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These Supreme Court cases could reveal the justices’ deepest disagreements

By Marcia Coyle

News Wrap: Purdue Pharma files for federal bankruptcy protection

In our news wrap Monday, besieged drugmaker Purdue Pharma has filed for federal bankruptcy protection. The move was part of a plan by the manufacturer of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis. Also, after more…

Stu Rothenberg and Domenico Montanaro on 2020 gun policy, Democratic debate takeaways

Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how gun policy is factoring into the 2020 presidential campaign, another sexual assault allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the contest between…

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Tom Williams/Pool via Reuters

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh

A new claim of decades-old sexual impropriety by Justice Brett Kavanaugh is rekindling the controversy that nearly derailed his confirmation to the Supreme Court last year. The allegation was unearthed by two New York Times reporters in their research for…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment

At least two Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was in college.

By Associated Press

Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins’ Senate seat

By David Sharp, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Democrats vowed last year to make Republican Sen. Susan Collins pay for her vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and Republicans have promised to defend her.

Businesses urge Supreme Court to defend LGBTQ people from discrimination

By David Crary, Associated Press

The brief is being submitted to the Supreme Court this week ahead of oral arguments before the justices on Oct. 8 on three cases that may determine whether gays, lesbians and transgender people are protected from discrimination by existing federal…

Supreme Court allows monopoly lawsuit over iPhone apps

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

iPhone users who must purchase software for their smartphones exclusively through Apple's App Store filed the suit.

Senate confirms a White House official to replace Kavanaugh on appeals court

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Neomi Rao, 45, heads the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where she plays a key role in Trump's efforts to roll back federal rules and regulations. She has never tried a case in state or federal court.