Antonin Scalia was a force on the Supreme Court for nearly 30 years, both for his conservative judicial outlook and his sheer strength of personality. His unexpected death on Feb.…
Apr 1, 2016 3:10 AM CDT
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s courtroom chair and bench are draped
in black to mark his death as part of a tradition that dates to the 19th century. AP Photo.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on a challenge to the opt-out procedure offered to nonprofits with religious affiliations that allows them to avoid providing contraceptive coverage…
Liberal groups are unlikely to oppose federal appeals Judge Sri Srinivasan if he is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, despite some misgivings when he was nominated to the U.S.…
Last month, a federal appeals court in New Orleans refused to block a Louisiana law that could close three of the state’s four abortion clinics, staying an injunction issued…
In a U.S. Supreme Court term full of hot-button issues—voting rights, affirmative action, union fees and immigration, to name a few—the month of March will stand out.
Mar 1, 2016 2:50 AM CST
Members of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association rally outside the Supreme Court. AP Images.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block a Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admission privileges at hospitals within 30 miles from abortion clinics.
A federal appeals court has struck down Ohio laws that ban political lies in a challenge filed by conservative groups that objected to a congressman’s vote on health care.
On Monday, Feb. 22, the Supreme Court began two weeks of oral arguments, and two cases especially will provide an initial glimpse into the court without Justice Antonin Scalia. Both…
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday leaves the U.S. Supreme Court without a conservative majority and has the potential to affect several high-profile cases.
Crisis pregnancy centers in California have so far failed to block a California law that requires them to provide information about state-funded abortion services.
A federal judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction barring an anti-abortion group from releasing undercover videos taken at annual conferences of the National Abortion Federation.
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