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Trump Lands Big Win as Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
The Trump administration got a big win Tuesday when, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. Hawaii upholding the so-called… Read More
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Public-Sector Unions Are Facing a Cascade of Lawsuits for Skimming Workers’ Wages
Public-sector workers are preparing class action lawsuits against the unions they have been forced to pay dues to pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme… Read More
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In a Win for Free Speech, Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to… Read More
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Chief Justice Roberts Explains Why Congress Needs to Act on Internet Sales Tax
In a major blow to the e-commerce industry and small businesses, the Supreme Court held Thursday that out-of-state online retailers can be required to collect… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supreme Court Usurps Power of Congress, Regulates Interstate Commerce
Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. threatens to upend online commerce, drive thousands of small entrepreneurs out of business, and hike… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supreme Court Botches Wayfair Ruling, Putting Small Online Businesses at Risk of New Taxes
Small online businesses and consumers around the country will suffer the most from the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. It’s… Read More
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Supreme Court to Minnesota: First Amendment Rights Don’t End at the Polling Booth
With just two weeks to go until the end of its term, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that Minnesota’s… Read More
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Ted Cruz Says He’s Not Angling for Supreme Court Seat
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he is not interested right now in serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. He “reveres the institution,” Cruz says, but prefers… Read More
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Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling for a Christian Baker Was Not ‘Narrow’
It’s always tempting to minimize the hurt of a loss by trying to downplay its scope. That’s what the left has been doing since last… Read More
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Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Clean Up Voter Rolls
Can a state take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of its voter rolls by removing people who have left the jurisdiction? On Monday, by… Read More
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Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purge Law
A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s voter purge system, finding the process by which the state removes inactive voters from the… Read More
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In Baker Decision, Justice Kennedy Stresses the Importance of Religious Freedom
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview on The Daily Signal podcast, where we talked with The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao about why… Read More
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Podcast: The Legal Grounds on Which Jack Phillips Won Supreme Court Case
The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao joins us to discuss the Supreme Court ruling Monday on the case of Jack Phillips, a Christian baker who refused… Read More
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Supreme Court Upholds Baker’s Right to Disagree With Gay Marriage in Marketplace
Monday’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is a big win for the religious liberty of all Americans. The… Read More
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In Cake Case, 7 Supreme Court Justices Uphold Free Exercise of Religion
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday that a Colorado baker’s right to exercise his religion had been denied when a state agency penalized him… Read More
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Supreme Court Declined to Hear Arkansas Abortion Case. Here’s What That Means.
This week, the Supreme Court declined to take up Planned Parenthood’s challenge to a 2015 Arkansas law intended to protect women experiencing complications after a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Supreme Court Case Could Change Online Shopping Overnight
Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that… Read More
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Supreme Court to Police: Get Off the People’s Lawn
This week, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not permit a police officer to enter uninvited onto someone’s driveway to search a… Read More
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New Jersey’s Federalism Wager Pays Off Big
Our Founding Fathers wisely recognized that, to safeguard individual liberty, power must be divided up between different branches and levels of government. To preserve that… Read More
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Supreme Court Rules for Federalism in Sports Betting Case
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prevented states from legalizing sports betting in Murphy v. NCAA. The ruling struck a… Read More
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Supreme Court Travel Ban Arguments Suggest Win for Trump Likely
Finally, the Supreme Court has heard the arguments on the travel ban case. On Wednesday, there were plenty of protesters outside the courthouse, a few… Read More
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Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About Trump ‘Travel Ban’ Oral Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday for Trump v. Hawaii, one of the biggest legal cases of the year. The case dates back… Read More
EconomyCommentary
South Dakota Republicans Push for Higher Taxes
President Donald Trump may have spearheaded a large tax cut late last year, but two members of his party apparently prefer that Americans pay more…. Read More
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Supreme Court Hears Case on Internet Sales Tax
Should online retailers have to collect sales taxes for states? That’s the central question in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case dealing with the state’s… Read More
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Gorsuch Defends the Rule of Law in Immigration Case
If you take anything away from Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s so-called “liberal” bloc in an immigration case this week, it… Read More
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3 Cases to Watch as the Supreme Court Begins to Wrap This Term
This week marks the start of the Supreme Court’s final oral argument sessions of the current term. The justices will hear arguments in several important… Read More
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Neil Gorsuch Just Finished Year 1 on the Supreme Court. Here’s How He’s Making His Mark.
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Neil Gorsuch taking his seat on the Supreme Court. In his first year, he has proven to be—as Donald… Read More
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Vermont Lawmakers Leave Law-Abiding Young Adults Defenseless
Law-abiding young adults living in Vermont will soon find it much more difficult to defend themselves and their families after state lawmakers passed a bill… Read More
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Former Supreme Court Justice Urges Total Repeal of Second Amendment
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens argues for total repeal of the Second Amendment. in an opinion piece published Tuesday by The New York… Read More
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Supreme Court Keeps Tax Code From Becoming a Dragnet
Here’s a win for limited government and the rule of law, tailor-made for tax season. In Marinello v. United States, a 7-to-2 majority of the… Read More
