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SCOTUS Won't Block Vaccine Mandate for NYC Teachers Not Given Religious Exemptions
The Supreme Court of the United States has denied a request from a group of New York City public school teachers seeking to block a vaccine mandate for employees who were not given a religious exemption. Their appeal was directed to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who handles cases from that region. Sotomayor rejected an earlier challenge, filed in October, to...
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Municipal Vaccine Deadline Goes Into Effect in NYC
City Hall braces for possible rally and protest against the job loss of approximately 3,000 city workers who remained unvaccinated by NYC vaccine mandate deadline on Feb 11th. Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Supreme Court Won't Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NY Health Workers
The Supreme Court refused Monday to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses and other medical workers who say they are being forced to choose between their jobs and religious beliefs. As is typical in such…
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Rutgers to Name Residence Hall in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Next Week
Rutgers University will dedicate a residence hall in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg next week, according to the institution of higher education. The university will rename 15 Washington Street, a 17-story neoclassical building that is a state-of-the-art residence hall and former law school, at 5 p.m. on Dec. 2. The building, which formerly housed…
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Supreme Court Questions Controversial Texas Abortion Law
The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Unvaccinated Teachers Protest After Mandate Begins
After court battles, the vaccine mandate for NYC public school is now in effect, leaving thousands of teachers and staff barred from classrooms. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Pa. Cheerleader Fights School in Supreme Court Over Snapchat
At issue is whether public schools can discipline students like 14-year-old Brandi Levy over something they say off-campus.
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Justices Consider Hearing a Case on Racial Slurs in the Workplace
The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of a Black man who says he suffered discrimination because the racial slur was carved into the wall of a hospital elevator where he worked.
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High Court Halts Calif. Virus Rules Limiting Home Worship
The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings
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High Court Nixes Alex Jones' Appeal In Newtown Shooting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was fighting a Connecticut court sanction in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss ‘Sanctuary City' Immigration Suits
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to dismiss three lawsuits over a Trump-era immigration policy that led some areas to declare themselves “sanctuary cities,” NBC News reports.
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‘Late Night': Closer Look at Trump, Texas Filing New Election Lawsuit
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the Supreme Court rejecting a lawsuit seeking to block Pennsylvania from certifying its electoral votes for Joe Biden.
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Justice Alito: COVID Restrictions ‘Previously Unimaginable'
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is sounding an alarm about restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Justice Barrett Joins Supreme Court Arguments for First Time
She didn’t have to wear a black robe or even be in Washington, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her new colleagues at the Supreme Court on Monday to hear arguments for the first time
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Girl Scouts Delete Social Media Congratulations to Barrett on Court Seat After Backlash
The Girls Scouts on Wednesday night deleted social media posts congratulating conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for her controversial appointment to the Supreme Court hours after the posts sparked a wave of angry comments — and some praise.
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Barrett Sworn In at White House Ceremony After Final Senate Vote
Amy Coney Barrett is headed to the Supreme Court.
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Despite Rhetoric Against Dems, GOP Has Supported Packing State Courts
Republicans have criticized a push by some on the left to expand the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the presidency and Democrats win full control of Congress.
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Murkowski's Nod Gives Barrett Extra Boost for Supreme Court
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat so close to Election Day announced support ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday
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GOP-led Senate Panel Advances Barrett Nomination Despite Dems' Boycott
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. Democrats on the committee boycotted the session in protest.
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Barrett Was Trustee at Private School With Anti-Gay Policies
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom