SUPREME COURT

A couple is pictured during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in San Jose, on August 04, 2018 to demand the legalisation of same-sex marriage. - Protesters demand Costa Rica to enforce its commitment to international treaties, based on the response given by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICHR) on last January 9 saying the country must guarantee marriage between same-sex couples. (Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA / AFP) (Photo credit should read EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Costa Rica's Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
President Carlos Alvarado welcomed the ruling, and said, “Our commitment to full equality remains intact."
A Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen the day before it announces its first quarter results, in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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POLITICS
The Supreme Court Just Helped Chipotle Boot 2,814 Workers From A Wage Theft Lawsuit
By Dave Jamieson
A judge’s order shows the real-world effects of the court’s decision to let employers force workers to give up their right to class-action lawsuits.
Sonia Sotomayor
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CRIME
Tennessee Executes Inmate With Controversial Drugs Despite Sotomayor's Powerful Dissent
By Mary Papenfuss
Justice says the U.S. is "accepting barbarism" as the execution of Billy Ray Irick is allowed to go forward.
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questions Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Mazie Hirono Is Pressing Trump's Nominees On Sexual Harassment. Brett Kavanaugh Is Next.
By Jennifer Bendery
"It's a legitimate area of inquiry," said the Democratic senator with a key role in the Supreme Court confirmation process.
UNITED STATES - JULY 26: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., off camera, in Russell Building on July 26, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Democrats File Freedom Of Information Act Requests For Brett Kavanaugh Documents
By Igor Bobic
“This extraordinary step is really a last resort — unprecedented and unfortunate — but necessary to fully review Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination," Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, from left, Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, stand during a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Senate Republicans are pledging a swift confirmation process that would put Kavanaugh on the bench before the new term opens Oct. 1, and there is little Democrats can do to stop them. Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Bloomberg
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OPINION
Brett Kavanaugh Is Rigged Justice
By Jesse Lee, Guest Writer
On issue after issue, the Supreme Court nominee can be counted on to override the will of the people.
LAKEWOOD, CO - JUNE 4: Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, accepting congratulations and thanks in his Lakewood shop after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 in his favor saying his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law after refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple . June 4, 2018 Lakewood, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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RELIGION
More People Now Support Allowing Businesses To Refuse LGBTQ Customers: Survey
By Carol Kuruvilla
Americans are conflicted over whether Christians like Colorado baker Jack Phillips should have the right to refuse service to queer customers.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to be associate justice of the Supreme Court, speaks as he meets with U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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OPINION
Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Is Far From Inevitable
By Robert Creamer, Guest Writer
There are plenty of reasons to think the Supreme Court nominee isn't a sure thing.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens to Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) talk about Kavanaugh's qualifications before a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is meeting with members of the Senate after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated him to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh Hits Hurdle On Road To Supreme Court
By Igor Bobic
But Republicans say they'll press forward with confirmation hearings anyway.
BRISTOL, RI - JANUARY 30: United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg answers audience questions during an event at Roger Williams University Law School in Bristol, RI on Jan. 30, 2018. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls This Supreme Court Term 'Much More Divisive Than Usual'
By Willa Frej
The 2017-2018 term was packed with "high-profile disputes."
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to the media as she leaves a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing evaluating the Intelligence Community Assessment on "Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2018.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Susan Collins: 'I Don’t See A Need' To See All Of Brett Kavanaugh's Bush Documents
By Igor Bobic
Republicans say demands for the Supreme Court nominee's full record are a “fishing expedition.”
Pollution
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ENVIRONMENT
Supreme Court Blocks White House Attempt To Stop Teens' Climate Suit
By Mary Papenfuss
The Trump administration's request to end the Oregon case was "premature," the justices ruled.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to be associate justice of the Supreme Court, arrives to meet with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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POLITICS
A Lot Of Americans Still Haven't Made Up Their Minds About Brett Kavanaugh
By Ariel Edwards-Levy
Here's what the latest polls show about President Trump's Supreme Court pick.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), not in picture, at his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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POLITICS
'Not Just A Paper Pusher': Former White House Staff Secretaries Weigh In On Kavanaugh Fight
By Igor Bobic
Republicans last week declined requests for key records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the Bush administration.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she will be a Supreme Court justice for at least five more years
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VIDEOS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Not Retiring Anytime Soon
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’ll be keeping her seat on the Supreme Court for “at least five more years.”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Rand Paul Says He'll Support Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination To Supreme Court
By Igor Bobic
“I believe he will carefully adhere to the Constitution and will take his job to protect individual liberty seriously," the senator said.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures as she speaks to Georgetown University law students in Washington, DC on September 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Has 'At Least 5 More Years' On Supreme Court
By Rebecca Shapiro
The justice compared her timeline to that of her former colleague, Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired at age 90.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), speaks to the media about a recently released video showing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh saying he wouldÊ'put the final nail' in the Supreme Court precedent upholding the Constitutionality of the independent counsel statute, outside of his office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, on July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Cory Booker Suggests Supporting Brett Kavanaugh Makes One 'Complicit' In Evil
By Igor Bobic
“There is so much at stake here; this has nothing to do with politics. This is to do about who we are as moral beings," the Democratic senator said.
GREELEY, CO - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds an LGBT rainbow flag given to him by supporter Max Nowak during a campaign rally at the Bank of Colorado Arena on the campus of University of Northern Colorado October 30, 2016 in Greeley, Colorado. With less than nine days until Americans go to the polls, Trump is campaigning in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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OPINION
The Religious Right Appears Intent On Criminalizing Gay Sex Again
By Michelangelo Signorile
And they just might get their way.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), not in picture, at his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh Has Some Thoughts About Legal Precedents. Democrats Say He Should Keep Going.
By Igor Bobic
They want to know what he thinks about rulings on abortion and Obamacare.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh during a meeting with U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) on Capitol Hill July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is meeting with members of the Senate after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated him to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Questioned Watergate Tapes Decision
Kavanaugh was reportedly taking part in a roundtable discussion when he made the remarks about the Watergate tapes case.
UNITED STATES - JULY 17: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, off camera, conduct a photo-op in Russell Building before a meeting on July 17, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
The Selling Of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
By Michael Hobbes
Meet the shadowy PR firm working to confirm Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to US President Donald Trump announcing his nomination in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Civil Rights Groups Take Out Full-Page Ads Against Brett Kavanaugh
By Jennifer Bendery
They target key GOP senators and warn what the Supreme Court nominee means for health care and LGBTQ rights.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), not in picture, at his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh Thinks Undocumented Workers Aren't Really Employees Under The Law
By Dave Jamieson
A dissent from Trump's Supreme Court nominee cuts to the heart of immigration, workers rights and Supreme Court precedent.
A view of inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention facility shows detainees inside fenced areas at Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S., June 17, 2018. Picture taken on June 17, 2018. Courtesy CBP/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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OPINION
It's Too Late For The Supreme Court, But Lower Courts Can Still Check Trump
By Nancy Gertner, Guest Writer
The president isn't the only one who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 21: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, conduct a news conference in the Capitol on legislation to lower health insurance premiums for citizens who pay out of pocket on March 21, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
The Pressure Is On For Collins And Murkowski To Protect Roe v. Wade
By Laura Bassett
A new poll shows broad support for Roe in the senators' home states ahead of confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh.
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