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Adam Liptak
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Clash Between Union Campaigns and Private Property at Supreme Court
A California regulation lets labor organizers enter private property to meet with farmworkers. In a case the court will hear Monday, challengers say that amounts...

Supreme Court Backs Georgia Gwinnett College Student's Free Speech Lawsuit
The 8-to-1 ruling said courts may hear suits seeking only nominal damages. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., dissenting, said the majority had turned judges...

Supreme Court Backs Georgia College Student’s Free Speech Suit
The 8-to-1 ruling said courts may hear suits seeking only nominal damages. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., dissenting, said the majority had turned judges...

Cracks in a Legal Shield for Officers’ Misconduct
The Supreme Court has hinted that it is ready to trim the doctrine of qualified immunity, which makes it difficult to sue government officials for...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Issues Her First Majority Opinion
The 7-to-2 ruling rejected an environmental group’s Freedom of Information Act request.

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Sustain Arizona Voting Limits
The case was the court’s first on the key remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act in the context of voting restrictions.

Supreme Court Considers Whether Patent Judges Were Properly Appointed
Several justices seemed concerned that judges should have been appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. But there was no consensus about how...

Supreme Court Weighs Limits of ‘Hot Pursuit’ by Police
The court has said that the police need no warrants to enter the homes of fleeing felons. Does that exception also apply to people suspected...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Pennsylvania Election Case on Mailed Ballots
In dissent, three justices said the court should have used the case to provide guidance in future elections.

Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Abortion Referrals and Immigration
The cases, both challenges to Trump administration initiatives, may become moot if the Biden administration reverses course.