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Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers

President Biden to announce new effort to reduce student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

Proposed regulations by Education Department to target borrowers with accrued interest and financial hardship. [ more ]

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The White House condemned the harmful' law, while Republicans celebrated the Supreme Court's action.

Deep partisan divide on immigration policy reflected in Supreme Court decision reactions.

Texas immigration law SB 4 allows police to arrest unauthorized migrants, sparking strong reactions. [ more ]

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The Supreme Court and Young Voter Turnout

Long history of voter suppression in Georgia

Impact of Supreme Court decision on Voting Rights Act in 2013 [ more ]

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Governor Kay Ivey Signed SB1, Alabama's Anti-Absentee Ballot Bill

Alabama Governor signed a law banning ballot harvesting and making it a potential felony to receive payment for assisting with absentee ballots applications.

The history of election changes in response to Supreme Court decisions suggests challenges to ensuring free and fair elections in Alabama. [ more ]

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Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision on the Voting Rights Act led to increased racial turnout gap in formerly covered jurisdictions. [ more ]

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The American Conservative

SCOTUS OKs Admissions Discrimination at TJ High

Racial discrimination allowed at prestigious high school.

Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging discriminatory admissions policy. [ more ]

Above the Law

4 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 04.16.24

Supreme Court supports Idaho's anti-trans law despite concerns.

Legal mishaps and controversies in various high-profile cases and settings. [ more ]

The Atlantic

With Trump's SCOTUS Appeal, Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

The Supreme Court's decision on Trump's appeal is a choice, not a mandate

Comparison of Supreme Court's handling of Nixon and Trump cases [ more ]

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Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California's ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional

Judge struck down California law banning club-like weapons based on Second Amendment rights.

Ruling based on new Second Amendment regulations following a U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. [ more ]

MedCity News

5 months ago

'Constitutional Collisions' Come Back to Haunt Dobbs Decision

The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center is causing federal and state constitutional clashes.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a Statement of Interest in support of protecting the right of women to travel out of state for abortions. [ more ]

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Truthout

First Brief Filed to SCOTUS to Overturn "Dobbs" Calls the Decision Unworkable

The Women's Law Project filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

The brief argues that the Dobbs decision has negatively impacted various obstetrical and gynecological care beyond abortion, leading to denial of essential medical care. [ more ]

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Biden Condemns Arizona's Abortion Ban as Cruel' and Extreme'

President Biden condemns Arizona's Supreme Court decision upholding an 1864 abortion ban as extreme and cruel.

Biden pledges to fight for reproductive rights and the restoration of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the impact of the state laws. [ more ]

Truthout

Trump Says States Should Decide Abortion, But Critics Note He'd Sign a Nationwide Ban

Trump supports state-by-state abortion decisions.

Contradiction between Trump's stance and majority public opinion on abortion. [ more ]

emptywheel

SCOTUS Invites Jack Smith to Supercede Trump with Inciting Insurrection - emptywheel

States cannot enforce the 14th Amendment for Federal offices

Congress must exclude insurrectionists from office [ more ]

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Media industry

Abortion Is Back in Front of the Supreme Court, and a Baltimore Bridge Collapses

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Supreme Court to decide on abortion pill availability [ more ]

New York Post

The Supreme Court has banned Affirmative Action - Congress must follow

Federal funding for schools tied to racial balances

Critics concerned about reliance on race in academic funding

MSI programs lack strict scrutiny for constitutional funding [ more ]

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The SAT and the Supreme Court

Supreme Court's decision on admissions policies

Change in admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School [ more ]

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Supreme Court Won't Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge on new admissions criteria at a Virginia high school, allowing the policy to stand.

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, criticizing the appeals court's ruling and advocating for the case to be revisited. [ more ]

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New York City

Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren't Sure Now.

The case of Robert Homer raises questions about gun possession and probable cause.

The Supreme Court decision underscores the impact on gun laws and Fourth Amendment rights. [ more ]

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Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets Landmark Reduced Sentencing Law

The Supreme Court narrowly interpreted a provision of the First Step Act, potentially limiting eligibility for reduced sentences.

The majority opinion set specific criteria for eligibility for shorter prison sentences under the safety valve provision. [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

5 months ago