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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen on Jan. 31. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
During oral arguments, the court seemed evenly divided as it examined whether an Alabama death-row inmate should get a new sentencing hearing because he did not have a mental health expert during his sentencing trial more than 30 years ago.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed an amicus brief supporting the preschool.
A boy attends afternoon prayer in 2016 at a mosque in Sterling, Va. An update to a 2016 study on Catholic perceptions of Islam shows that three in 10 Catholics admit to having unfavorable views about Muslims. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)
FaithNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Three in 10 Catholics admit to having unfavorable views about Muslims, Catholics are less likely than other Americans to know a Muslim personally, and nearly 50 percent of Catholics can't name any similarities between Catholicism and Islam.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen on Jan. 31. The court sent a Texas death-row case back to lower courts on March 28, saying the inmate's intellectual disability should prevent his execution. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
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Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The court's 5-3 decision reversed a Texas appeals court ruling that said inmate Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled based on state criteria and could face execution.
Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, attends his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on March 20 in Washington. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
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Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The issues of religious liberty and abortion were briefly raised during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch.
U.S. President Donald Trump chats with students from St. Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Fla., on March 3. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos also joined the president. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia have some type of school choice measure in place and several states have legislation on the table for it this year.
The death chamber table is seen in 2010 at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. (CNS photo/courtesy Jenevieve Robbins, Texas Department of Criminal Justice handout via Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
"This decision reflects the extent to which the death penalty is racially biased and a broken policy," said Karen Clifton,
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2 in Washington. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Those opposing the order say it would legalize discrimination and was too far-reaching
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia have some type of school choice measure in place and a number of states have legislation on the table for this year.
Faith
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The church is at her absolute best when she is a bold and prophetic voice for the power of the love upon which our faith is based.