The cases will determine whether state governments or tech companies have the power to set the rules for what posts can appear on popular social networks.
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Supreme Court to hear arguments on online content moderation
The two cases stem from challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that would restrict how the largest social media sites and other online platforms moderate their content.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay his election interference trial, claiming immunity
The Supreme Court’s decision on what to do, and how quickly it acts, could determine whether the Republican presidential primary front-runner stands trial before the November election.
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Supreme Court to review restrictions on homeless encampments
The justices will review a lower court decision that declared it unconstitutional to enforce anti-camping laws against homeless individuals when they have nowhere else to sleep.
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Supreme Court to decide if U.S. law requires some emergency room abortions
The issue of access to abortion in health emergencies is not the only reproductive rights case to reach the high court this term.
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Sandra Day O’Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court
The public and colleagues honored the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, Sandra Day O’Connor, Monday.
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Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump
The cases are part of a term-long focus on the relationship between government and the private digital platforms.
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Senate Democrats to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel
In July, the Judiciary panel approved legislation that would force the justices to abide by stronger ethics standards, but Republican opposition means it has little chance of passing.
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U.S. Supreme Court hears disability case involving Maine hotel
The former owner of Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells is challenging a civil rights tester, who sued the hotel for not publishing information about the accessibility of its facilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
The term is shaping up as an important one for social media as the court continues to grapple with applying older laws and rulings to the digital age.