The case the Supreme Court is wrestling with involves Abu Zubaydah, who was thought to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaida when he was captured in Pakistan in 2002.
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A ‘dangerous cabal’? Alito says high court is no such thing
He takes aim at critics of three recent decisions in which the Supreme Court’s conservatives prevailed over dissents by liberals.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Maine House speaker joins push to defend abortion rights
Ryan Fecteau is one of almost 900 state lawmakers in the country who signed on to an amicus brief in support of abortion rights in the Dobbs vs. Women’s Health Organization court case.
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Supreme Court sets date to hear Mississippi’s bid to overturn women’s right to abortion
The state is asking the high court to overrule Roe v. Wade and the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that prevent states from banning abortion before viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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Broad majorities of Americans oppose key provisions of restrictive Texas abortion law, poll finds
Weighing in on one of the law’s provisions, 81% say they disapprove of giving $10,000 to private citizens who successfully file suits against those who perform or assist a woman with getting an abortion.
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Commentary: Texas upends the Republican ‘leave us alone coalition’
The state’s restrictive abortion law threatens to destroy an uneasy truce among several factions of the conservative movement.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sen. Collins said Kavanaugh considered abortion rights settled. Texas decision suggests otherwise
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s decision late Wednesday night revives questions of whether the Maine senator was misled by the nominee or whether she was intent on supporting him no matter his views on abortion rights.
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In wake of Texas law, abortion again becomes a hot topic in Maine
Pro-choice politicians decry Supreme Court’s refusal to block the highly restrictive new law.
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Supreme Court justice won’t block college vaccine mandate
The decision marks the first time the high court has weighed in on a vaccine mandate.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now
One of the great achievements of American democracy could be erased in our time if we do not fight to save it.