Texas law does not violate the 26th Amendment. Voting laws in Texas allow people to cast no-excuse absentee ballots only if they are age 65 or older. Plaintiffs in…
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Endangered Species Habitat Regulations Updated
Final rule issued by the president’s administration to comply with a 2018 Supreme Court decision. On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new critical habitat designation…
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to President’s Census Plan
“Judicial resolution of this dispute is premature,” the Court said. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit intended to block President Donald Trump’s plan to…
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Courts Rule in Favor of Houses of Worship
Federal courts strike down discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions by multiple states. This week saw the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously rule Nevada’s COVID-19 standards for houses of…
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Supreme Court Declines Emergency Injunction Request
Lawsuit still to be heard regarding constitutional integrity of voting changes. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied a request for emergency injunctive relief in a lawsuit claiming changes…
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Case asks questions on the application of a prior court decision. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the final case of the first week of…
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Supreme Court Gives Temporary Win to California Church
Church had challenged Governor Newsom’s coronavirus restrictions. In an order earlier this week, the Supreme Court vacated a lower court’s ruling against a church in California with instructions…
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Supreme Court Rules for Worshippers
New York governor may not ban gatherings due to COVID. In a 5-4 decision right before Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain limits on…
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Supreme Court Overturns Stay of Federal Execution
Eighth federal execution to be carried out this year. A judge had ordered a stay on the execution of Orlando Hall, expressing concerns over the humaneness of the…
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Justice Samuel Alito Warns of Intolerance
Religious liberty and free speech are endangered, he said. Some of the freedoms that America takes for granted are in danger of being lost, Supreme Court Justice Samuel…
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