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Updates on the Washington Desk

Megan Pratz is the new Political Editor, Sue Davis is now NPR Political Correspondent and Deirdre Walsh is Congressional Correspondent → Read More

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Washington Desk staffing update: Ashley Lopez & Ximena Bustillo join the team

Washington Desk staffing update: Ashley Lopez & Ximena Bustillo join the team → Read More

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Washington Desk staffing news for Arnie Seipel and Deepa Shivaram

Washington Desk staffing updates for Arnie Seipel and Deepa Shivaram → Read More

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of New York's restrictive gun-control law

It's the first major gun case at the court since 2008 when the court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms grants individuals the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. → Read More

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The Justice Department is heading back to the Supreme Court over Texas' abortion law

The Justice Department wants the high court to put the restrictive law on hold during ongoing legal challenges. The U.S. government says the legislation is unconstitutional. → Read More

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Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, Supreme Court says

The justice has been vaccinated since January. As a result of his positive test, he will not attend Justice Amy Coney Barrett's investiture ceremony. → Read More

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Breyer Warns Against Remaking The Court: 'What Goes Around Comes Around'

"If the Democrats can do it, the Republicans can do it," Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg. → Read More

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Justice Breyer Says Supreme Court Upholding Texas Abortion Ban Was 'Very, Very Wrong'

But the justice was philosophical about the outcome: "I wrote a dissent — and that's the way it works," he said. The decision was part of what court watchers call the "shadow docket." → Read More

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Progressives Want Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire. His Response? Not Yet

In an interview with NPR, the 83-year-old said: "When exactly I should retire, or will retire, has many complex parts to it. I think I'm aware of most of them, and I ... will consider them." → Read More

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The Supreme Court Blocks The Biden Administration's Latest Ban On Evictions

The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country. → Read More

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Biden Calls The Massacres Of Armenians Genocide. Here's What That Means

President Biden on Saturday recognized the World War I-era mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — a move that could make Turkey angry. → Read More

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Democrats Unveil Long-Shot Plan To Expand Size Of Supreme Court From 9 To 13

Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor. → Read More

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Biden Sets Up Commission To Study Supreme Court Reform

Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority. → Read More

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Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Trump-Era Abortion Rules

The court on Monday also paved the way for a New York grand jury to obtain the former president's financial records. → Read More

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Supreme Court Says Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents In No-Fly List Case

The case – Tanzin v Tanvir — involved three Muslim men who said their religious-freedom rights were violated when FBI agents tried to use the no-fly list to force them into becoming informants. → Read More

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'I Am Not Hostile To The ACA': Barrett Pushes Back On Democrats' Claims

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats pressed Amy Coney Barrett about her criticism of the legal opinion that saved Obamacare. But she noted that case differs from the one before the court on Nov. 10. → Read More

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Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Will Move Forward, McConnell Says

Separately, President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tested negative for the coronavirus, a White House spokesman says. → Read More

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Will Move Forward, McConnell Says

Separately, President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tested negative for the coronavirus, a White House spokesman said. → Read More

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What Barrett Would Recuse Herself From: Takeaways From Senate Questionnaire

President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court was contacted about the job a day after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to paperwork required for the confirmation process. → Read More

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The Names On Trump's List Of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

The president has said that his Supreme Court nominees will come from among a list of names that he first released as a candidate and has since updated. → Read More