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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to permit — for now — abortions to be performed in Idaho when pregnant women are facing medical emergencies, as the justices dispensed with the contentious issue without actually deciding the case on its merits. CBC | World News
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U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s Supreme Court rules military draft must include ultra-Orthodox men
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree with the potential to divide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden’s administration in its efforts to preserve broad access to the drug. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito questions if left and right can compromise in secret recording
The conservative justice is also heard seeming to agree with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness.” CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court justice Alito blames wife for flying flag associated with Trump election deniers
Justice Samuel Alito said on Wednesday there were no ethical concerns regarding his presence on the bench in certain high-stakes cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out about the flags that have caused controversy after being spotted at his homes, and the ethics code challenges confronting the top court. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court weighs extent of immunity for former presidents like Trump
A lawyer representing the special counsel was beginning his presentation on whether a former U.S. president can be prosecuted for acts while he was in office. Earlier, Donald Trump’s lawyer argued that the prospect of being indicted could constrain a president. CBC | World News
Read More »What to know as Supreme Court hears landmark presidential immunity case launched by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. CBC | World News
Read More »What the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on abortion medication is about
Nearly two years after a momentous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court helped restrict abortion access, the top court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case involving access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Tens of thousands currently get the pills by mail in order to terminate a pregnancy. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to stay on Colorado primary ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. CBC | World News
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