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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Supreme Court sets date to hear Mississippi’s bid to overturn women’s right to abortion
The state is asking the high court to overrule Roe v. Wade and the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that prevent states from banning abortion before viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
In wake of Texas law, abortion again becomes a hot topic in Maine
Pro-choice politicians decry Supreme Court's refusal to block the highly restrictive new law.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now
One of the great achievements of American democracy could be erased in our time if we do not fight to save it.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Commentary: End discrimination in Maine against religious school families
By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Jim Fossel: Democracy demands action from the political center
If moderates from both parties don’t assert themselves, extremists will dominate the debate.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Breyer says he hasn’t decided when to retire from Supreme Court
The court’s oldest justice said his health would be the primary consideration in his eventual decision, with “the court” being a second factor.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court will take up Maine religious school tuition case
The plaintiffs are Maine families who want to use a public tuition reimbursement to send their children to Bangor Christian School and Temple Academy in Waterville.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas voted to hear a school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine school choice case
The justices of the top court are deciding whether to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools.
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PublishedJune 23, 2021
High court limits when police can enter home without a warrant
It rules that when officers are pursuing someone suspected of a misdemeanor, they cannot always enter a residence without a warrant if a suspect enters.
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