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SCOTUS Weighs the Risk of Presidential Timidity Against the Risk of Presidential Impunity

Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."

Reason

Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker

Oral arguments over former president’s claim of immunity seem to have left Trump happier than the justice department

The Guardian - US

Trump the elephant in the room as supreme court hearing strays into the surreal

Justices heard immunity arguments – and the conservative majority seemed determined to talk about anything but the case at hand

The Guardian - US

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Possible delay and crime incentives: key takeaways from Trump immunity case

US supreme court hears three hours of oral arguments on whether ex-president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution

The Guardian - US

Justice Sotomayor Warns Of Democracy's Destruction In Justice System

Justice Sotomayor and Justice Alito discuss the critical link between democracy and the justice system in a thought-provoking Supreme Court exchange.

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Justice Alito Raises Concerns About Presidential Immunity And Peaceful Transfers

Justice Alito's concerns about presidential immunity and peaceful power transitions in democracy.

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Justice Alito Questions Protections In Criminal Justice System

Justice Alito raises concerns about safeguards in criminal justice system, particularly for public officials like Trump.

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US Supreme Court Seems Split On Idaho Abortion Ban

The US Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday on whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion conflicts with a federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care, in a case that carries potentially sweeping national consequences.

International Business Times

Does the Constitution Protect the Right To Get High?

Columbia law professor David Pozen recalls the controversy provoked by early anti-drug laws and the hope inspired by subsequent legal assaults on prohibition.

Reason

The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not.

WEKU

Most Justices Seem Skeptical of Charging Capitol Rioters With Obstructing an Official Proceeding

The Supreme Court's interpretation of the statute also could affect two charges against Donald Trump.

Reason

US supreme court skeptical of using obstruction law in January 6 cases

If court curtails use of statute in connection with Capitol riot it could eliminate two of the four charges against Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

Justice Alito Questions Interpretation Of Key Legal Term

Explore the debate between Justice Alito and attorney Green over the interpretation of a crucial legal term in a high-stakes case.

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Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts

Progressive groups hail long-brewed move against influential donor but protest lack of summons for Harlan Crow

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Republicans want to use an 1873 law to ban abortion. Congress must repeal it

Democrats have a chance to corner Republicans on an unpopular issue – and defend a modern and egalitarian society

Salon

19th Century law versus bodily autonomy

Abortion opponents are citing the Comstock Act to stop "abortion pill trafficking." Experts say that's nonsense

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Trump Attorney Cites Supreme Court Case In Defense Strategy

Trump attorney Steve Sadow referenced US v. Alvarez case during a hearing to dismiss charges against Trump based on free speech protections.

The Guardian - US

Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives’ attack on abortion pills

The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps. And if they can’t win there, they’ll redouble efforts to win the White House

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The Guardian - US

US supreme court hearing not a success for anti-abortion doctors, experts say

Justices appear unconvinced by anti-abortion doctors’ standing to sue during hearing over access to FDA-approved pill mifepristone

International Business Times

US Supreme Court Skeptical Of Restrictions On Abortion Pill

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to reject restrictions imposed by a lower court on an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.

France 24

US Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion pill case

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Axios

Why a 19th-century law matters in the Supreme Court abortion pill fight

The 1873 law banned the mailing of materials that were deemed "obscene."

The Guardian - US

US supreme court abortion pill hearing: key takeaways

Justices appear skeptical of arguments against mifepristone as pharmaceutical industry considers case existential threat

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas case challenging abortion pill access

A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed open to keeping mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, on the market despite a Texas ruling revoking its FDA approval.

Salon

SCOTUS welcomes a Texas dictatorship

Donald Trump isn't the only far-right character the Supreme Court could bless with dictatorial powers

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