The president’s campaign to define—and enforce—patriotism poses constitutional questions for chief executives and football players alike.
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in death penalty case
Ayestas, an immigrant from Honduras, was sentenced to death for strangling a woman after an apparent burglary in her home in Houston.
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Thurgood Marshall gets the superhero treatment in new biopic
He might get a shotgun escort when he leaves town, but Thurgood Marshall is the Lone Ranger of civil rights.
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How the new Supreme Court term will impact the future of immigration, religious freedom and more
The court is scheduled to hear cases relating to immigration, religious freedom, federalism, voting, employee rights and federal court jurisdiction over foreign governments and corporations.
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Will lower courts restrict same-sex marriage’s legal influence?
Controversial decisions, such as Brown v. Board of Education (school desegregation), Roe v. Wade (abortion) and, most recently, Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage), often are challenged for decades by opponents seeking their reversal or limitation.
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Jesuit Refugee Service chief: refugee placements may pass muster under SCOTUS ruling
“This is a pretty broad exception to the ban,” David Robinson says, “and it does allow for legitimate entry into the United States for people who can pass the screening process, which is what we want.”
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Religious freedom supporters are applauding Supreme Court decision on Lutheran school
The high court, in a 7-2 ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, sided with the religious school.
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Can religious schools receive state funds? Supreme Court gives a qualified yes.
The Supreme Court court ruled on June 26 that the government may not exclude religious groups from grant programs simply because they are religious.
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Supreme Court rules church school can’t be barred from state funds for playground
The Supreme Court said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.
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What can the U.S. learn from how other countries balance church and state?
U.S. educational history is rife with examples of varying levels of government involvement with religious education in public schools.