders and activists welcomed a Supreme Court decision deeming that much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian land as a long-overdue relaxation of “hostility” by the federal courts to tribal jurisdiction claims.
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Prosecutors Can Get Trump Financial Records, Justices Rule
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The 7-to-2 ruling was a defeat for Trump, but a second Supreme Court decision prevents Congress from obtaining the records. The result is that the public probably will not see them before the November election.
Russia Probe
Supreme Court Blocks House from Seeing Mueller Grand Jury Materials
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The Supreme Court blocked the House from viewing former special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury documents Thursday. The ruling means that the documents will be released after Trump faces voters in November.
Immigration
Supreme Court Voids Trump Shutdown of ‘Dreamers’ Program
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Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot carry out its plan to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has allowed nearly 800,000 young people, known as “Dreamers,” to avoid deportation and remain in the U.S. The White House could try again to end the DACA program by providing a better explanation.
Supreme Court
Justices Veto Review of Police Qualified Immunity
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Court rulings that protect officers from liability over excessive use of force have drawn much criticism, but only Justice Clarence Thomas voted to hear a case challenging the principle of “qualified immunity.”
Viewpoints
How We Can Police the Police
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What are the boundaries of policing—and how do we hold police accountable if they go beyond those boundaries? asks a former Pennsylvania DA.