Robert Barnes
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Supreme Court allows Texas voting map challenged by civil rights advocates
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...
Justice O’Connor to lie in repose at Supreme Court on Dec. 18
There will be an invitation-only funeral for O’Connor on Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral.
Supreme Court dismisses case of hotel discrimination tester, says it’s moot
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...
Justices appear torn during arguments in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case
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.
Supreme Court conservatives seem dubious about SEC’s in-house tribunals
While critical of the Security and Exchange Commission’s procedures, the justices seemed to be looking for a narrow — not wide-ranging — solution.
Supreme Court questions Ga. decision to retry suspect after acquittal
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.
Supreme Court under pressure issues ethics guidelines specific to justices
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...
Supreme Court denies case involving prolonged confinement without exercise
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from an Illinois prisoner confined for years without the chance to exercise outside his cell.
High court seems likely to allow gun bans for those under protective orders
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.
U.S. focuses on domestic abuser in effort to keep some gun restrictions
In the gun-ownership case of Zackey Rahimi, the Supreme Court for the first time takes an extensive look at the fallout from its 2022 Bruen...