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West African deportees sue over US expulsions to Ghana
At least 60 people have been deported to Ghana since September.
Supreme Court to review bans on AR-15s
Gun advocates have doggedly petitioned the Supreme Court for a review of assault weapons bans despite the justices’ reluctance to put the issue on their docket until now.
Supreme Court won't redefine American citizenship at Trump's request
“The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to ‘every free-born person in this land,’” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. “We keep that promise today.”
SCOTUS shatters party-candidate spending limits for GOP
The Trump administration had vowed not to enforce coordinated expenditure limits, but a relic of the vice president’s Senate tenure gave Republicans an opportunity to nix the regulation for good.
Supreme Court sides with GOP states on anti-trans sports ban
As Republican states and the federal government passed more restrictive laws, the high court set itself as the final arbiter of transgender rights.
Challenge to prison tobacco ban goes up in smoke at Europe's rights court
The grounds for dismissal raise a question: If inmates don't follow up with complaints once they're released, how can courts fairly address questions about conditions in detention?
Judge halts enforcement of Virginia's assault weapon ban
The ruling comes four days after a judge on the opposite side of the state blocked Virginia State Police from enforcing the ban on high-capacity semi-automatic weapons and magazines holding more than 15 rounds.
Supreme Court won’t help Roy Moore preserve $8.2M defamation award
Roy Moore sued a Democratic super PAC over running an ad falsely implying he solicited sex from a 14-year-old during an unsuccessful Senate campaign the Republican politician launched after being booted from Alabama’s high court for the second time.
SCOTUS spurns geofence warrant used to solve 2019 robbery
The justices ruled against the feds, but whether the warrant was reasonable remains unresolved.
Trump impeachment lawyer snubbed by SCOTUS in challenge to press freedom ruling
The justices shut down a request by Alan Dershowitz to hear his claim that CNN deliberately misconstrued the attorney's remarks about impeachable offenses.
Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90
"Mother Khadijah" worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, for decades, helping lead their religious and sociopolitical movement, which espouses Black self-reliance.