Author: Robert Barnes

Washington Post – Politics:

The high court’s decision means a Galveston County election can proceed with a map that a lower court found diluted the votes of Black and Latino residents.

Washington Post – Politics:

There will be an invitation-only funeral for O’Connor on Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral.

Washington Post – Politics:

The case asked if disability rights activists may sue hotels they don’t plan to visit, if the hotels fail to put accessibility information on their websites.

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The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan would allocate billions of dollars to help ease the nation’s opioid crisis, but shield the Sackler family from future lawsuits.

Washington Post – Politics:

While critical of the Security and Exchange Commission’s procedures, the justices seemed to be looking for a narrow — not wide-ranging — solution.

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The justices are considering whether a jury may find a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity on some counts but guilty on other counts.

Washington Post – Politics:

The Supreme Court issued a statement of ethics specific to the nine justices after reports of lavish and unreported travel and gifts for some of its members

Washington Post – Politics:

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from an Illinois prisoner confined for years without the chance to exercise outside his cell.

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The Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a U.S. law that bars people who are the subject of domestic-violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.