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Published
June 27, 2018

Justice Kennedy and the 4 Supreme Court rulings that changed gay life in America

Kennedy, a pivotal vote on a divided court, was the author of the majority opinion on key cases that transformed gay rights.
Published
June 27, 2018

Justice Kennedy’s opinions have often been pivotal on key issues

His opinions aren't easy to characterize from a partisan perspective, often giving him the swing vote.
Published
June 27, 2018

Here’s a look at some potential nominees to Supreme Court

These are a few of the names that appear on the president's list of possible candidates.
Published
June 27, 2018

Justice Kennedy retiring in July, giving President Trump his second Supreme Court pick

On almost every major issue that has faced the court in recent years, neither the court's liberal, Democratic-appointed justices nor Kennedy's fellow Republican-appointed conservative colleagues could prevail without his swing vote.
Published
June 11, 2018

Supreme Court decides the states can purge rolls of inactive voters

They rule 5-4 that Ohio's method of culling the rolls is proper, but critics say it discourages participation in elections.

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Published
June 8, 2018

Maine Voices: Court ruling reminds LGBT Mainers that we’re not necessarily welcome

Contrary to Tuesday's editorial, there's reason to fear negative fallout from the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
Published
April 16, 2018

Supreme Court won’t hear anti-abortion pastor’s challenge to Maine noise law

The Rev. Andrew March had sued after Portland police officers told him to lower his voice during protests outside Planned Parenthood's clinic.
Published
April 3, 2018

Kathleen Parker: Timber titan appeals to high court in head-spinning fire whodunit

The Moonlight Fire case is sufficiently fascinating as a multi-faceted drama, but it is certainly more than that.
Published
March 17, 2018

Maine Voices: U.S. Supreme Court weighs Janus v. AFSCME: Freedom for workers?

The decision may prove to be historic because most union workers are now found in the public sector.
Published
March 2, 2018

Commentary: Time to protect public workers from unions’ coercion

The Supreme Court has the power to put an end to the unconstitutional mandate of union dues.