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Supreme Court may keep alive Navajo Nation water rights claim in Arizona

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court confronted on Monday the question of whether the government must do more to provide water for the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023

Supreme Court appears divided on Navajo water rights lawsuit - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared closely divided Monday over the Navajo Nation’s effort to keep alive a lawsuit over water for a reservation.

Roll Call · Mar 20, 2023

Supreme Court sounds skeptical on Twitter liability for terror attack - Roll Call

Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that terror attack victims could sue Twitter because the attackers used the site.

Roll Call · Feb 22, 2023

Supreme Court leans in favor of a Christian website designer’s right to turn away gay weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sounded ready to rule that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 5, 2022

Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex wedding website clash - Roll Call

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that could broaden free speech exemptions to anti-discrimination laws nationwide.

Roll Call · Dec 5, 2022

Supreme Court affirmative action debate captures Asian American fear of bias in admissions

LOS ANGELES — Kenji Horigome’s college application featured a 4.2 GPA, challenging coursework and a compelling narrative of losing his father as a boy and struggling to make ends meet with his single mother, a low-wage Koreatown restaurant worker. But he didn’t bother to apply to Harvard or Yale.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 4, 2022

Justice Jackson Sets Record for New Justice in October Arguments (Updated)

The Court's newest justice was an extremely active questioner during the Supreme Court's October arguments.

Reason · Oct 17, 2022

Commentary: As a new Supreme Court term begins, prepare for the law to move even more to the right

As the Supreme Court begins its new term, it’s clear that the court’s majority is determined to move the law much further to the right. The last term ended with the court overruling Roe v. Wade, dramatically expanding gun rights, rejecting the separation of church and state, and limiting the…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022

Analysis: Supreme Court likes separation of powers, but not of church and state

WASHINGTON — The Constitution is famously built on checks and balances, but nowhere does it specifically call for a "separation of powers" or insist on a "separation of church and state."

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022

Editorial: The Supreme Court ruling on school prayer deserves a big fat F

Ruling last week in favor of a football coach who insisted on praying on the field, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out 60 years of legal precedent, leaving the nation’s schools in the untenable position of having little recourse to protect students from religious coercion on campus.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022