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How the Supreme Court Could End Up Blocking a Key Path to Sue States
The court will hear arguments next month in an Indiana case that could decide whether people can take legal action against states and localities if they believe their rights are violated under safety net programs, like Medicaid. Advocates for the elderly, poor and people with disabilities say the stakes are enormous.
Football Coach Had Right to Pray on School Field, Supreme Court Rules
The legal dispute emerged at a public school in Washington state. Some experts say the court's decision could have significant implications for the role of religion in the public sphere and signify a further blurring of lines between church and state.
Supreme Court Could Make it Harder For States and Localities to Keep Guns Off Streets
The high court is expected to strike down laws in several states that restrict people from carrying guns in public, potentially setting off a firestorm of court battles.
The Prosecutors Not Planning to Enforce Post-Roe Abortion Laws
In states like Texas and Tennessee, some local district attorneys say they’re not willing to pursue cases against women who get abortions, or doctors who provide them.
Supreme Court Inches Towards Deciding Whether State Legislatures Can Draw Congressional Districts Largely Free of Court Oversight
Justices declined GOP requests to block court-approved congressional maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But justices punted a bigger question over the role of courts until after the midterm elections.
First Major Second Amendment Case Before the Supreme Court in Over a Decade Could Topple Gun Restrictions
COMMENTARY | At issue is the right to carry handguns in public, not just keep them at home.
All Eyes on State and Local Eviction Bans With End of Federal Moratorium
At least seven states and some cities have eviction bans in place but some expire soon.
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Evictions to Resume
The 6-3 ruling found that the CDC did not have the authority to impose an eviction ban that was set to last until October.
White House Says CDC Eviction Ban Will Expire Saturday
President Biden said he would have supported an extension of the moratorium but the administration was bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court Leaves National Eviction Ban in Place
The 5-4 decision allows the moratorium to stay in effect through July 31.
Supreme Court Weighs Voting Rights in a Pivotal Arizona Case
COMMENTARY | But the court’s ruling will have national consequences.
Interstate Water Wars are Heating Up Along With the Climate
COMMENTARY | Sates should put at least as much effort into reducing water use as they do into litigation, because there are no guaranteed winners in water lawsuits.
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