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The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children

Dec. 11, 2023 10:27 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. Over the dissent of three conservative justices, the court turned away an appeal from Washington, where...

Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission

Nov. 29, 2023 15:49 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. A majority of the nine-member court suggested that...

Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve

Nov. 18, 2023 11:53 AM EST

The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up,...

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

Nov. 07, 2023 22:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since last year’s expansion of gun rights, the justices suggested that they will reverse...

Billions in TV revenue, athletes as employees on the line as college sports faces more legal threats

Oct. 16, 2023 22:14 PM EDT

At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crow was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. ...

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

Oct. 11, 2023 19:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly. The outcome could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. ...

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

Sep. 30, 2023 12:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. The year also will have a heavy focus on social media and how free speech protections apply online. A big...

Today in History: September 26, Kennedy and Nixon in first-ever presidential nominees' debate

Sep. 29, 2023 10:43 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2023. There are 96 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

Sep. 20, 2023 07:15 AM EDT

Orlando Sentinel. September 13, 2023. Editorial: Florida Supreme Court justices parrot fiction on 15-week abortion ban When lawyers opposing Florida’s 15-week limit on safe, legal abortions arrived at the majestic state Supreme Court building Friday, they knew they...

Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024

Sep. 13, 2023 08:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The California professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir. Christine Blasey's Ford's “One Way Back” is scheduled for publication next March. According to St....