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High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors

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U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites

A state law passed last year requires pornographic websites to adopt age-verification measures, leading sites like Pornhub to block user access in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

US Supreme Court immunity ruling ideal for a president who doesn’t care about democracy

The US Supreme Court has made a hugely significant and equally controversial judgment. It is one which could affect the results of the 2024 election, the rule of law and democratic institutions in the United States and shape the powers of the nation’s highest office for years to come.

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Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit

The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court.

The Texas Tribune

US Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Republican-backed social media laws

Top court declines to rule on Texas and Florida laws, but defends social media platforms’ right to moderate content.

Al Jazeera

US Top Court Sidesteps Ruling On Contentious Social Media Laws

The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed laws that imposed restrictions on social media content moderation, in a decision welcomed by the tech industry.

International Business Times

Supreme Court Rules On Trump Immunity, Delaying Trial

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a ruling that will likely delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

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Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society

Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.”

The Conversation

US Supreme Court Ruling On Trump Immunity Looms

The US Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the most highly anticipated decision of its term -- a ruling "for the ages" on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution.

International Business Times

Supreme Court Rules That Punishing the Homeless for Sleeping Outside Isn't 'Cruel and Unusual'

Homeless advocates say the court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson gives local governments a blank check to "to arrest or fine those with no choice but to sleep outdoors."

Reason

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charges, siding with Jan. 6 rioters

The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had enabled prosecutors to pursue charges of obstruction against defendants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol siege. The high court's new ruling could have implications for the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump related to the…

France 24

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on homeless encampments. Here’s what it means for Texas.

The ruling comes amid a nationwide surge in homelessness as high rents put pressure on low-income households and pandemic-era protections expire.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court criminalizes homelessness allowing laws that arrest people who sleep in public areas

Conservative majority of the Supreme Court allowed local ordinaces that criminalize homelesness to continue

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court Rejects Opioid Settlement That Shields Sackler Family

The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family, which controlled the drugmaker, from future litigation.

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US Supreme Court rejects $6 billion OxyContin settlement shielding Sackler family

The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $6 billion settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, who owned the company and earned tens of billions as it flooded the country with the highly addictive drug, from future civil lawsuits over the role they played in…

The Independent UK

Supreme Court shreds nationwide $6 billion opioid settlement plan in ruling against Sackler family

The Supreme Court said the Sackler family cannot use a Chapter 11 reorganization plan to protect themselves from civil liability

The Independent UK

Texas executes man, 41, who committed murder as a teen then served as spiritual advisor to prison inmates

Ramiro Gonzales died by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6.50pm at the State Penitentiary in Huntsville

International Business Times

US Top Court Declines To Curb Govt Contact With Social Media Firms

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led bid to curb government contact with social media companies to moderate their content, a ruling that could bolster official efforts to fight misinformation in a key election year.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court declines to hear Josh Duggar’s child porn appeal

Reality TV star’s appeal argued that trial decision violated the 6th Amendment by depriving him of his right to present a full defense in court

The Texas Tribune

How a U.S. Supreme Court case about gender-affirming care ban could impact Texas

Texas’ ban on transition-related care for minors is currently before the Supreme Court of Texas.

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Supreme Court Upholds Horse Racing Safety Law

Supreme Court upholds national horse racing safety law, dismissing challenge from Republican-controlled states.

The Independent UK

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

The Supreme Court is planning to weigh in on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors

The Texas Tribune

Five abortions a month: How Dobbs changed Texas

Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court blocks the state’s Rio Grande water deal with New Mexico

Water law experts say the Supreme Court's recent decision will set a precedent for the federal government to intervene in water conflicts between states moving forward.

International Business Times

US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing a firearm, the latest legal ruling in the country's fierce battle over gun rights.

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