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    President Biden Takes Office
    Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration.
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    Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean

    Jan 23, 2021
    President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.
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    Law
    A U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday reinstates a requirement for patients to pick up the abortion drug mifepristone in person at a hospital or doctor's office, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Supreme Court OKs White House Request To Limit Abortion Pill Access During Pandemic

    Jan 12, 2021
    The case was the first abortion-related decision faced by the new conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in last year.
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    StoryCorps
    Sharron Cohen (second from left) with her husband David Cohen, and son Nathan Cohen with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the steps of the Supreme Court building in 1999.
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    RBG Imparted This To Plaintiff In Gender Equality Case: 'It's All Right To Be A Hero'

    Dec 18, 2020
    Sharron Cohen was the plaintiff in a case that eventually fell to a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Cohen says that years later, Ginsberg encouraged her to embrace her part in the landmark case.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A nurse holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, in London earlier this week. Food and Drug Administration officials in the U.S. sought to reassure the public about the vaccine Saturday after authorizing it for emergency use.
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    Warp Speed Official: 1st Shipments Of COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Delivered On Monday

    Dec 12, 2020
    Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday.
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    Politics
    President Trump saw the effort to overturn last month's election all but snuffed out Friday night by the Supreme Court.
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    After Supreme Court Defeat, Trump's Backers In Congress Are Quiet On What Comes Next

    Dec 12, 2020
    The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued.
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    Religion
    National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks during a Senate hearing earlier this year. On Thursday, Collins called on religious leaders to keep their worship spaces closed, despite rising protests from some church leaders.
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    NIH Director Tells Churches To Do The "Altruistic, Loving Thing" And Stay Closed

    Dec 03, 2020
    His comments came even as the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a federal district court to reexamine its previous support for restrictions on indoor religious services in California.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    In a decision released late Wednesday, the Supreme Court said New York's attendance limit at houses of worship violates the First Amendment.
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    Supreme Court Says New York Can't Limit Attendance In Houses of Worship Due To COVID

    Nov 25, 2020
    Justices said the Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order limiting attendance in places of worship violates the First Amendment.
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    National
    D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas joined another Trump-appointed federal judge in voting to dismiss a Washington, D.C.-based lawsuit over President Trump's efforts to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers that set up the next Electoral Col
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    Federal Court Rejects Challenge To Trump's Push To Alter A Key Census Count

    Nov 25, 2020
    In a 2-1 vote, the court tossed out a lawsuit, one of several working through the courts, that challenged a memo on excluding unauthorized immigrants from numbers that reset the Electoral College map.
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    Education
    In 2014, an advocacy group first filed a lawsuit, saying that Harvard's race-based considerations for applicants discriminated against Asian American students in process.
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    Appeals Court Rules Harvard Doesn't Discriminate Against Asian American Applicants

    Nov 12, 2020
    The panel of judges upheld a federal district court's decision from last year, teeing up a possible case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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    Goats and Soda
    A nurse checks vitals for a Navajo woman, who came to a coronavirus testing center in Arizona, complaining of virus symptoms.
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    Coronavirus FAQ: Could COVID-19 Ever Be Considered A Preexisting Condition?

    Nov 09, 2020
    That's a question people are asking as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a case on the future of the Affordable Care Act — which guarantees coverage for preexisting conditions.
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    Shots - Health News
    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first opportunity to weigh in on abortion and contraception could come as early as this week, as the high court decides whether to take up a Mississippi case.
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    How An Abortion Fight In Supreme Court Could Threaten Birth Control, Too

    Nov 03, 2020
    In talk of the impact Amy Coney Barrett could have on abortion rights, many people overlook related cases that might be in play, including the right to birth control that the court recognized in 1965.
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    Politics
    Anti-abortion-rights activists participate in the March for Life rally near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24.
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    A World Without Legal Abortion: How Activists Envision A 'Post-Roe' Nation

    Oct 27, 2020
    With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.
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    Politics
    Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 14. On Thursday, the committee voted to advance her nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
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    Amy Coney Barrett Moves A Step Closer To Confirmation After Judiciary Committee Vote

    Oct 22, 2020

    Democrats boycotted the vote, pointing to what they called the damage she would do to health care, and reproductive and voting rights, and the fact the vote took place amid the presidential election.

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    Politics
    Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden boards his campaign plane.
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    Asked About Court Packing, Biden Says He Will Convene Commission To Study Reforms

    Oct 22, 2020
    The Democratic nominee envisions a bipartisan group of constitutional scholars who would, after 180 days, make recommendations to reform the court system, which Biden calls "out of whack."
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    Obituaries
    Bernard Cohen in a 1970s campaign poster when he ran for the Virginia House of Delegates. As a lawyer he successfully argued the Supreme Court case that established the legality of interracial marriage. He died this week at age 86.
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    Bernard Cohen, Lawyer Who Argued Loving V. Virginia Case, Dies At 86

    Oct 16, 2020
    Cohen was just a few years out of law school when the ACLU asked if he would take on the case of Richard and Mildred Loving — an interracial couple whose marriage was illegal in their home state.
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    National
    Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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    Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett

    Oct 16, 2020
    Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have looked for ways to challenge Barrett's conservative views without alienating her Catholic supporters.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join guests in singing "America the Beautiful" during a reception in honor of Gold Star Families on Sept. 27, in the East Room of the White House.
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    New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

    Oct 08, 2020
    Despite this year's Gold Star event landing amid the pandemic, the White House didn't cancel it. President Trump says when he met these family members, he couldn't bear to keep them at arms-length.
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    Technology
    Software company Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying its code when the tech giant developed its popular Android smartphone system.
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    Google And Oracle's Decade-Long Copyright Battle Reaches Supreme Court

    Oct 06, 2020
    Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying its software. Google contends the kind of code it used cannot be owned by anyone.
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    Politics
    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with legislators last week on Capitol Hill.
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    Duckworth: Block Supreme Court Pick Who Thinks 'My Daughters Shouldn't Even Exist'

    Oct 06, 2020
    Drawing from her own experience, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., says she fears Judge Amy Coney Barrett would oppose reproductive health techniques, including in vitro fertilization.
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    Politics
    Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.
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    With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

    Oct 02, 2020
    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.
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    Politics
    President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday.
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    A Look At Amy Coney Barrett's Record On Abortion Rights

    Sep 28, 2020
    President Trump promised to name Supreme Court justices who would oppose abortion rights. Activists say Barrett fits that mold. Her history as a federal judge offers potential clues to her views.
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    Supreme Court Nomination
    Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.
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    Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot'

    Sep 26, 2020
    The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.
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    Supreme Court Nomination
    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is 48 years old and would likely serve for decades to come on the high court if confirmed by the Senate.
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    Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

    Sep 25, 2020
    The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.
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    Law
    Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 in Miami after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her for the state Supreme Court.
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    Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump's Supreme Court Pick?

    Sep 25, 2020
    The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.
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    Politics
    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a favorite among social conservatives.
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    Who Is Amy Coney Barrett, Front-Runner For The Supreme Court Nomination?

    Sep 24, 2020
    The 48-year-old judge, a possible replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is seen as having a proven conservative track record. Here are her views on faith, precedent, guns and more.

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