General News
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U.S. Supreme Court’s closure could be first disease-related shuttering in a century
SCOTUSblog: "On Thursday, the Supreme Court announced that it would close its doors to the public 'until further notice' '[o]ut of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees.'" -
U.S.: Supreme Court takes up teen’s life-without-parole case
Courthouse News Service: "Taking up the case of a 15-year-old who killed his grandfather, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a juvenile must be ruled 'permanently incorrigible' to get a life sentence without parole." -
U.S. Justice Thomas: Judges aren’t ‘mass media icons,’ should uphold the law
Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Judges must adhere to the rule of law and not substitute their own racial, religious or partisan preferences to achieve a desired result, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday." -
U.S.: Ginsburg says deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment has expired
CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a long-time supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, suggested Monday night that the deadline to ratify the measure as a constitutional amendment has expired and that the decades long effort must start anew." -
Roberts: Judges working to promote civics, impartial courts
Associated Press: "Federal judges are taking up the challenge to educate Americans about how their government works at a time when false information can spread instantaneously on social media, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote Tuesday in his annual year-end report." -
U.S.: Religious school’s firing power heads to high court
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court took up two cases Wednesday that ask whether teachers at religious schools can sue their employers for discrimination." -
U.S.: Man whose conviction was overturned by Supreme Court after 6 trials is granted bail
NPR News: "Mississippi man Curtis Flowers was tried for the same crime six times: the murder of four people at a furniture store in 1996. He was convicted four times — but each was overturned. Two others ended in mistrials." -
U.S. Supreme Court accepts new Oklahoma case about Indian reservations
The Oklahoman: "The U.S. Supreme Court, which failed this year to decide a case that could have a major impact in eastern Oklahoma, has chosen a different path to determine whether tribal reservations in the state were officially terminated." -
U.S.: Supreme Court refuses to consider cities' efforts to prosecute the homeless for sleeping outside
USA Today: "The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether state and local governments can make it a crime for homeless people to sleep outside." -
U.S.: Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses court due to illness
CNN: "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not on the bench for oral arguments Wednesday due to illness, according to Chief Justice John Roberts."