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Dreamers’ best hope for victory in DACA case may be Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

March 11, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

A somewhat reluctant Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in this year's most far-reaching immigration case and decide whether President Donald Trump was justified in seeking to revoke a popular...

Obama’s lawyers challenge the money bail system: Can people be kept in jail just because they are poor?

August 21, 2019 at 7:50 p.m.

President Obama's civil rights lawyers are seeking a potentially far-reaching ruling to hold that the Constitution forbids the common practice of keeping people in jail prior to a trial, even...

This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Joliet police case

May 22, 2019 at 9:14 p.m.

The Supreme Court said Friday it would hear a case involving allegations of police misconduct in Joliet and decide whether a person who was wrongly arrested can sue for "malicious...

Some history behind Obama vs. Alito

August 22, 2021 at 8:19 p.m.

As six of the Supreme Court justices sat in the front row Wednesday evening for the annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama denounced the court's ruling last...

Court blocks Fiat deal

August 22, 2021 at 6:45 a.m.

The Supreme Court in a surprise move ordered a temporary delay Monday in the bankruptcy sale of Chrysler LLC to Italian automaker Fiat, saying it needed more time to decide...

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