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SUPREME COURT


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Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional

Panama's Supreme Court has unanimously declared a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests as unconstitutional.

Senegal's highest court ruling blocks detained opposition leader Sonko from running for president

Senegal’s highest court has effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year.

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist

The Russian Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit with the country’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist.

After court defeat, the UK says its Rwanda migrant plan can still work. Legal experts are skeptical

Britain’s interior minister says the U.K. government can revive its blocked plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda without breaching international law.

UK top court says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda is illegal. The government still wants to do it

The British government says it will still try to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda, despite the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that the contentious plan is illegal.

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.

Why one survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to a 1994 law prohibiting people facing domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.

The Supreme Court will hear an NRA appeal in a dispute with a former New York state official

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York state official who urged banks and insurance companies to discontinue their association with gun promoting groups after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a ban on gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns violates federal law.

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's general election

Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat that could play a significant role on voting-related cases during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state's highest court says

A divided Alabama Supreme Court has said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas.

Minnesota justices appear skeptical that states should decide Trump's eligibility for the ballot

Minnesota Supreme Court justices appear skeptical states have the authority to block ex-President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.

Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry

Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract.

Florida attorney general, against criticism, seeks to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballot

Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot.

The Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts.

The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump's Twitter feed

The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts.

Nigeria’s Supreme Court refuses to void president’s election and dismisses opposition challenges

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has refused to void the election of President Bola Tinubu and dismissed the challenges brought by two losing candidates.

Most of Justice Thomas' $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say

All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions.

Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts

The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year

North Carolina Republicans have pitched new maps for the state’s congressional districts starting in 2024 that appear to threaten the reelection of at least three current Democratic U.S. House members.

Thrift store chain case was no bargain for Washington attorney general; legal fees top $4.2 million

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal fees.

India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament

India’s top court has refused to legalize same-sex marriages passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country.

A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires

Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they believe is unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices

The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least two feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides.

The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly.

British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it's safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

A lawyer tried to assure the U.K. Supreme Court that the British government analyzed the risks of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda and would have people there to make sure it was safe.

UK Supreme Court weighs if it's lawful for Britain to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The U.K. Supreme Court will start hearing arguments over whether the British government’s contentious policy to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is lawful.

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a conservative-led challenge.

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

The Supreme Court is returning to a new term with familiar topics such as guns and abortion, as well as concerns about ethics swirling around the justices.

The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws seeking to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments

Lawyers at the Supreme Court have some occasionally eccentric rituals.

Israel's High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office

Israel’s Supreme Court spent eight hours Thursday hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister.

In a win for Black voters in redistricting case, Alabama to get new congressional lines

Alabama is headed to the first significant revamp of its congressional map in three decades after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state’s bid to keep using a plan with a single majority-Black district.

The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'

How important can the meaning of a single word be.

ProPublica: Clarence Thomas attends Koch network donor events

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended Koch network donor events, ProPublica reported Friday after interviewing interviews three former Koch network employees and one major donor.

Brazil's top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy

Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide.

Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights

Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights.

Donald Trump isn’t backing a national abortion ban. That’s not hurting him in the GOP primary

Donald Trump is dominating the early stages of the Republican presidential primary even as he’s refused to endorse a federal ban on abortion.

Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital

Brazil’s Supreme Court has handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.

DeSantis says Trump's chance of being elected if convicted 'is as close to zero as you can get'

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump is unlikely to be elected president again if convicted in any of the four criminal cases he faces.

Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Wisconsin's Democratic governor rejects surprise GOP support for nonpartisan redistricting

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down a surprise Republican plan to enact a nonpartisan redistricting process as “bogus,” a proposal floated Tuesday in an effort to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps.

Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul

Israel’s Supreme Court has heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul.

Israel's contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society.

GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge

Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one of the most closely divided states for a dozen years.

Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings

Sri Lanka’s president says he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.

Group sues after New Mexico governor suspends right to carry guns in Albuquerque in public

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque has drawn an immediate court challenge Saturday from a gun-rights group.

Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion

The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States.

Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats' call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case

Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues.

Abortion access in Florida now hinges on decision by 7 judges

The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Thousands rally in support of Israel's judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week

Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

Military officials say an Alabama senator's hold on top promotions in a clash over abortion policy raises national security concerns.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections

The Biden Administration weakened protections for wetlands on Tuesday.

Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children.

Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look

More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court's approval

Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end under a new federal appeals court ruling.

US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline

A federal appeals court has granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward.

Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.

A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications

A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges.

New liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court majority moves to weaken conservative chief justice

Liberals who gained majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court this week voted Friday to reduce powers of the conservative chief justice and make a series of other changes to how the court operates, moves that the chief justice derided as an overreach by “rogue justices.”.

Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps

A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone.

Israel's full high court to hear petitions against judiciary law in September that spurred protests

Israel’s Supreme Court says that a full panel of 15 justices would hear petitions in September against a contentious law that was passed last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and which has spurred mass protests.

Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court

Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.

Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions

A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni.

Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Supreme Court is allowing construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia.

Israeli doctors walk off the job, more strikes may be looming after a law weakening courts passed

Thousands of Israeli doctors have walked out of work while labor leaders are threatening a general strike and senior justices have rushed home from a trip abroad.

South Florida experts discuss impact of Israel passing bill checking Supreme Court power

What some call judicial reform, others in Israel describe as a step toward unchecked government power.

Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan

A protest march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is growing as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to forge ahead on a controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary.

Israel's Netanyahu doubles down on judicial plan, rejects criticism and moves ahead toward key vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold.

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

Thousands of protesters have blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul.

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions

An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law.

Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests

Israel’s governing coalition is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary.

GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.

European court says the suspension of a Polish judge criticizing the government was against EU law

Europe's top court says that the suspension in Poland of a judge who has criticized the government is against EU law and he should be returned to his duties.

A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle?

This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever.

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it's time for Supreme Court justices to bring their conduct in line with the standards of other branches of government.

Israelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government's plan to overhaul the judiciary

Protesters in Israel have blocked highways and thronged the country's main international airport in a day of countrywide demonstrations against the government’s divisive plan to overhaul the judiciary.

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban can continue.

Retailers beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back

The reprieve is over.

Legitimacy of 'customer' in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical and legal flags

A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be.

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.

This Week in South Florida: Juan-Carlos Planas

A roster of Supreme Court decisions last week dominated headlines and spurred debate about affirmative action, discrimination in free speech, and student loan forgiveness.

Protest march held in Fort Lauderdale following Supreme Court rulings

Protesters gathered for a We the People March in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.

The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here's what you need to know.

The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term.

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni.

Biden offers new student debt relief plan, lashes out at GOP after Supreme Court ruling

President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan relief for millions of borrowers while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day’s Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original effort.

The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms.

How the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you

The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan.

The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt

A sharply divided Supreme Court has effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans.

Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity.

Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia but also media and McCain in rare network interview

President Joe Biden rarely gives network interviews.

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?

Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades.

The Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious accommodations.

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used

A divided Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

Charter school lost case over skirts rule for girls, but debate over charter autonomy isn't over

One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts says she always knew she'd prevail.

Pakistan learned to respond with 'iron hands' after deadly political violence, official says

Pakistan’s law minister says he expects a tougher armed response in the event of any repeat of political violence in the country.

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends

An estimated 43 million borrowers who could have seen their student loan balances decreased or erased will now resume their original payments in the fall, following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Biden administration’s debt forgiveness plan.

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