Author: Justin Jouvenal

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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.

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The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.

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The justices appeared poised to turn aside government arguments that the president can deny citizenship to babies born to parents without permanent immigration status.

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The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the latest decision by the high court rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people.

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether a Florida child, and thousands like her, have a country to call home.

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The administration builds its arguments on an 1800s campaign, led in part by a Confederate officer, that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism.