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    Supreme court strikes down abortion restriction in major victory for campaigners – live

    Court ruled Louisiana law is unconstitutional Florida scientist says leadership asked her to change numbers Trump: I wasn’t told about ‘Russian bounties’ plot Global deaths from coronavirus pass half a million Trump retweets video of couple pointing guns at protesters Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated The US supreme court in Washington. […] More

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    Trump administration asks supreme court to axe Obamacare

    Democrats call legal push amid coronavirus crisis an ‘act of unfathomable cruelty’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The supreme court building in Washington DC. The Affordable Care Act is likely to be a key political battleground in the forthcoming presidential election. Photograph: AFP/Getty The Trump administration has asked the US supreme […] More

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    Explainer: what is Daca and who are the Dreamers?

    The federal government program created in 2012 protects more than 650,000 undocumented immigrants in the US Demonstrators rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The supreme court has blocked Donald Trump’s bid to end the so-called Daca program that allowed more than 650,000 undocumented immigrants, who were brought to the US […] More

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    US supreme court rejects Trump's bid to end Daca program

    John Roberts wrote in 5-4 majority opinion the administration’s decision to end program was ‘arbitrary and capricious’ Immigration rights activists hold a rally in front of the supreme court on 12 November 2019, as the court hears arguments about Daca. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The US supreme court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid […] More

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    Supreme court temporarily blocks release of testimony from Mueller investigation

    The US supreme court has temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The court granted the Trump administration’s request to keep previously undisclosed details from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election out of the hands of Democratic lawmakers, at least […] More

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    Roe v Wade plaintiff admits abortion rights reversal ‘was all an act’ in new film

    Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, reveals she was paid by evangelical Christian groups to take anti-abortion stance Norma McCorvey, right, who died in 2017, describes herself in the documentary as the ‘big fish’ in a ‘mutual’ propaganda campaign. Photograph: Shaun Heasley/Reuters Norma McCorvey, most notable for being the plaintiff known as Jane Roe in […] More

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    Could 'rogue electors' tilt the balance of the US election? | Lawrence Douglas

    Could ‘rogue electors’ tilt the balance of the US election? Lawrence Douglas The supreme court just debated how American presidents are actually chosen. Its decision will have powerful ramifications Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images It’s 3 November 2020, election day. […] More