Author: Mark Sherman
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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
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WASHINGTON • The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots. The court heard arguments in a case from Mississippi that also could affect voters in 13 other states and the District of Columbia, which have grace periods for ballots cast by mail.…
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Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US border
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims. The justices will hear the Trump administration’s appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the practice known as…
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over Republican President Donald…
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4-4 no more: Supreme Court, with Colorado’s Gorsuch, will hear church-state case
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Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states. The justices on Wednesday will hear…