Lawyers for TikTok argued that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department contended that the app is a national security risk.
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Trump loses Supreme Court appeal to block hush-money sentencing
This was the only one of Trump’s criminal charges to reach and complete a trial, making him the first former or future U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in hush money case
President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in New York. His latest legal move to block sentencing comes after a New York appeals court rejected a similar appeal Tuesday.
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Supreme Court agrees to review TikTok ban-or-sale law
The high court said Wednesday it will review a challenge submitted by TikTok asking for the overturn of a law that could ban the video-sharing app by Jan 19.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a longtime theater lover, makes her Broadway debut
Jackson made a cameo in the romantic comedy musical & Juliet on Saturday night. She told NPR: “I got a call, and someone said, ‘We heard that this was your lifelong dream.’ And it is.”
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Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes
At issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to California’s authority to set vehicle emissions standards
Ohio and 16 other Republican-dominated states have sued, asserting that a waiver granted to California to set its own rules violates the basic design of the U.S. Constitution, which they assert should treat states as equals.
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Boston’s school admissions policy
The court’s action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education.
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules — for now
At issue was a Hawaii State Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a loaded pistol without a license.
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Supreme Court hears challenge to law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids
At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers, and other treatments for trans kids in the state.
