Articles by Alex Swoyer
The marshal of the Supreme Court requested the governors of Virginia and Maryland to enforce state laws against protesting outside of the homes of Supreme Court justices in the wake of the high court overturning the right to abortion.
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July 2, 2022
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The conservative majority on the Supreme Court flexed its muscle this term, delivering a blockbuster series of rulings that bend decades of jurisprudence to the right on issues such as religion, guns, abortion and climate change.
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July 1, 2022
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joined the Supreme Court on Thursday, making history as the first Black female member.
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June 30, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act, dealing a blow to President Biden's climate change agenda.
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June 30, 2022
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced Wednesday his retirement from the high court will take effect on Thursday at noon, the last day of the court's term before the summer recess.
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June 29, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state of Oklahoma -- as well as the federal government -- can prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against American Indians on Indian territory.
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June 29, 2022
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has partnered with pro-choice groups and more than a dozen law firms to launch a hotline for abortion advice.
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June 29, 2022
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The George Washington University announced Tuesday it won't fire Justice Clarence Thomas or cancel his class despite anger from students who want the conservative justice gone because he wrote an opinion reversing the right to abortion.
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June 28, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a public high school football coach who was fired after he prayed at the 50-yard line immediately after games, saying the government can't punish someone for what a majority of justices held was personal, private religious expression.
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June 27, 2022
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A majority of Americans polled after the Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion said they disagree with the high court's move, but they still don't support packing the court.
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June 27, 2022
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The Constitution became a little simpler with last week's decisions on guns and abortion, as the Supreme Court's conservative wing pared back decades of legal rule-making and declared that the founding document means what it says -- and only that.
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June 26, 2022
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Americans should fear what comes next, the three dissenting justices wrote Friday in excoriating the Supreme Court's ruling overturning nearly 50 years of abortion precedent.
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June 24, 2022
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that violence won't be tolerated in the wake of the high court overturning the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade, which gave women a national right to abortion -- but he stressed the First Amendment protects peaceful protesting.
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June 24, 2022
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The Supreme Court on Friday overruled the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which gave women a national right to an abortion.
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June 24, 2022
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Public confidence in the Supreme Court reached a historic low this week, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
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June 23, 2022
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A pro-life group is spending $2 million on an ad buy ahead of the Supreme Court's ruling concerning the right to abortion, and plans to spend $78 million ahead of the November election in battleground states.
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June 23, 2022
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President Biden on Thursday called on Americans "to make their voices heard on gun safety" following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that a New York state law requiring people to show "proper cause" to carry a firearm is unconstitutional.
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June 23, 2022
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The Supreme Court delivered a forceful affirmation of gun rights Thursday by striking down a New York law that required residents to show they faced a particular danger before they could obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm.
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June 23, 2022
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A recent survey of judges from the National Judicial College revealed a strong majority believe the Supreme Court justices should abide by an ethics code.
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June 23, 2022
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A judge has rebuked the University of Delaware for not making a robust attempt to satisfy a public records request for the school's stash of President Biden's Senate records.
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June 22, 2022
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