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None of the Supreme Court justices wanted to say this name in court

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The high court was discussing a trademark case Monday involving a Los Angeles-based fashion brand. But the justices did some verbal gymnastics to get through about an hour of arguments without saying the brand's name.

Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay juror

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is again rejecting a gay death row inmate's appeal that claims jurors in South Dakota were biased against him because of his sexual orientation.

Supreme Court rules against Missouri inmate with rare health issue

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court said Monday that Missouri can execute an inmate who argued his medical condition will result in severe pain if he is given death-causing drugs.

Supreme Court seems wary of limiting partisan map drawing

By Associated Press

The high court on Tuesday was hearing more than two hours of arguments in two cases involving the issue. The first case involves North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional map, and the second involves a map drawn by Democrats in Maryland.

Supreme Court so far won't stop bump stock ban

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is so far declining to stop the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns.

Justices reject foreign company's appeal over Mueller subpoena

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a company owned by an unidentified foreign government that has refused to turn over information demanded by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death

Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme…

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Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court disagreed with the immigrants' interpretation of federal law in a 5-4 ruling that divided the court along ideological lines.

Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection

By Jeff Amy, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether Curtis Flowers' conviction and death sentence in a sixth trial should stand or be overturned for a familiar reason: because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury.

WATCH: Democratic lawmakers grill commerce secretary on 2020 census citizenship question

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to the administration's decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census.