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Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action
Plus: The justices also rule unanimously in favor of a Christian postal worker.
A Christian Postal Worker’s SCOTUS Case, Explained
The ruling could change the way employers approach religious accommodations.
Revisiting the SCOTUS Game Day Prayer Ruling
The decision’s “coercion test” has guided key lower-court religious freedom cases over the past year.
When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant
The Supreme Court is in the law business, not the justice business.
The Supreme Court’s Pending Immigration Case, Explained
Justices may decide whether the executive branch can narrow enforcement of immigration laws in a case with broad implications.
The Affirmative Action Legal Saga, Explained
The Supreme Court could end five decades of race-based college admissions policy.
A Win for Algorithms at the Supreme Court
By not ruling on Section 230 in cases involving Twitter and Google, the court kept in place a beneficial status quo.
SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State
Plus: Ed Sheeran fends off a copyright lawsuit.
Lawmakers Revive SCOTUS Ethics Debate
A report about Justice Clarence Thomas has Democrats pushing for new rules.
Will Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Stand?
The Supreme Court considers the program Tuesday.
Fairfax County Fairness?
Virginia’s attorney general says in a Dispatch interview he's investigating high schools that withheld National Merit award information from students.
Moore Maps, More Problems
The Supreme Court considers a dispute over North Carolina’s congressional district maps: A Dispatch Explainer.
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Christian Web Designer
The Supreme Court decided Colorado’s anti-discrimination protections conflicts with creative professionals’ free speech.