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... mentioned throwing a plate in the heat of an argument, or slamming a door. The case involved two Maine men who said their guilty pleas for hitting their partners should not disqualify them from gun ownership. Writing for herself and five other justices, Justice Elena Kagan said that Congress enacted ...
... the program to continue as is. Alexander argued that the program was an essential tool because it allows the FBI and the NSA to hunt for domestic plots by searching American calling records against phone numbers associated with international terrorists. He and other NSA officials support Obama's plan to ...
... cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants. Cellphones are powerful devices unlike anything else police may find on someone they arrest, Chief Justice John Roberts said for the court. Because mobile phones contain so much information, police must get a warrant before looking through them. "Modern cellphones ...
... thoughtful people to give reasons for what we do and to be unafraid to discuss those reasons openly and with an open -- and with a searching mind-set. Geoff Bennett: The book is "Life, Law & Liberty: A Memoir." Justice Anthony Kennedy, thanks again for being here. A real pleasure ...
... papers and e-mail and documents relevant to his representation of a client is among the most sensitive things a federal prosecutor can do. And for that reason, the Department of Justice has very high levels of authority for who has to approve it. It has to go through an ...
... whether the justices will say outright that Colorado's ban violates the Constitution or whether they will send the case back to the lower courts for them to apply a more searching review. Geoff Bennett: And if they do overturn it, what's the broader impact? Amy Howe: Well, so ...
... Shou Zi Chew at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in December. He has 14.7 million followers on TikTok. The justices have set aside two hours for arguments, and the session likely will extend well beyond that. Three highly experienced Supreme Court lawyers will be ...
... a federal disaster to direct relief money to more than a dozen Kentucky counties. Last week's flooding extended to West Virginia, where Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six southern counties, and to Virginia, where Gov. Glenn Youngkin also made an emergency declaration that enabled officials ...
Three years ago this week, Michael Brown was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. A makeshift memorial of balloons, candles and stuffed animals built by neighbors and activists this week was a reminder of the city's yearslong struggle to reform its policing practices, and the debate over police use of force nationwide. Three...
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