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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers

Oct. 02, 2023 14:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power. The court turned away attorney John...

US Supreme Court Justice Barrett says she welcomes public scrutiny of court

Aug. 28, 2023 22:54 PM EDT

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of...

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

Aug. 08, 2023 18:57 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. The court on Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Jul. 25, 2023 16:05 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 24 The Washington Post on The Federal Reserve is almost certainly going to lift the benchmark interest rate Wednesday to nearly 5.5$, a stunning rise from practically zero in March...