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2:16pm Mar 26, 2019

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Surveying The Landscape As SCOTUS Looks At North Carolina's Gerrymandering Case

North Carolina’s embattled congressional districts went before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday in a case that has the potential to change the way legislative maps are drawn nationwide.

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Sarah McCammon / NPR

9:57am Aug 15, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Fight Puts Vulnerable Senators In A Tight Spot

by Sarah McCammon

The president's Supreme Court pick meets Wednesday with Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp, who are both up for re-election in red states while under intense pressure from activists.

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Hani Mohammed / AP

4:25pm Aug 10, 2018

World News World News National Politics & Government

A Yemeni-American Wanted To Bring His Family Home. Then Came The Travel Ban.

by Kelly McEvers

Nageeb Alomari is an American citizen from Yemen. When the civil war started there, Alomari decided to bring his wife and daughters to the U.S. But then President Trump imposed the travel ban.

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Ted S. Warren / AP

3:43pm Jul 12, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

Abortion Rights Advocates Preparing For Life After Roe v. Wade

by Sarah McCammon

With Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination still up for debate, activists are planning for potential battles in state legislatures if the court eventually weakens national abortion rights.

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Jacquelyn Martin / AP

11:55am Jul 07, 2018

National National Politics & Government Religion

Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters

With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.
Seth Wenig / AP

9:52am Jun 13, 2018

Sports Sports National

Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles

by Joe Hernandez

Sports betting has gone back and forth in court for a decade in New Jersey, the state central in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court last month. This week the governor signed a bill legalizing it.

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4:46am Jan 19, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

U.S. Supreme Court Delays Order For North Carolina To Redraw Maps

by Associated Press

The U.S.
3:13pm Feb 01, 2017

National National

If Confirmed, Would Neil Gorsuch Rule Contrary To Trump's Policies?

Legal expert Jeffrey Rosen says of the Supreme Court nominee: "If he thought that individual liberty was threatened by presidential or congressional overreaching, then he would step in."

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4:55pm Jan 10, 2017

Politics & Government Politics & Government

SCOTUS Temporarily Blocks North Carolina's Special Elections

by Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling ordering North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts by March 15 and hold special elections within the altered districts this fall.
Doug Mills / AP

8:29pm Dec 12, 2016

Sports Sports National Science Health & Safety

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement

by Rebecca Hersher

The court's decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.
1:45pm Jul 06, 2016

National National Books

Tracing The 'Rise Of The Judicial Right' To Warren Burger's Supreme Court

Burger served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Linda Greenhouse, author of The Burger Court, says those years helped establish the court's conservative legal foundation.

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11:47am Jun 28, 2016

Politics & Government Politics & Government

After SCOTUS Ruling, Some State Abortion Laws Likely To Fall, But Slowly

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down two Texas abortion laws could eventually affect North Carolina’s clinics. But any changes to state restrictions may take a while.