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Supreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district



Supreme Court upholds age-verification law for accessing adult websites

A Texas law requiring websites with sexually explicit content to verify the age of users does not violate the First Amendment’s free speech clause, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday.



SCOTUS rules for parents with religious objections to LGBTQ storybooks in schools

Parents with religious objections to LGBTQ-inclusive storybooks in public schools are likely to succeed on their constitutional claim that the school board must give them an opt-out option, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Friday.



Nondelegation doctrine doesn't nix FCC funding program for internet and phone service, Supreme Court rules

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday that a program to fund internet and communications services for underserved areas does not violate the nondelegation doctrine.



Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act's preventive care mandate

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to provide free preventive care such as cancer screenings.



Nationwide injunctions likely exceed federal courts’ authority, Supreme Court says

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the Trump administration Friday when it ruled 6-3 in a case about birthright citizenship that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority of federal courts.



Reluctant prosecutor can't 'manufacture mootness' or ruin standing for inmate seeking DNA test, SCOTUS says

A Texas death row inmate who wants DNA testing to establish that he wasn’t at a murder scene, although he helped plan a robbery there, has standing to challenge the state law governing testing procedures, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.



Supreme Court rules against Planned Parenthood in patient rights case

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Planned Parenthood, saying Medicaid patients do not have a clear right to sue to obtain non-abortion health care from the organization’s medical providers.



Trump judicial nominee Bove denies whistleblower allegations at hearing

Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated by President Donald Trump to the federal bench, defended himself at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday after whistleblower allegations that he suggested that subordinates may need to defy a court order.



Legal tech company Clio, marketing provider Scorpion announce new partnership

Scorpion, a provider of legal marketing and tech solutions, announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform.



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