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West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case

West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court halted Ruben Gutiérrez's execution at the last minute; what happens now?

The future of the case depends on whether the highest court in the country grants what's called a writ of certiorari

Latin Times

Supreme Court grants death row inmate Ruben Gutiérrez a stay minutes before his execution

Gutiérrez was set to be executed for the 1998 murder of an 85-year-old woman. The Supreme Court granted the application "pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari"

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Supreme Court delays execution of Ruben Gutierrez for 1998 Brownsville murder

For more than a decade, Gutierrez has fought unsuccessfully for DNA testing of evidence that he says would prove he did not kill Escolastica Harrison.

The Texas Tribune

Louisiana Federal Court Affirms the Right To Peacefully Protest

Nearly eight years after it was filed, the vexatious lawsuit against protester DeRay Mckesson has been dismissed with prejudice.

Reason

West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete

West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement of state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris: the top choice to replace Biden as Democratic nominee should he step aside

The US vice president, Kamala Harris, rushed to the defence of Joe Biden after his calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump in late June. In an interview with CNN, she said: “There are three things that were true yesterday before the debate that are still true today … First, the…

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Arkansas advocates gather enough signatures to advance abortion ballot measure for November

However, they still face obstacles to reach their goal in the deeply red state

Latin Times

US Supreme Court: 10 days of blockbuster decisions with huge implications for the future

The US Supreme Court has concluded its 2023-24 term in the past two weeks with a number of profoundly consequential decisions that have major implications for the years to come.

The Conversation

What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy?

Presidents have used power overseas with few restraints, a trend experts worry could be strengthened under the ruling.

Al Jazeera

Judges Block Indiana and Mississippi Age Verification Laws for Porn, Social Media

And the Supreme Court agrees to weigh in.

Reason

What is the US Supreme Court and how does it work? Joe Biden says Trump immunity is 'dangerous' for America

The justices find that a president has immunity for ‘official acts’ but is not immune for ‘unofficial acts’ — and refer the matter back to a trial judge

Evening Standard

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s petition

Reed, on death row for more than 25 years, says he is innocent of the 1996 killing of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.

The Texas Tribune

High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors

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U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites

A state law passed last year requires pornographic websites to adopt age-verification measures, leading sites like Pornhub to block user access in Texas.

The Conversation

US Supreme Court immunity ruling ideal for a president who doesn’t care about democracy

The US Supreme Court has made a hugely significant and equally controversial judgment. It is one which could affect the results of the 2024 election, the rule of law and democratic institutions in the United States and shape the powers of the nation’s highest office for years to come.

The Texas Tribune

Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit

The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court.

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Republican-backed social media laws

Top court declines to rule on Texas and Florida laws, but defends social media platforms’ right to moderate content.

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US Top Court Sidesteps Ruling On Contentious Social Media Laws

The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed laws that imposed restrictions on social media content moderation, in a decision welcomed by the tech industry.

International Business Times

Supreme Court Rules On Trump Immunity, Delaying Trial

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a ruling that will likely delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

The Conversation

Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society

Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.”

International Business Times

US Supreme Court Ruling On Trump Immunity Looms

The US Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the most highly anticipated decision of its term -- a ruling "for the ages" on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution.

Reason

Supreme Court Rules That Punishing the Homeless for Sleeping Outside Isn't 'Cruel and Unusual'

Homeless advocates say the court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson gives local governments a blank check to "to arrest or fine those with no choice but to sleep outdoors."

France 24

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charges, siding with Jan. 6 rioters

The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had enabled prosecutors to pursue charges of obstruction against defendants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol siege. The high court's new ruling could have implications for the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump related to the…

The Texas Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on homeless encampments. Here’s what it means for Texas.

The ruling comes amid a nationwide surge in homelessness as high rents put pressure on low-income households and pandemic-era protections expire.

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