Courts & Law
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Utah Supreme Court justice facing affair allegations resigns
Hagen's resignation followed Cox and state legislative leaders announcing an investigation into allegations of the affair.
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Immigrants are electing to leave U.S. voluntarily in greater numbers than under Biden
Since they aren't formally deported, the immigrants may have an easier time returning legally in the future.
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Trump calls Virginia Supreme Court striking down districting referendum 'huge win' for GOP
"Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia," Trump said.
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Australian heiress in custody over alleged sex with 14-year-old boy
Police assert she admitted to kissing the victim during a phone tap
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Abortion rights protesters target Justice Amy Coney Barrett's house
The protests outside justices's home began weeks before the Roe decision, when a draft of court's conservative-leaning majority was leaked
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Supreme Court orders lower courts to vacate rulings against pro-life laws
Order comes in wake of ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
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Conservative majority in Supreme Court was a force in 2021 term, as power within appears to shift
The high court's term concluded with the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. He was replaced by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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You Vote: Should Congress or the states legislate abortion rights?
Biden pushes to codify into federal law the right to an abortion.
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to Supreme Court
She is the 104th associate justice and first Black woman to serve on the court
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Kentucky abortion ban temporarily blocked by state court
Kentucky is one of a number of states that has had its abortion "trigger" law challenged in the wake of the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Supreme Court accepts historic case that could reshape powers of legislatures to set election rules
Case was brought by North Carolina's GOP House speaker
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Supreme Court hands Biden split results on EPA, remain in Mexico policy
On the final day of the term, the court handed down two highly anticipated rulings for the administration
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University ordered to pay $411,000 in case that bolstered Trump Title IX rules
Judges question whether interim policies show universities' commitment to protecting due process and speech. University of Houston pays $30,000 to settle First Amendment challenge, promises old policies won't come back.