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Va. elections up in air after fight over race-based district lines heard at Supreme Court
Even with candidates already running in this year’s battle for control of Virginia’s House of Delegates, the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could see the district lines changed again ahead of June’s primaries.
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Supreme Court won’t intervene in oldest US synagogue dispute
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene Monday in a fight over control of the nation’s oldest synagogue and its religious bells worth millions, leaving in place a ruling that the…
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Supreme Court to consider Louisiana’s non-unanimous juries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider overturning a criminal conviction by a 10-2 jury vote in Louisiana. The justice acted Monday, four months after Louisiana voters amended the state constitution to prohibit non-unanimous…
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Supreme Court to consider new Va. sentencings for Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo
The United States Supreme Court will consider whether younger Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo should be resentenced in Virginia, where he received four convictions, and was sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear identity theft case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could make it more difficult for states to prosecute identity theft and other crimes. The high court agreed Monday to take…
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Justices spurn Georgia inmate, despite juror’s racial slurs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is rejecting a new appeal from a Georgia death row inmate, despite evidence that a juror in his capital case used racial slurs. The high court had previously blocked…
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Were Virginia districts drawn based on race? Supreme Court hears arguments
U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Monday on whether the boundaries of 11 Virginia House of Delegates districts were drawn on the basis of race by Republicans.
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Hold the cake! Fans honor Ginsburg’s birthday with exercise
Wearing workout gear and carrying water bottles, fans of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrated her 86th birthday Friday by exercising in front of the high court.
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Supreme Court expands April 23 census arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will try to resolve all the legal issues about a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The justices on Friday are expanding their April 23 arguments to…
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After study, federal judiciary revises codes of conduct
The federal judiciary on Tuesday revised its codes of conduct for judges and judicial employees to more clearly spell out inappropriate workplace behavior, including sexual harassment.
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Justices: Nebraska county owes $28M for wrongful convictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a rural Nebraska county’s appeal of a $28 million court judgment aimed at compensating six people wrongfully convicted of a 1985 slaying. The justices turned away…
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High court won’t review award to Calif. couple deputies shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a roughly $4 million judgment for an innocent couple shot while California deputies searched for a wanted man. The high court on Monday declined to…
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Ginsburg’s recovery prescription: Plenty of opinions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now we know what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was doing as she recuperated from lung cancer surgery: churning out opinions for the court at a faster clip than any of her younger…
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High court declines New Jersey preservation grants case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three conservative Supreme Court justices say barring synagogues, temples, churches and mosques from programs that award money for preservation work is discrimination. The statement from Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Justices Samuel…
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Why some religious groups want to see the Peace Cross removed
Some religious groups hope that the Peace Cross in Prince George’s county will get removed. The groups do not want the significance of the cross’s image to be reduced by a Supreme Court ruling that said it is not a in important religious symbol anymore.
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