The Supreme Court rules that California’s restrictions on pork sales do not violate the Constitution’s interstate commerce protections.
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The conservative Supreme Court refused to second-guess the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills as…
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Supreme Court sides with FDA on abortion pills, blocks Texas rulings for now
The conservative Supreme Court refused to second-guess the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills as safe and effective.
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Supreme Court hears pork industry’s challenge to California animal welfare law
California voters decided in 2018 that pork sold in the state must originate with pigs that have room to turn around in their pens.
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With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?
At issue is whether federal regulations on safe drugs could override state laws, and if so, give women a legal option where abortion is banned.
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In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, frees states to outlaw abortion
In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court overturns a woman’s right to choose abortion in all states.
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Supreme Court limits California labor law that allows private suits against employers
In a win for California employers, the court’s majority ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts or overrides a state law that authorizes private lawsuits on behalf of groups of workers, even if they had agreed to resolve their disputes through individual arbitration.
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Where Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation
Legal scholars and political scientists point to major missteps at the start which left the Roe vs. Wade decision vulnerable.
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Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson shattered the proverbial glass ceiling with the Senate’s 53-47 vote to confirm her as the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s top court, though she won’t be formally sworn in until this summer.
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Will the evenly divided Senate complicate Jackson’s road to Supreme Court? Yes, and here’s how
The Democrats have a majority, but just barely. What that means for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court with hearings set to kick off Monday.