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    Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced her as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 26.
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    Amy Coney Barrett's Catholicism Is Controversial But May Not Be Confirmation Issue

    Sep 29, 2020
    Democrats are unhappy over Barrett's nomination and object to her conservative legal views, but they are unlikely to question her Catholic beliefs.
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    Activists from NARAL Pro-Choice America stand outside the office of GOP Sen. Dean Heller in Reno, Nev. Heller is facing a tough re-election bid in a state that voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and activists on the left are putting pressure on him to op
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    Kavanaugh Fight Puts Vulnerable Senators In A Tight Spot

    Aug 15, 2018
    The president's Supreme Court pick meets Wednesday with Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp, who are both up for re-election in red states while under intense pressure from activists.
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    Nageeb Alomari now lives in California with his family.
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    A Yemeni-American Wanted To Bring His Family Home. Then Came The Travel Ban.

    Aug 10, 2018
    Nageeb Alomari is an American citizen from Yemen. When the civil war started there, Alomari decided to bring his wife and daughters to the U.S. But then President Trump imposed the travel ban.
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    Abortion rights supporters in Seattle protest on Tuesday against President Trump and his choice of federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the Supreme Court. Activists are preparing for the possibility that Kavanaugh's confirmation
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    Abortion Rights Advocates Preparing For Life After Roe V. Wade

    Jul 12, 2018
    With Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination still up for debate, activists are planning for potential battles in state legislatures if the court eventually weakens national abortion rights.
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    Law
    The Rev. Brad Wells, left, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as the court hears the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.
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    Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters

    Jul 07, 2018
    With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.
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    If Confirmed, Would Neil Gorsuch Rule Contrary To Trump's Policies?

    Feb 01, 2017
    Legal expert Jeffrey Rosen says of the Supreme Court nominee: "If he thought that individual liberty was threatened by presidential or congressional overreaching, then he would step in."
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    Former NFL fullback Kevin Turner leaves a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging in 2014. He died earlier this year from severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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    Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement

    Dec 12, 2016
    The court's decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.
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    Tracing The 'Rise Of The Judicial Right' To Warren Burger's Supreme Court

    Jul 06, 2016
    Burger served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Linda Greenhouse, author of The Burger Court, says those years helped establish the court's conservative legal foundation.
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    Nina Totenberg interviews the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2012.
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    When Is A Friendship A Conflict Of Interest?

    Feb 26, 2016
    A listener raises questions about NPR's Supreme Court coverage.
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    Former Gov. Bob McDonnell's appeal of his public corruption convictions will likely be heard in April.
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    Supreme Court Will Hear Ex-Governor Of Virginia's Appeal

    Jan 15, 2016
    Bob McDonnell's appeal of his public corruption convictions is one of eight cases the court agreed to hear on Friday. In another case, Microsoft is fending off a suit by Xbox 360 owners.
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    A man holds an American and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
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    Was The Most Current Supreme Court Session 'A Liberal Term For The Ages'?

    Jul 02, 2015
    Adam Liptak of The New York Times discusses the court's most recent session and says the rulings reveal deep philosophical differences regarding the role of judges and the Constitution.
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    Demonstrators with the National Organization for Marriage protest against same-sex marriage outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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    Supreme Court Hears Challenge To 4 States' Same-Sex-Marriage Ban

    Apr 28, 2015
    Justice Scalia asked whether ministers would be able to refuse to marry two gay men. Justice Alito asked, why not marry four gay men together?
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    Group Withdrawals Petition to Stop Same Sex Marriage Licenses

    Oct 07, 2014
    Updated Oct. 9, 11:55 a.m. Late Thursday morning, The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage withdrew their motion to the Supreme Court to...
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    After SB 1070, Some Migrants In Arizona Self-Deport

    Apr 24, 2012

    The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging SB 1070 on April 25. Some argue it has achieved its goal by forcing immigrants out. We hear a report on the effect SB 1070 has had on Arizona.

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