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Supreme Court considers slashing campaign spending restrictions for political parties

Supreme Court considers slashing campaign spending restrictions for political parties

by Desiree Luo | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared set to further loosen limits on campaign finance, despite opposition from liberal justices during oral arguments Tuesday.  The case challenges limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, most...
Supreme Court Weighs Role of Federal Courts in Asylum Determinations

Supreme Court Weighs Role of Federal Courts in Asylum Determinations

by Naomi Taxay | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with how much power federal appeals courts should have to review asylum denials, pressing both sides on whether findings of persecution are legal matters that federal courts can independently (de novo) review or factual...
Supreme Court hears case on faith-based pregnancy center’s free speech subpoena challenge

Supreme Court hears case on faith-based pregnancy center’s free speech subpoena challenge

by Misha Manjuran Oberoi and Cassie Sun | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday on whether First Choice Women’s Resource Center, a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center, can challenge a state subpoena in federal court before it is enforced. New Jersey issued a subpoena seeking 28 categories of...
Supreme Court weighs consequences for internet provider liability, record labels in copyright dispute

Supreme Court weighs consequences for internet provider liability, record labels in copyright dispute

by Avigna Ramachandran and Katareena Roska | Dec 2, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices pressed counsel for the music industry and internet providers on secondary copyright liability in oral arguments on Monday.  The case, Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, focuses on whether internet service...
Supreme Court weighs breadth of compassionate release statute, consideration of decades in sentencing difference

Supreme Court weighs breadth of compassionate release statute, consideration of decades in sentencing difference

by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court justices weighed whether changes in sentencing law can be used as part of a petition for a compassionate release on Wednesday. In the consolidated cases of Rutherford v. United States and Carter v. United States, plaintiffs raised...
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