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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Alabama death-penalty case

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an Alabama death-penalty case involving…

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Samuel Alito Urges Supreme Court to Clarify Precedent Set 38 Years Ago

Justice Samuel Alito pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a 38‑year‑old precedent governing students’ free‑speech rights in public schools…

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On This Day, June 15: Supreme Court rules civil rights law protects LGBTQ workers

On this date in history: In 1215, under pressure from rebellious barons, England's King John signed the Magna Carta, a…

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Any Potential Supreme Court Decision ‘Probably a Year’ Away

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion that reiterated a conclusion they had…

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In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory

Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m.The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a…

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This Day in History: Thurgood Marshall becomes first non-white U.S. Supreme Court justice

(WDBJ) - June 13, 1967: President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the first non-white justice…

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Supreme Court’s limitation on wetlands protection will make flooding worse

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.…

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FCC v. AT&T: Supreme Court Rejects Seventh Amendment Challenge to FCC Forfeiture Penalties

On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) issuance of forfeiture…

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Supreme Court stops nitrogen execution

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to lift a lower-court halt to an Alabama execution Thursday. The lower court had stopped…

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U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Planned Execution of Alabama Death Row Inmate Jeffery Lee

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Alabama from carrying out the scheduled execution of death row inmate Jeffery Lee using…

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