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SCOTUS Emergency Abortion Decision Has Idaho Physicians Feeling Uncertain
The decision leaves “a level of chaos and confusion across Idaho and, frankly, across the country,” said a legal expert.
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SCOTUS Furthers Right-Wing Agenda of Deconstruction of the Administrative State
Eliminating Chevron deference will harm consumers, workers, health, safety and environment, but will help corporations.
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Supreme Court Blocks the EPA’s Plan to Reduce Ozone Air Pollution
Environmental advocates say the decision will leave millions of people breathing dirtier air this summer.
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Supreme Court Delivers Anti-Democracy Win to Trump in Immunity Case
The Supreme Court had delayed any pre-trial actions in Trump's election subversion case by more than 100 days.
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SCOTUS Overturns “Chevron” Deference, Sparking Massive Transfer of Power to Courts
This decision could lead to the erosion of federal regulations in health, environment, food safety, labor, and more.
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SCOTUS Ruling on Homelessness May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
Criminalizing homelessness only enacts more barriers for survivors that often leave them with few viable options.
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Critics Decry SCOTUS Ruling in SEC Case as Victory for the Wealthy and Powerful
Watchdogs warn the decision could have implications that extend beyond the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho — for Now
The ruling’s impact could be short-lived as the case will now proceed at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Sanders: AIPAC’s Triumph Over Bowman Shows Need to Overturn “Citizens United”
“Big Money buys politicians who will do their bidding, and the results are clear,” the senator said.
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Critics Slam Supreme Court Ruling as a Weakening of Public Corruption Laws
Ruling 6-3 along ideological lines, the court overturned the bribery convictions of a former Indiana mayor.