Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Warns Against ‘Shaking’ Judiciary
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Supreme Court Could Roll Back Conversion Therapy Ban
The Supreme Court is to consider whether states can ban gay conversion therapy. The court has now decided to hear the case of Kaley Chiles, a young counselor in Colorado, who is challenging a state law that prohibits therapists from counseling gay minors away from homosexuality. Newsweek sought email comment on Tuesday from the office […]
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Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court to Overturn 75-Year-Old Ruling
Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should overrule or limit a 75-year-old ruling in a dissent published on Monday. Why It Matters The Supreme Court decided Feres v. United States in 1950. The ruling held that the U.S. is not liable for injuries sustained by members of the armed forces while they were on […]
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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Release $2 Billion In Aid
The Trump administration made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening to avoid having to release $2 billion in foreign aid. The Context The aid was blocked after President Donald Trump signed an executive order his first day in office ordering the funding freeze while his administration scoured the U.S.’s spending for […]
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Man Dies in Explosions After Attempted Break-In at Brazil’s Supreme Court
A man attempting to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in a series of explosions outside the building on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation of justices and staff, according to authorities. Two powerful explosions occurred around 7:30 p.m., shortly after the day’s session concluded, with all justices and staff safely exiting the building, according to […]
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Nancy Pelosi Slams Supreme Court: ‘Embarrassment to Our Founders’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a sharp rebuke of the Supreme Court, calling the institution “an embarrassment to our founders” over its handling of presidential immunity cases. “The Supreme Court has been an embarrassment to our founders, just to have immunity for any president, whoever it might be, and to do so and take […]
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Virginia Appeals to Supreme Court to Remove 1,600 Voter Registrations
Virginia appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow the state to remove around 1,600 registered voters it alleges are noncitizens. The federal appeals court upheld a judge’s order that restored these voters’ registrations, ruling that the state’s removal program was unlawfully implemented. In August, an executive order was issued by Gov. Glenn […]
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Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s New X Account Suspended
The social media platform X on Monday suspended a new account linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which shared messages in Hebrew. Early Monday, a brief note on the suspended account stated, “X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules.” The suspension occurred following Israel’s first open airstrikes against Iran, in response to […]
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