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Justices issue quiet order list; Alito and Thomas highlight religious-liberty issue

The Supreme Court on Monday issued orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The justices did not add any new cases to their merits docket for the 2022-23 term. They denied review in a case involving the right of a religious non-profit to de

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Jackson pledges judicial independence and transparency in opening day of Senate hearings

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson vowed Monday to approach cases “from a neutral posture” and to be transparent in her decision-making if confirmed to the Supreme Court, a milestone that would make her the first Black woman justice in American history. “All of

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With Thomas in hospital, eight justices hear N.C. Republicans’ plea to intervene in voter-ID lawsuit

With all eyes focused on the nomination hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, selected by President Joe Biden to succeed the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court was back to work on Monday morning. In Berger v. North Carolina State Confer

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The Jackson hearings: Key moments from Day 1

On Monday, hearings began in the Senate Judiciary Committee for the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Here’s a recap of some of the most revealing remarks from senators on both sides of the aisle and from Jackson herself. If

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