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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Supreme Court justices suggest Boston should have flown ‘Christian flag’
The issue seems to unite justices on the left and the right, and the Biden administration and ACLU also support the man who wanted to fly the flag.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate
The six conservative justices believe the administration overstepped its authority in its requirement for businesses with at least 100 employees.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2021
Justice Department asks high court to allow vaccine mandate
At issue before the Supreme Court is a rule published Nov. 5 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid that applies to a wide range of health care providers that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid funding.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Supreme Court denies Maine Lobstering Union’s request to reopen closed area
The union's members don't know what legal steps they might take until they discuss the ruling with their legal team.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman's right to an abortion to be 'settled law,' yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Democrats may lean into abortion issue as Supreme Court weighs future of Roe v. Wade
The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Kavanaugh, who reassured Susan Collins that Roe v. Wade was settled law, signals openness to overturning abortion decision
In his 2018 confirmation hearings, Kavanaugh repeatedly emphasized that Roe v. Wade had set an important precedent that was later reaffirmed by Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe
The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court's historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Supreme Court seems ready to strike down New York gun law
But the justices also appear worried about issuing a broad ruling that could threaten firearm restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places.
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