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Supreme Court to decide on ghost gun regulations

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Supreme Court to decide on ghost gun regulations

The Court will determine if the ATF overstepped with a new rule requiring licenses, background checks, and serial numbers for the weapon parts kits.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

The Education Department is seeking to provide a faster path to loan cancellation, and reduce monthly income-based repayments.
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Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say

It would mark a major shift for Biden, the former head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has long resisted calls to reform the high court.
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In the News Now | Major U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2024

The Supreme Court’s latest term ended with several major decisions. From abortion access to presidential immunity, the rulings will have big impacts nationwide.
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In historic first, Supreme Court says presidents have immunity for 'official acts'

The justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.
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The Supreme Court's decision on Trump immunity is expected Monday

The court only has a handful of cases left on what is likely the last day of the term; the Trump immunity case is likely to be decided today.
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Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone, widely used abortion medication

It was the court's first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.
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Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone

Even three justices who were in the majority to overturn Roe v. Wade posed skeptical questions about standing to the lawyer for the abortion opponents.
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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

The case centers on whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when it made the drug easier to obtain.
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A new Supreme Court case could have major implications for abortion in 2024

The case will be argued in the spring with a decision likely by late June, only months before the 2024 presidential election.
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Supreme Court takes up first abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade

The case will be argued in the spring with a decision likely by late June, only months before the 2024 presidential election.