The court unanimously sided with an Ohio woman who claimed she was discriminated against at work because she is straight.
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end humanitarian status for some migrants
The move to grant a stay in the case means that the Cubans, Haitian, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who were granted temporary parole under the program known as CHNV would lose their temporary legal status to be in the U.S.
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Supreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects
The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of independent agency boards — for now
At issue is President Trump’s firing of NLRB member Gwen Wilcox, who still has three years left on her term, and Cathy Harris, who still has four years left on her term as a member of the MSPB.
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Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma
The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.
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In Florida, Venezuelans worry about the potential loss of temporary protected status
When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.
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Trump administration can strip protected status for Venezuelans for now
The move could potentially lead to the deportations of some 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts.
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Trump denounces ‘activist’ judges. He’s not the first president to do so
Criticism of “activist” judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.
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Supreme Court weighs whether birthright citizenship can remain law in America
The arguments focused on a separate question: can federal district court judges rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.
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Listen: A once-fringe theory on birthright citizenship comes to the Supreme Court
The Trump administration seeks to challenge the constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. But the arguments are likely to focus on a different question.
