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Supreme Court airs concerns over Oregon city's homelessness law - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared hesitant Monday to draw sharp lines about when local governments can criminalize public camping.

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Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding.

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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

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Justice Sotomayor And Attorney Disagree On Capitol Riot Precedent

Justice Sotomayor and Attorney Green present differing views on applying obstruction statute in the Capitol riot case, reflecting the ongoing legal debate.

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Justice Sotomayor's Hypothetical Compares Obstruction Law To Theater Rules

Justice Sotomayor's hypothetical theater scenario illustrates accountability for disruptive actions in a legal context.

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Senator Blumenthal Suggests Justice Sotomayor Should Think About Retiring (Without Calling Upon Her to Do So)

Public calls continue for Justice Sotomayor to step down so that President Biden can name her replacement before the election.

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Democratic Senators Urge Justice Sotomayor To Consider Retirement

Democratic senators caution Justice Sotomayor to consider retirement amid calls for balance on the Supreme Court. Importance of maintaining a diverse and r...

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Texas concedes law allowing judges to deport migrants may have gone ‘too far’

Solicitor general says in appellate hearing that SB4, paused from going into effect, may have gone beyond limitations of state laws

The Guardian - US

For the sake of all of us, Sonia Sotomayor needs to retire from the US supreme court

She’s been described as the ‘conscience of the supreme court’. That’s why it pains me to write this

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Allows Texas To Enforce Controversial Immigration Law

Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law, sparking concerns and legal challenges. Significant implications for immigration policy and federal-...

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Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants.

Roll Call

Barbra Streisand Condemns Award Recipients Chosen For Leadership Honor

Barbra Streisand and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's family criticize the decision to award the Leadership Award to Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, and others, previously...

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US supreme court hears case on government’s power over online misinformation

Plaintiffs in Murthy v Missouri argue White House requests to take down coronavirus misinformation violate first amendment

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Should Justice Sotomayor Retire? Some People Think So.

Some liberals and progressives think Justice Sotomayor should retire this year to ensure a Democratic President names her replacement.

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US supreme court ruling on Trump ballot ban: five key takeaways

Donald Trump can remain on the presidential ballot but the question of whether he was guilty of insurrection unresolved

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SCOTUS liberals' "warning" in Trump case

Liberal justices ruled that states can't bar Trump from ballot but split from majority on key issue

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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules That States May Not Disqualify Trump As an Insurrectionist

Three justices who concurred in that judgment accuse the majority of trying to "insulate all alleged insurrectionists from future challenges" by going further than necessary.

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Most Justices Seem Skeptical of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court seems inclined to recognize that content moderation is protected by the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court Seems Likely to Strike Down Florida and Texas Social Media Laws

The laws violate the First Amendment because they require social media sites to abjure most content moderation, and platform speech they disapprove of.

Salon

Experts: Even SCOTUS libs may back Trump

Liberal justices not pushing back on arguments “suggests the cake is already baked,” law professor says

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Justice Sotomayor Voices Her Frustration with Supreme Court and Advocates

Some candid remarks at the University of California at Berkeley

Salon

SCOTUS allows first nitrogen execution

"The world is watching," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned before Kenny Smith was put to death Thursday

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Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

State’s ‘slow and agonizing’ execution of Kenneth Smith using an untested method labeled as cruel by experts and advocates

Evening Standard

Alabama death row inmate 'writhed for minutes' in first execution using nitrogen gas

Kenneth Eugene Smith said in a final statement: 'Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards'

Reason

SCOTUS Ponders the Ambiguity of 'Ambiguous' and Other Chevron Doctrine Puzzles

The justices seem inclined to revise or ditch a 1984 precedent that requires deference to executive agencies' statutory interpretations.

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