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Adam Liptak
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By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes
The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Expanding Supreme Court Could Undermine It, Breyer Says
Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s talk, on the nature of the court’s authority, had a valedictory quality.

Supreme Court Backs Google in Copyright Fight With Oracle
The 6-to-2 ruling ended a decade-long battle over whether Google had improperly used Java code in its Android operating system.

Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Trump's Twitter Activity
The Supreme Court’s move was expected, as Mr. Trump is no longer president and Twitter has permanently suspended his account.

An Extraordinary Winning Streak for Religion at the Supreme Court
More broadly, one new study found, “the politicization of religious freedom has infiltrated every level of the federal judiciary.”

Supreme Court Lets F.C.C. Relax Limits on Media Ownership
The justices said the commission had adequately considered whether easing rules on cross-ownership of radio and TV stations and newspapers would hurt female and minority...

Supreme Court Looks for Narrow Path in Investors’ Suit Against Goldman Sachs
Both sides agreed that generic statements about firms’ integrity and honesty can sometimes be the basis for securities fraud class-action suits.

Ford Can Be Sued in States Where Accidents Occurred, Supreme Court Rules
The justices unanimously rejected a plea to limit product liability suits in state courts.

Case on Police Violence Reveals Fault Lines at Supreme Court
In a sharp exchange, dissenting conservatives suggested that Chief Justice Roberts warped the law in response to public sentiment.

Supreme Court Wary of Law Letting Union Organizers Onto Private Property
The justices considered a California regulation that allowed labor representatives to meet with farm workers at their worksites for up to three hours a day...

Supreme Court to Consider Death Sentence in Boston Marathon Bombing Case
The justices will review a decision from a federal appeals court that overturned the death sentence imposed on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the perpetrators of...

Does Requiring Only Men to Register for the Draft Violate the Constitution?
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether one of the last sex-based distinctions in federal law should survive now that women can serve...