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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Hears Arguments On LGBTQ Employment Rights Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether employers can fire workers for being gay or transgender. At issue is whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers these individuals.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Term Opens With Case Involving The Insanity Defense
Monday marks the first day of the new Supreme Court term. The justices heard arguments in a case that examines whether Kansas' lack of an insanity defense is unconstitutional.
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Politics
Supreme Court Revisits Abortion With Louisiana Case
At issue is a Louisiana law that mirrors a Texas law the court struck down. What's different, however, is that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the decisive fifth vote in the 2016 case, has retired.
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Law & Courts
The Supreme Court And Code Of Ethics
A new sexual misconduct allegation against Justice Brett Kavanugh raises questions about why the Supreme Court doesn't have a code of conduct. Ari Shapiro talks to NPR's Nina Totenberg.
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Politics
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
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Law & Courts
Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly
"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
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Law & Courts
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Protecting An Independent Judiciary
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down exclusively with NPR to talk about her passions, including protecting an independent judiciary, women's equality and missing her late-husband, Marty.
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Politics
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Lies In Repose
The nation mourned the death of late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens' body lie in repose at the court Monday, where current justices and members of the public paid their respects.
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Law & Courts
John Paul Stevens, Retired Supreme Court Justice, Dies At 99
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the United States Supreme Court for nearly 35 years, died Tuesday of complications following a stroke. He was 99 years old.
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Politics
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, A Maverick On The Bench, Dies At 99
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge."