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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Our View: Justice Kavanaugh reveals radical view of abortion limits
As a nominee, he told Sen. Collins that Roe is ‘settled law’; as a justice, he says abortion should be a matter for the states to decide.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe
The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court's historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Supreme Court to weigh how Congress treats Puerto Rico
The treatment of Puerto Rico has sparked a flurry of legislation about the territory and some hearings this Congress, including bills to address SSI benefits.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Supreme Court seems ready to strike down New York gun law
But the justices also appear worried about issuing a broad ruling that could threaten firearm restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Pingree signs on to bill that would expand U.S. Supreme Court
Maine's 1st District congresswoman said the bill is meant to restore balance to the nation's highest court.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Justices ponder detainee’s rights in Guantanamo secrets case
The case the Supreme Court is wrestling with involves Abu Zubaydah, who was thought to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaida when he was captured in Pakistan in 2002.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
A ‘dangerous cabal’? Alito says high court is no such thing
He takes aim at critics of three recent decisions in which the Supreme Court's conservatives prevailed over dissents by liberals.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Maine House speaker joins push to defend abortion rights
Ryan Fecteau is one of almost 900 state lawmakers in the country who signed on to an amicus brief in support of abortion rights in the Dobbs vs. Women's Health Organization court case.
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