Author: Robert Barnes

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Turkey’s Halkbank says it is shielded from prosecution by sovereign immunity, but the United States says that law doesn’t apply to to the bank’s activities.

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Eight new cases, including one focused on a worker refusing to work on the Sabbath, should complete current term

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It was the court’s first decision addressing legal challenges from the watershed ruling that the Second Amendment generally protects the right to carry a gun for self-defense.

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It was one of the most controversial terms in Supreme Court history, but John Roberts opted not to address it.

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The Trump-era policy allows quick expulsion of migrants from U.S. borders without the chance to seek asylum.

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The case that the Supreme Court is hearing Wednesday could fundamentally alter oversight on legislative maps and other high-stakes, election-related issues.

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With the country deeply divided over whether to trust elections, North Carolina says the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures, not courts or governors, complete oversight.

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In a case about LGBTQ and religious protections, Justice Samuel A. Alito found himself musing about children in KKK outfits and Black shopping mall Santas.

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Conservative justices seemed amenable to web designer Lorie Smith’s argument that the state can’t compel her to make wedding sites for same-sex couples.