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Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold Law Disarming Domestic Abusers

The potential sweep of a decision could extend far beyond domestic abuse by clarifying the scope of the court’s ruling last year that vastly expanded…

Supreme Court Hears a Major Case on Gun Rights and Domestic Violence

The court, whose gun rights decision last year set a new historical legal standard, will consider whether the government may disarm people subject to restraining…

Supreme Court’s Devotion to Gun Rights Faces a Challenging Test

The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday on whether the government can disarm people subject to restraining orders for domestic abuse.

Arrests Motivated by Politics Face a Supreme Court Test

A 72-year-old city councilwoman in Texas, accused of misplacing a document, says she was the victim of retaliation for exercising her First Amendment rights.

Supreme Court to Hear N.R.A.’s Free Speech Case Against New York Official

The case is the second one this term asking the justices to decide when government activity crosses the line to become coercion forbidden by the…

Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Ban on Bump Stocks

After debate in the wake of a 2017 mass shooting, the Justice Department changed its position, deciding it had the authority to regulate the devices.

Supreme Court Wary of Trademark for ‘Trump Too Small’

In earlier cases, the justices struck down provisions of the trademark law on First Amendment grounds. But the one at issue here seemed likely to…

Supreme Court Weighs When Officials May Block Citizens on Social Media

The justices struggled to distinguish private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, from state action, which is.

Cars Seized by Police Get Supreme Court Scrutiny in Civil Forfeiture Case

Several justices seemed wary of allowing law enforcement officials to take vehicles used to commit crimes when their owners were not at fault.

Supreme Court Allows Online Sports Bets at Florida Indian Casinos

Brick-and-mortar gambling venues in the state objected to a deal that deemed remote wagers handled by Indian casinos to have been made “on tribal lands.”