Supreme Court
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Supreme Court delays Trump 2020 election trial
Speed Read This decision delays the federal criminal trial on Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 loss
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Supreme Court wary of state social media regulations
Speed Read A majority of justices appeared skeptical that Texas and Florida were lawfully protecting the free speech rights of users
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Alabama's Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos could have national implications
Talking Points The court recently ruled that embryos created during IVF are children
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why is today's Supreme Court hearing the most important election case in a quarter century?
Today's Big Question By hearing Trump's argument to be reinstated on Colorado's ballot, the court risks becoming an election-year spoiler
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why did a federal court shoot down Trump's immunity excuse?
Today's big question The Trump campaign 'respectfully disagrees' with a panel of appellate judges who rejected the former president's bid for 'complete and total' immunity
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'The death penalty, it seems, is just too embedded in America's DNA to go away'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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President Biden urged to federalize troops to prevent 'chaos' in Texas
Talking Points Defying the Supreme Court, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sets up a national guard standoff over razor wire at the border
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'Among Republicans, the lie has won'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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The pros and cons of a written constitution
Pros and Cons Clarity no substitute for flexibility, say defenders of Britain's unwritten rulebook
By The Week UK Published
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'The biggest judicial power grab since 1803'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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'Christie performed a needed service for American democracy'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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A running list of Clarence Thomas' many scandals
In Depth The Supreme Court justice has 'engaged in a yearslong pattern of behaving in ways that other justices, and many elected politicians, do not'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is Trump's immunity case DOA (and does that matter)?
Today's Big Question Lawyers for the former president insist he's immune from criminal prosecution for anything he did in office — but winning the legal argument might not be the point.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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10 things you need to know today: January 6, 2024
Daily Briefing Supreme Court to rule on Trump being kept off 2024 presidential ballots, Hezbollah fires rockets toward Israel following Hamas leader’s death, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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