Author: Justin Jouvenal

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If the court had struck down birthright citizenship and upheld President Donald Trump’s executive order, the ruling would have had sweeping political, economic and social ramifications.

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The justices allowed the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, striking down a nearly century-old precedent intended to insulate independent agencies from political influence by the executive.

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The decision is a setback for Trump, who alleged that Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud and has complained that the Fed is not dropping interest rates quickly enough.

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A 2023 trial found President Donald Trump liable for allegedly sexually assaulting journalist E. Jean Carroll. The decision Monday leaves in place a ruling affirming the judgment.

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The ruling is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.

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The majority dismissed on procedural grounds the case of Joseph Clifton Smith, whose mental faculties skirt the threshold for being spared the death penalty.

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Press Robinson, who years ago mounted a legal fight to become the first Black person elected to a Louisiana school board, was on the losing side of the Supreme Court case weakening the Voting Rights Act.

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Thousands of cancer victims allege Roundup was responsible for their illness, in one of the largest waves of product liability litigation in U.S. history.

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The ruling will make it easier for troops hurt in combat zones to win damages as contractors become a larger part of military operations around the world.