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Abbie VanSickle
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Supreme Court Paves Way for Execution of Prisoner With Parkinson’s
The 57-year-old Florida man, convicted in the 1994 killing of a college student, argued that lethal injection would cause him “needless pain and suffering” because…
Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students
The order came in response to a Biden administration challenge to Republican-led efforts to block federal rules prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in schools.
Justice Thomas Failed to Disclose More Private Jet Trips, Senate Democrats Say
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow’s lawyer after records showed undisclosed flights between Hawaii and New Zealand with…
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case
In a case likely to have broad ramifications throughout the West, the court found an Oregon city’s penalties did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition on…
Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Emergency Abortions in Idaho
A majority of the justices dismissed the case, reinstating a lower-court ruling that paused the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Supreme Court Rejects Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement
The liability shield would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.
Inside the Supreme Court’s Chambers
A rare glimpse into where the country’s biggest legal cases unfold.
Supreme Court Rules Public Corruption Law Allows Gifts to Officials
The court, which has limited the sweep of several anti-corruption laws, distinguished after-the-fact rewards from before-the-fact bribes.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Allow, for Now, Emergency Abortions in Idaho
According to Bloomberg News, a document posted briefly to the court’s website suggested a majority of the justices would reinstate a lower-court ruling that paused…
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Transition Care for Minors
The state law bans health care providers from offering gender transition care to children.