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Biden administration weakens water protections after Supreme Court curtails federal power

By Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly, John Flesher, Associated Press

Justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a May ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake.

Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of 2 former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

The highest Dutch court on Friday confirmed findings by judges in two lower courts that Benny Gantz and former air force commander Amir Eshel are protected from civil proceedings in the Netherlands because they have "functional immunity."…

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan shielding owners from lawsuits

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

The Supreme Court blocked a bankruptcy plan for drug maker Purdue Pharma that would have paid out billions of dollars to address the opioid epidemic and shielded the company’s owners from legal liability. The Justice Department argued that shielding the…

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Report reveals Justice Thomas secretly benefited from network of wealthy patrons

By John Yang, Saher Khan

There are new details about the gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has gotten from wealthy businessmen. ProPublica provided the fullest account yet of the gifts and there are far more than previously known. John Yang discussed the story with…

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Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments.

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits.

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India's Parliament after Supreme Court order

By Associated Press

His reinduction is likely to strengthen the opposition's effort to corner Narendra Modi's government ahead of a no-confidence motion this week over deadly ethnic violence that has roiled India's northeastern state of Manipur.

In Oklahoma, a new test of religion in public schools

By Adam Kemp

A new lawsuit is challenging what would be the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school.

Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn congressional maps

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The long-promised action from a coalition of law firms and voting rights groups comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped from a conservative to liberal majority.

Alaska asks Supreme Court to strike down rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine

By Associated Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January blocked the proposed Pebble Mine, citing concerns with potential impacts on a rich aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.