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The Flores Settlement: setting standards on child detention since 1997
What's stopping Trump from detaining immigrant children while their parents await bond hearings?President Trump's new harsh stance on immigration has many undocumented adults facing prosecution. And if they crossed the…
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Significance of the Trump administration’s policy reversal on affirmative action
What is the significance of the Trump administration's recent policy reversal on affirmative action?Last week, the Trump administration reversed Obama-era guidelines on how public schools should use race in their…
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Florida v. Georgia (Decided June 27, 2018)
Supreme Court rules Florida's water rights case against Georgia can continue.Florida and Georgia have been fighting for years over water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. It's the meeting point of…
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Janus v. AFSCME Union (Decided June 27, 2018)
The Supreme Court issues a major ruling against labor unions on the last day of the term.Mark Janus works for the state of Illinois. He had been paying $45/month to…
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National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra (Decided June 26, 2018)
Slow down, California. You can't make women's health clinics say that.On Tuesday the Supreme Court ruled that certain notice requirements California imposed on women's health clinics were likely to violate…
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Trump v. Hawaii (Decided June 26, 2018)
Trump's travel ban stands. We broke down the heart of the Justices' disagreement.There were two main arguments challenging Trump's travel ban. That is, the third version of it. But it…
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District of Columbia v. Heller (Decided June 26, 2008)
The latest word from the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment.The Second Amendment was passed in 1791. The drafters worded it differently than someone might have worded it today, and…
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Ohio v. American Express (Decided June 25, 2018)
The Supreme Court approves Amex's contract under federal antitrust law.It's no secret that merchants pay credit card companies a fee. Merchants accept credit cards because paying with credit is easy on…
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Abbott v. Perez (Decided June 25, 2018)
Some cases are just complicated.Abbott v. Perez has a complicated "procedural history." That means it had a lot going on in various courts. We reported fully on it here, but…
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Ortiz v. United States (Decided June 22, 2018)
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction and judgeship in the court-martial system.Read the Supreme Court's opinion here.For a more in-depth analysis, see SCOTUSblog's Opinion Analysis. View The Full Case Explainer Here View…