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Adam Liptak
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Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.
Supreme Court Limits Inmates’ Challenges Based on Bad Legal Help
Splitting 6 to 3, the justices ruled that federal courts may not hold evidentiary hearings in suits from state prisoners claiming ineffective assistance of counsel.
A Conservative Lawyer’s New Target After Abortion: Affirmative Action
Jonathan F. Mitchell, who helped draft Texas’ six-week abortion ban, has turned his attention to Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program.
Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case
The Texas senator challenged a federal law that put a $250,000 cap on repayments of candidates’ loans to their campaigns using postelection contributions.
Justice Thomas Says Leaked Opinion Destroyed Trust at Supreme Court
In remarks at a conference in Dallas, he also denounced the recent protests at justices’ homes and said conservatives would not adopt such tactics.
After Roe Leak, Supreme Court Starts to Resemble Other Branches
The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from…
If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage Next?
The leaked draft opinion that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion sent mixed signals about what other precedents might be at risk.
Roberts and Alito, Once Close Allies, Have Taken Divergent Paths
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. have become emblems of a stark divide at the Supreme Court as it…
The Leaked Draft Opinion on Roe Draws on Familiar Arguments
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. argued two basic points: The Constitution is silent on the question of abortion and Roe’s flaws make it unworthy of…
A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach
The leak of a draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade raises questions about motives, methods and whether defections are still possible.