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School board in key transgender case seeks U.S. high court delay
WASHINGTON The Virginia school board sued by a student over bathroom access in a major transgender rights case asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to delay the matter until at least April, when President Donald Trump's conservative nominee could be on the bench and potentially cast the deciding vote.
U.S. top court backs review of Virginia voting districts in race case
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday told a lower court in a voting rights case to reassess whether Virginia's Republican-led legislature unlawfully tried to dilute the clout of black voters when it drew a series of state legislative districts.
U.S. justices skeptical of sex offender social media ban
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to strike down a North Carolina law barring convicted sex offenders from Facebook and other social media services, with justices noting the expansive role such online tools play in today's society.
U.S. justices weigh immigrant's bid to avoid deportation over sex conviction
WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Supreme Court indicated sympathy on Monday for a Mexican immigrant's claim he should not be deported for consensual sex with his under-age girlfriend in a case heard by the justices at a time when President Donald Trump is moving to ramp up deportations.
Supreme Court snubs challenge to death penalty constitutionality
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an appeal by a Louisiana death row inmate convicted of killing three brothers.
U.S. top court rejects challenge to political ad disclosure rules
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld federal disclosure rules for political advertising, rejecting an appeal by a Denver-based libertarian think tank that wanted to run an ad without being forced to divulge its major donors.
Trump's transgender move puts spotlight on Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON The Trump administration’s move on Wednesday to rescind guidance allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice has raised the stakes for an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could deliver a landmark decision on the issue.
A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a disabled Michigan girl whose school refused to let her bring her service dog to class, making it easier for students like her to seek redress for discrimination in federal court.
Rejecting 'noxious' prejudice, U.S. top court backs black death row inmate
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court gave a Texas death row inmate a chance to avoid execution on Wednesday, with Chief Justice John Roberts denouncing the "noxious strain of racial prejudice" that infected the case when a defense witness testified the man was more likely to commit future crimes because he is black.
Thermo Fisher did not infringe genetic-testing patent, U.S. top court says
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared a subsidiary of biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc of infringing a genetic-testing kit patent held by Promega Corp, overturning a lower court's decision.
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