Justice Samuel Alito won’t step aside from cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes.
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Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the inverted American flag was flown by his wife amid a dispute with neighbors, and he had no part in it.
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Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become ‘fabric of American constitutional law’
Kavanaugh said some high court decisions from the 1950s and ’60s on monumental issues including the iconic Brown v. Board of Education case that ended legal segregation in public schools – were unpopular when they were issued.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity, but decision’s timing is unclear
The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical that law requires emergency abortions
It was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration’s argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk.
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The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court
Justices will hear arguments over whether the Biden administration can penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions.
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Mifepristone access is coming before U.S. Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
Here’s what to know about the safety of mifepristone, which is typically used with misoprostol in a medication abortion.
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Supreme Court decision could come Monday in case about barring Trump from 2024 ballot
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
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Backlogged with blockbuster cases, Supreme Court takes on Trump
The most closely watched question: whether Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on the former president’s efforts to overturn his election loss to Joe Biden.