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US reports fourth case of bird flu in humans
Colorado dairy worker recovers as officials work toward vaccines and offer farmers financial aid. The US announced its fourth human case of bird flu, in a Colorado dairy worker, on Wednesday, as officials work to expand the availability of ... -
The New York Times - World
Why the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Worries U.S. Allies
Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Takes Back Control
In the term just ended, Roberts moved the law to match his priorities—and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board. -
The Hill - Politics
Brother of fallen Capitol officer Sicknick slams Supreme Court immunity decision
The family of a police officer who died after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots warned that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision this week should "frighten" Americans. The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Monday ... -
The New York Times - Top stories
When the Supreme Court Gets Mixed Up With Trump Derangement Syndrome
Most of the court’s decisions were principled and sound — most, but unfortunately not all.Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Biden, critics fear emboldened Trump after Supreme Court immunity ruling
A Supreme Court decision giving presidents wide protection from facing charges after leaving office has sparked fears voiced by President Biden and Democratic critics that former President Trump will be further emboldened should he be elected to a ...Joe Biden -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court’s weakening of public corruption safeguards sparks alarm
Ethics and legal experts warn that the Supreme Court has struck a serious blow to prosecutors’ ability to crack down on the abuse of power and public corruption. And that’s ringing alarm bells when Donald Trump, who was convicted in May by a ... -
NBC News - Top stories
Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns ruling that barred most ballot drop boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 to reinstate the use of most ballot drop boxes across the crucial battleground state, overturning a decision it made less than two years ago that banned the use of most of those boxes. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Allow Absentee-Ballot Drop Boxes Again
Absentee and by-mail ballots have become a political dividing line. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Kansas Supreme Court Rejects Republican-Backed Abortion Regulations
The rulings were the latest blow for abortion opponents in Kansas, where abortion protections in the State Constitution have vexed Republicans for years.Abortion -
CBS News - Top stories
4 major takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court just had one of its most consequential terms in decades, resulting in a flurry of blockbuster decisions with the potential to transform America's system of government and Americans' everyday lives. Here are 4 major takeaways from ... -
Wired - Tech
The Supreme Court Is Gutting Protections for Clean Water and Safe Air
Four key rulings from the US Supreme Court will hamper the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies. -
Financial Times - Business
Sotomayor’s Supreme Court dissents give voice to liberal frustrations
As the conservative majority’s power has grown, the US institution’s left-leaning justices have registered their alarm -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court immunity decision collides with Trump’s NY conviction
Just one month after a New York jury made him the first former president convicted of a crime, the guilty verdict in former President Trump’s hush money case is already in peril following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump’s ...Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court immunity ruling raises questions about military orders
The Supreme Court’s stunning ruling giving presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts raises serious questions about orders issued by the commander in chief to the military, especially if those commands clearly violate U.S. or ... -
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Independent Streak Marked Supreme Court Term
The junior member of the court’s six-justice conservative supermajority often questioned its approach and wrote important dissents joined by liberal justices. -
The Hill - Politics
A long-game strategy to fix our broken Supreme Court
Republicans excelled at the long game, finally succeeding in a decades-long campaign to take full control of the Supreme Court. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Trump’s Next Supreme Court Picks Would Be So Much Worse
He is gravitating toward the extreme fringes of the conservative legal world.Donald Trump -
NBC News - Top stories
From DACA recipient to first undocumented attorney arguing in front of the Supreme Court
A new documentary, “From Here/From There” (De Aquí /De Allá), tells the story of how Luis Cortes Romero went from DACA recipient to arguing in the Supreme Court. -
CNBC - Business
Senators seek special counsel probe of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Clarence Thomas "secretly accepted gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollars," the Democratic senators said evidence suggested. -
ABC News - Top stories
Armed suspect shot outside SCOTUS justice’s home
A deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly shot a man who attempted to carjack him outside of a Supreme Court justice's home, according to records. -
CNBC - Business
Suspected carjacker shot outside home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
An officer tasked with protecting Supreme Court justices' homes shot an alleged armed carjacker near the residence of Sonia Sotomayor, authorities said. -
CNBC - Business
With Chevron reversal, Supreme Court paves way for a 'legal earthquake'
More than 19,000 past federal court cases cite the landmark 1984 Chevron ruling, which the Supreme Court just overturned. -
NBC News - Politics
Michael Cohen asks the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against Trump
Michael Cohen asked the Supreme Court to wade into his fight with former President Donald Trump after a federal appeals court rejected his latest attempt to seek compensation for being jailed in what another judge called an act of retribution.Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Michael Cohen asks Supreme Court to revive Trump retaliation suit
Michael Cohen is headed to the Supreme Court in his long-waged war against former President Trump. Cohen, Trump’s onetime fixer and loyal soldier who later turned on his boss and testified as the star witness in Trump’s criminal trial ending in a ...Donald Trump -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Nordea Faces Court Case in Denmark Over Anti-Money-Laundering Shortcomings
Bank says a previously booked provision would be enough to cover any outcome. -
ABC News - Health
Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
The Kansas Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the state constitution protects abortion accessAbortion -
ABC News - Top stories
Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
The Kansas Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the state constitution protects abortion accessAbortion -
BBC News - Top stories
US blocks British court from British territory
The island hosts a secretive UK-US military base and access is heavily restricted.United Kingdom -
ABC News - Sports
World Anti-Doping Agency 'disappointed' at US investigation into Chinese doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is “disappointed” to learn of a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to continue competing despite testing positive for a banned substance in 2021 -
ABC News - Top stories
Where COVID cases are increasing in the US amid summer 'bump'
Amid an expected "bump" in summer COVID-19 cases, data indicates the southern and western U.S. are seeing the largest increases.Covid -
NBC News - Politics
Conservative legal scholars say the Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision isn't conservative
The Supreme Court's decision to grant former President Donald Trump absolute immunity for some of his conduct in seeking to overturn the 2020 election has attracted a chorus of criticism from those who saw it as another sign of conservative ...Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Trump's sentencing delayed in New York conviction following Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing for his New York criminal conviction has been delayed after the Supreme Court earlier this week ruled presidents have immunity for official acts while in office. CBS News' Robert Costa explains the ...New York -
NBC News - Politics
Some ex-DOJ officials under Trump fear Supreme Court gave him cover to weaponize the department
Some ex-Justice Department officials who served under Trump during his first term fear that the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling makes it easier for him to use the DOJ against his enemies if he is re-elected president.Donald Trump -
NBC News - Politics
Liberal justices raise alarm about Supreme Court's weakening of federal agency power
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared visibly perturbed as she complained last week about a Supreme Court ruling that curbed the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission. -
NBC News - Top stories
Sen. Chuck Schumer eyes new bill hitting back at the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling on Trump
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he'll work with colleagues on a bill "classifying Trump’s election subversion acts as unofficial acts not subject to immunity."Donald Trump -
ABC News - Health
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reasonAbortion -
The Hill - Politics
3 states file emergency Supreme Court petition to halt Biden's student loan repayment program
A trio of GOP-run states filed an emergency petition on Monday with the Supreme Court to halt President Biden’s Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven student loan repayment program. South Carolina, Texas and Alaska petitioned the ...Joe Biden -
Financial Times - Business
Airlines must pay compensation if pilots call in sick, UK Supreme Court rules
Couple’s claim against British Airways sets a precedent that is expected to cost carriers millions of poundsUnited Kingdom -
NBC News - Politics
AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.