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Sotomayor warns Supreme Court ‘continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state’

Conservative majority’s ruling in Carson v Makin could make it easier for religious schools to get public money

The Independent UK

Maine cannot ban aid to religious schools, top US court rules

The six-to-three ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions in recent years expanding religious rights.

Al Jazeera

Sotomayor accuses supreme court conservatives of dismantling church-state separation

Liberal justice delivers warning after ruling that state of Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition programme

The Guardian - US

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Supreme Court sides with insurer in dialysis coverage case - Roll Call

The Supreme Court decides in favor of an insurer in a case focused on reimbursement rates for kidney dialysis.

Roll Call

Supreme Court rules Maine tuition aid can't exclude religious schools

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a state tuition assistance program.

Roll Call

Justice Sotomayor Defends Justice Thomas

In remarks to the American Constitution Society, Justice Sonia Sotomayor shares her thoughts on the senior-most Associate Justice.

Reason

Sonia Sotomayor says supreme court’s ‘mistakes’ can be corrected over time

Liberal-leaning justice says ‘there are days I get discouraged … sometimes I cry’ but urges leftwing lawyers to persevere

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It's a Bad Year for Criminal Justice Reform at the Supreme Court

A recent pair of cases spotlights the sorry state of affairs.

Reason

GOP misogyny already sabotages gun deal

The Senate gun bill could ban abusers from buying guns, but Republicans are unwilling to penalize girlfriend-beaters

Salon

Justices rule for American woman in bitter custody dispute

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for an American woman who is involved in a bitter international custody dispute with her Italian husband over their young son

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants being held for deportation have no right to seek their release on bond, regardless of how long they may be held.

Los Angeles Times

US high court rules against detained immigrants seeking release

Justices rule that immigrants being held for long periods have no right to argue for release as they fight deportation.

Al Jazeera

Justices rule against detained immigrants seeking release

The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight deportation orders

The Independent UK

Supreme Court limits relief for certain detained immigrants - Roll Call

Two opinions make it harder for detained immigrants to fight to be released on bond while their cases proceed.

Roll Call

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The Independent UK

Kavanaugh incident could lead to more security for judges

A man armed with a machete once broke into Stephen Breyer’s vacation home in the Caribbean and took $1,000

Salon

SCOTUS immunizes feds from liability

"This ruling leaves victims of police violence by CBP agents without an effective remedy," ACLU warns

The Independent UK

Justice Barrett's $425K tops among Supreme Court's authors

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal that the justices took in $800,000 in book royalties last year, a lucrative supplement to their judicial salaries

The Independent UK

High court limits suing officials over rights violations

The Supreme Court is limiting when someone can sue for a violation of their rights by a federal official

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SCOTUS Just Made It Even Harder To Sue an Abusive Federal Agent

The Supreme Court continues to shield federal officers who are accused of violating constitutional rights.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court shields border agents from lawsuits over excessive force

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday shielded federal border patrol agents from being sued over allegations of unreasonable searches and the use of excessive force.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: What I tell my law students reversing Roe would mean for the rule of law

The leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has brought to mind Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s haunting question about what reversing Roe v. Wade would mean for the rule of law: “Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception — that the Constitution and…

Salon

Clarence Thomas' "radical" ruling

Innocent "face incarceration or even execution without any meaningful chance" for vindication, Sonia Sotomayor says

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules against inmates in right-to-counsel case

The Supreme Court has ruled along ideological lines against two Arizona death row inmates who had argued that their lawyers did a poor job representing them in state court

The Guardian - US

Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions

Decision bars federal courts from hearing new evidence not presented in a state court as a result of ineffective legal counsel

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