Supreme Court Conservatives Likely To Roll Back Homeless Rights
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Americans have witnessed something remarkable unfolding in the judicial system in recent years: Conservative jurists seemingly bent on taking away—as opposed to preserving or expanding—rights from abortion to affirmative action enjoyed by the American public. Many of these rights are being methodically erased in lengthy, complex judicial opinions that the vast majority of citizens will never read. These rights are being whittled away in the shadows by judges whose names they do not know, and...
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At Supreme Court, Trump lawyer backs away from absolute immunity argument
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has long argued for absolute immunity in his federal election interference case, but his lawyer struck a different tone Thursday during arguments at the Supreme Court. With the justices appeared largely skeptical of the argument that the entire indictment against Trump should be dismissed, attorney D. John Sauer made some concessions. Sauer appeared to agree with special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, that there are some allegations...
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The Supreme Court is likely to place Donald Trump above the law in its immunity case
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