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Law & Courts
Supreme Court to review Trump-era gun rule banning bump stocks
The ATF says bump stocks convert a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun by firing multiple rounds with a single pull on the trigger. Machine guns have been banned under federal law since 1934.
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Politics
Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses
Business groups, 27 states and some individuals have questioned the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Agency to impose a nationwide rule.
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Politics
Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court
The fate of abortion in the U.S. appeared to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.
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Politics
Supreme Court appears skeptical of New York's restrictive gun-control law
It's the first major gun case at the court since 2008 when the court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms grants individuals the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.
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Politics
Supreme Court justices seem inclined to side with abortion providers in Texas
In more than three hours of arguments, the court heard challenges from the U.S. Justice Department and abortion providers over the controversial law that has the effect of banning most abortions.
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National
The Justice Department is heading back to the Supreme Court over Texas' abortion law
The Justice Department wants the high court to put the restrictive law on hold during ongoing legal challenges. The U.S. government says the legislation is unconstitutional.
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Politics
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, Supreme Court says
The justice has been vaccinated since January. As a result of his positive test, he will not attend Justice Amy Coney Barrett's investiture ceremony.
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National
The Supreme Court Sets A Date For Arguments In Case That Could Challenge Roe V. Wade
On Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org. The Mississippi case tests whether all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.
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Law & Courts
Breyer Warns Against Remaking The Court: 'What Goes Around Comes Around'
"If the Democrats can do it, the Republicans can do it," Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg.
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National
The Supreme Court Blocks The Biden Administration's Latest Ban On Evictions
The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country.