Supreme Court clears way for family of Medicaid recipient to sue state-owned nursing home
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the family of a Medicaid recipient who seeks to file a civil rights lawsuit against a state-owned nursing home, arguing that it violated the rights of their relative who has since died of dementia.
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Supreme Court orders voting maps redrawn in Alabama
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Alabama officials to redraw the state's congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district to account for the fact that the state is 27% Black.
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Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute involving a poop-themed dog toy
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Jack Daniel's in a dispute over a poop-themed dog toy that parodies its iconic liquor bottle.
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Affirmative action: Why this student says he was rejected by Harvard
Rutvij failed to get into any of the elite Ivy League universities. Was he a victim of discrimination?
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Financial disclosures show Supreme Court justices traveled extensively in 2022
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch were flown to Italy. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a $1,200 "congratulatory floral arrangement" from Oprah Winfrey. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor received nearly $150,000 in book royalties from her publisher.
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Clarence Thomas gets extension to file financial disclosures amid scrutiny of relationship with GOP megadonor
Justice Clarence Thomas didn't release his financial disclosure forms Wednesday when the majority of his Supreme Court colleagues did so, further blocking transparency amid a torrent of criticism over his failure to disclose years of lavish trips and a private real estate transaction with a GOP megadonor.
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Missouri man executed for killing two in botched jailbreak
Michael Tisius, 42, was denied clemency despite several jurors in his case speaking up for him.
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Ron DeSantis is drawing from the Trump Supreme Court playbook
When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for the first time before the Florida Federalist Society in January 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared to a large banquet audience on the Disney World grounds: "I do think he is our greatest living justice."
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Supreme Court agrees to hear trademark dispute over 'Trump too small' slogan
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a trademark dispute over an individual's wish to register "Trump too small" as a slogan for T-shirts and hats.
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Supreme Court's conservative majority to decide direction of law on race, elections and religious freedom this month
As the Supreme Court races to issue all outstanding opinions by a self-imposed early July deadline, there is little doubt that the conservative majority is prepared to continue the right-ward trajectory on areas concerning affirmative action, election law and LGBTQ rights.
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Lula to name his former defense lawyer to Brazil Supreme Court -Senate head
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to appoint the lawyer who defended him against graft
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Supreme Court sides with cement mixing company over striking workers in latest blow to unions
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a cement mixing company that seeks to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers.
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