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The New York Times 9:13 pm on June 18, 2021
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The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected Results

In the term so far, including two major decisions on Thursday, the court’s expanded conservative majority is fractured and its liberals are often on the winning side.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 17, 2021
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Justice Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s Truth Teller

In her opinions, Justice Sotomayor explains how Supreme Court cases are part of a larger unfolding story of where the country finds itself. 

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The New York Times 5:44 pm on June 10, 2021
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Supreme Court Limits Sweep of Law on Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Violent felonies committed recklessly do not count in deciding whether 15-year terms are required under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the justices ruled.

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The New York Times 11:56 pm on April 28, 2021
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A Lively Supreme Court Argument Over a Cheerleader’s Vulgar Rant

The justices struggled to determine how the First Amendment applies to public schools’ power to punish students for social media posts and other off-campus speech.

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The New York Times 5:54 pm on April 22, 2021
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Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Life Terms for Youths

The court, which has for years been cutting back on harsh punishments for juvenile offenders, changed course in a 6-to-3 decision.

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The New York Times 7:20 pm on March 22, 2021
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Supreme Court Wary of Law Letting Union Organizers Onto Private Property

The justices considered a California regulation that allowed labor representatives to meet with farm workers at their worksites for up to three hours a day for as many as 120 days a year.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 18, 2021
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Abolish the Federal Death Penalty

It can’t be fixed. It can’t be reformed. Its flaws are inherent. Its time has come.

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The New York Times 10:58 am on January 21, 2021
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New Yorkers at the Inauguration Festivities

Roles in the ceremony and related events included performing the national anthem and leading the vice president in the oath of office.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 3, 2020
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Choice

Will she join the Supreme Court’s grievance conservatives?

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The New York Times 11:49 pm on December 1, 2020
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The Supreme Court Was Right to Block Cuomo’s Religious Restrictions

The balance between Covid-19 precautions and civil liberties doesn’t need to be a partisan issue.

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The New York Times 1:45 am on October 22, 2020
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Supreme Court Bars Curbside Voting in Alabama

After a state election official banned the practice, a federal trial judge allowed, but did not require, counties to offer it in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 7, 2020
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Can a Latina Girl Dream of Being President of the United States?

Women’s representation in government is lagging. Change won’t happen by itself.

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The New York Times 11:27 pm on July 17, 2020
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The Justice Department’s Shameful Rush to Federal Executions

The push to impose the federal death penalty no matter the cost poses a grave threat to the rule of law.

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The New York Times 6:32 pm on July 16, 2020
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Supreme Court Allows Restrictions on Voting by Ex-Felons

The case concerned a Florida state law that limited the sweep of a voter initiative meant to allow former prisoners to vote.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 16, 2020
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John Roberts’s Triumphant Supreme Court Term

Among them: Religion got a place at the public table long reserved for secular society.

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The New York Times 9:25 pm on June 26, 2020
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Supreme Court Turns Down Request to Allow All Texans to Vote by Mail

Democrats in the state had urged the justices to reinstate a federal trial judge’s order based on the 26th Amendment, which bars voting discrimination based on age.

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The New York Times 9:27 pm on June 22, 2020
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Supreme Court Limits S.E.C.’s Power to Recoup Ill-Gotten Gains

But the justices rejected a request that they rule the agency can never sue for disgorgement of profits obtained by fraud.

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The New York Times 7:00 pm on June 16, 2020
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Abolishing Qualified Immunity Is Unlikely to Alter Police Behavior

A host of reasons raise questions about the effectiveness of this reform.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 15, 2020
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‘Troubling Tableau’ in 11th Circuit’s Prisoner Cases, Sotomayor Says

The appeals court, which covers three Southern states, uses procedures “out of step with other courts,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, echoing critiques from judges and scholars.

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The New York Times 7:00 pm on June 2, 2020
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Does John Roberts Need to Check His Own Biases?

Evidence from recent Supreme Court arguments suggests that the chief justice, like most people, may have ideological and gender blind spots.

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The New York Times 7:35 am on May 12, 2020
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Supreme Court Takes On Employment Bias at Religious Schools

The cases are the latest in a series the court has had before it considering the relationship between church and state.

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The New York Times 3:47 pm on May 4, 2020
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Supreme Court Hears First Arguments via Phone

The conference call started with the usual Oyez! chant, but that was almost the only traditional thing about the arguments in a trademark case.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 23, 2020
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A Precedent Overturned Reveals a Supreme Court in Crisis

Separate opinions in a case show nine justices pursuing agendas far removed from the dispute at hand.

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The New York Times 8:53 pm on March 11, 2020
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Supreme Court Revives ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers

A federal appeals court had found that the policy, which was put in place early last year, violated federal and international law.

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