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Courts Extend Second Amendment Protection to Switchblades and Body Armor
A federal appeals court and a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that switchblade knives and body armor are protected “arms” under the…
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What It Means: New Hampshire’s Student ID Ban Stands for Midterms
The Supreme Court on Oct. 22 allowed New Hampshire to block student ID cards from use in the coming midterm elections, with Justice Ketanji…
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Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Bar Student IDs for Voting
The Supreme Court on Oct. 22 allowed New Hampshire to block student ID cards from being used in the coming midterm elections. Justice Ketanji…
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Kagan Warns on Democracy, Cites Court Rulings Against Trump
Justice Elena Kagan said recent Supreme Court rulings on district maps, campaign money and voting rights have left a democracy that works worse than…
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Kagan Says Court Rulings Hurt How Democracy Works
Justice Elena Kagan said recent Supreme Court rulings on district maps, campaign money and voting rights have helped create a democracy that does not…
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Prison Policy Stays Blocked as Supreme Court Gives No Reasons
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 refused to let the Trump administration begin tapering hormone treatments and certain surgeries for transgender federal inmates. The…
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Supreme Court Keeps Block on Federal Transgender Inmate Policy
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 refused to let the Trump administration enforce a Bureau of Prisons policy ending hormone treatments and certain surgeries…
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Late court block halts New Hampshire student ID voting law
A federal district court judge has blocked New Hampshire’s law barring student ID cards as voter ID, and the state has asked the Supreme…
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Kagan Says Supreme Court Rulings Have Deepened Political Polarization
Justice Elena Kagan said on Oct. 20 that voting and election rulings by her conservative colleagues have helped make the country more polarized. She…
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New Hampshire asks Supreme Court to reinstate student ID voting ban
New Hampshire has asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce a state law that bars student ID cards as voter identification in the…
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Supreme Court Lacks Quorum on Copyright Case; 5th Circuit Ruling Stands
The Supreme Court could not consider a copyright petition after four justices recused themselves, leaving the court without a quorum, according to the Washington…
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Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to hear his detention case
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator arrested by immigration authorities in March 2025, asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 19 to take up his…
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