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Supreme Court declines look at bevy of criminal cases
The decision marks the end of the road for several criminal defendants and a police officer accused of excessive force in a ...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito blasts 9th Circuit in San Jose police shooting case
Conservative Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. lambasted the 9th Circuit Court over its decision upholding a judgment for the ...
What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private
Charter schools have some characteristics of both public and private institutions. Like traditional public schools, they are ...
Tracking key Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term
Follow major cases facing the Supreme Court in 2025. The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on cases related to ghost guns, the ...
‘Flagrant error’: Alito slams Ninth Circuit for having ‘badly fumbled’ qualified immunity in case of fatal police shooting
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a California police officer denied qualified immunity in a civil rights ...
PBS5d
Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that could make civil rights claims harder
The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover ...
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Justices consider viewpoint challenges on “conversion therapy” and gender
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. After a bit of stasis on the relist ...
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Supreme Court sets date to hear case on St. Isidore; First publicly-funded religious charter school
The Supreme Court will hear a case on the constitutionality of St. Isidore, a religious charter school, on April 30.
A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.
Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and ...
USA Today6d
Supreme Court rejects challenges to protest-free zones at abortion clinics
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Monday passed ... Criticizing the effect of abortion cases on other areas of the law, Alito wrote that Hill “distorted First Amendment doctrines.” ...