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Do Precedents Written By Some Justices Count More Than Others?

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I am the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com. In this newsletter, I provide SCOTUS watchers with the latest ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Same-Sex Marriage Precedent Faces New Supreme Court Test

As people gathered outside the Supreme Court to protest today, inside the Justices reviewed a case that could threaten the 2015 Obergefell v Hodges decision that legalized same sex marriage. Taking ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington The Supreme ...
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US Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents

(This December 6 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.) By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has given itself more opportunities in the coming months to ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court’s Conservatives Have Already Narrowed the 1935 Precedent

Several conservative justices have indicated their willingness to strengthen the president’s power to fire independent agency leaders. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington For more than a ...