Transgender student wins bathroom battle after Supreme Court rejects school’s appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling allowing a transgender student to use a bathroom corresponding to his gender identity.
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Attorneys for Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll ask court to keep DOJ from defending case

Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll are asking a federal appeals court to deny the Justice Department’s attempt to substitute for former President Trump in a defamation suit.
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Court dismisses cities’ lawsuit challenging cannabis deliveries in California

A judge in Fresno dismissed a lawsuit by cities saying the state is improperly allowing home deliveries of cannabis in communities that have banned pot sales.

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Joe Biden addresses idea of high ‘court packing’

As the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continue, former Vice President Joe Biden says he is “not a fan” of court packing.
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Trump: ‘Very close’ to Supreme Court decision, will announce nominee Saturday

President Trump said Tuesday he’s “very close” to making a decision on a Supreme Court nominee and will announce his pick on Saturday.
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Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Dealing a significant blow to a signature Trump administration immigration policy, a U.S. appeals court has ruled that the government can no longer make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through the immigration courts
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Patent court to review Alexion’s Soliris patents on Amgen challenge

The U.S. patent office will review patents on Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s blood disorder treatment Soliris, after Amgen Inc challenged them, court filings showed on Friday.


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U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opponents in a California lawsuit agreed on Friday to delay implementing a rule that would allow medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral or religious grounds, according to a federal court filing.


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Hundreds rally at U.S. Supreme Court, calling state abortion bans as step backward

Abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking their party’s 2020 presidential nomination, rallied at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by Republican-dominated legislatures in eight states.


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Quebec appeals court upholds C$15 billion tobacco class action ruling

The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld on Friday the bulk of a 2015 decision that awarded around C$ 15 billion ($ 11.29 billion)to smokers in the Canadian province, dealing a blow to Big Tobacco.


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