The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday afternoon and ‘is resting comfortably.’
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Trump’s justices give him a boost but high court’s balance holds
Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh pulled the court to the right, in a move only partly offset by Chief Justice John Roberts’ tack to the left.
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Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rules swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation
The Supreme Court has ruled that state prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases in a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma that remains an American Indian reservation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘No one is above the law’ – except members of Congress
They cannot be held accountable for any lies they tell as part of their official work, the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause states.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit
The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Collins stumbles over another promise made – and broken
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh once assured Maine’s senior senator he’d respect legal precedent – until he didn’t.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Supreme Court says public funding for private education must include religious schools
The court left unresolved the extent to which religious schools may use public funding for explicitly religious activities, such as worship services and religious-education courses.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With abortion ruling, Roberts tries to salvage Supreme Court’s reputation
But Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh don’t live by their pledges to honor precedent.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Dreamers’ need more than high court’s reprieve
Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court rules against attempt by Trump administration to end DACA
The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program is illegal.