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Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday, March 7 (complete)

We live blogged as the court released orders from the March 4 conference and its opinion in Wooden v. United States. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.   The post Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday,

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The morning read for Monday, March 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected]. Here’s the Monday morning read: Another Working Mom

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Court rejects enhanced sentence under Armed Career Criminal Act for man who broke into storage facility

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a sentencing enhancement for a Georgia man who was designated a “career criminal” based on his burglary convictions for breaking into a single mini-storage facility and stealing items from 10 separate storage units. I

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Pentagon seeks relief from lower-court order that blocked redeployment of unvaccinated Navy SEALs

The Biden administration on Monday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to allow it to consider whether some members of the elite Navy SEALs are vaccinated against COVID-19 when making operational decisions. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked th

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