Robert Barnes
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Supreme Court to review Indian Child Welfare Act, which prioritizes adoptions by Native American parents or tribes
The law is being challenged by three states and seven individuals, who say it does not focus solely on what's best for the child.
Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would join Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the nine-person Supreme Court.
Jackson’s nomination is historic, but her impact on Supreme Court in short term likely will be minimal
If Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court's conservatives will still hold a 6-to-3 majority.
Jackson’s nomination is historic, but her impact on Supreme Court in short term likely will be minimal
If Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court's conservatives will still hold a 6-to-3 majority.
Supreme Court seems split on condemned man’s request for pastor at execution
John Henry Ramirez wants his spiritual adviser to be in the execution chamber with him, to touch him and pray aloud for his soul.
Supreme Court considers if state secrets claim can end Muslim men’s lawsuit against FBI
During Operation Flex, the bureau used an undercover agent to surveil Southern California Islamic centers.
Supreme Court considers a minister’s role at the time an inmate is put to death
Members of Second Baptist Church say they are answering God’s call with their outreach to those on Texas’s death row.