Tag: Supreme courts
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
WASHINGTON — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above...
Doping’s puzzling rules: McNeal’s case poses another hurdle
EUGENE, Ore. — Were it not for Shelby Houlihan and her head-scratching case involving a pork burrito, the talk of doping — and,...
Denied by Swiss court, Houlihan not in lineup at trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Shelby Houlihan's quest to overturn her doping suspension in time to run at this year's Olympic trials is over.
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GOP needs new health care target; ‘Obamacare’ survives again
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing...
Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment,...
Biden admin extends protections to transgender students
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students, a move that reverses Trump-era...
North Carolina governor grants pardon to ex-death row inmate
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon Wednesday to a man who was once on death row for a shopkeeper’s...
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
WASHINGTON — During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter...
US urges court to reimpose Boston bomber’s death sentence
BOSTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev despite...
Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
WASHINGTON — With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to...