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US Supreme Court rejects key challenge to abortion rights
The conservative-leaning court split 5-4 in the decision overruling a state law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a...
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US top court in landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights activists, as well as Democratic politicians and several major businesses, had been demanding that the court spell out that the community was protected by the law.
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Future of abortion at stake in US Supreme Court case
At issue is a state law in Louisiana which requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
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US Supreme Court takes on workplace gay and transgender rights
A sharply divided US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether employers can fire workers because they are gay or transgender.
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US anti-abortion groups plot course from state capitals to Supreme Court
The momentum has picked up since Republican President Donald Trump appointed two justices to the nine-member Supreme Court in the past two years.
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Trump vows to bring any impeachment fight to nation's top court
'If the partisan Dems ever tried to impeach, I would first head to the US Supreme Court,' Donald Trump wrote on Twitter.
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US Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules
The rules championed by Democratic former President Barack Obama, intended to safeguard equal access to content on the internet, were opposed by President Donald Trump, a Republican.
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Democratic senators urge voters to focus Kavanaugh anger on election
Some Democrats in the House of Representatives have indicated Kavanaugh could face investigations or even potential impeachment if they win majorities in the US legislature.
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Kavanaugh's accuser tentatively agrees to testify on Thursday - media
The agreement is in the works for California professor Christine Blasey Ford to possibly testify on Thursday, but details have yet to be finalised.
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Senate's Grassley sets Saturday deadline for Kavanaugh accuser - report
The Committee had delayed a vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation after Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations emerged last week.
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Trump picks conservative judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
In picking the 53-year-old Kavanaugh, Trump aimed to entrench conservative control of the court for years to come with his second lifetime appointment to the nation’s highest judicial body.
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Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple
David Mullins and Charlie Craig were planning their wedding in Massachusetts in 2012 and wanted the cake for a reception in Colorado, where gay marriage was not yet legal.
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US Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump's travel ban
Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote on the conservative-majority, nine-member court, indicated unwillingness to second-guess the president.
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump over 'Dreamers' immigrants
In a brief order, the justices did not explain their reasoning, but said the appeal was 'denied without prejudice'.
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US top court agrees to review Obama immigration action
The dispute will be one of the centrepiece cases of the court’s current term.
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US boosts same sex marriage rights
Eric Holder announced widespread changes within the US Justice Department.
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US Supreme Court victory for gay rights
The highest court in the US has struck down the Defence of Marriage Act, a major win for gay couples.
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US court upholds Obama healthcare law
US Supreme Court upholds President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul law.
