Report: Justice Amy Coney Barrett lists South Bend home for $899,900
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Report: Justice Amy Coney Barrett lists South Bend home for $899,900

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is in the process of selling her South Bend home for just shy of a million dollars, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The Supreme Court’s latest justice – who was confirmed in a controversial party-line Senate vote just days before Election Day – is a former…

Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Religious Discrimination Case

Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Religious Discrimination Case

In what is being heralded as a far-reaching win for civil rights, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store in Oklahoma unlawfully discriminated against a Muslim job applicant by rejecting her for a sales position because she wore a hijab. In an 8-1 decision, the court sided with the…

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Gay Marriage Case
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Gay Marriage Case

Following the conclusion of oral arguments in Tuesday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court hearing, advocates displayed cautious optimism that after years of legal wrangling, the U.S. legal system may finally support full marriage equality. “The case for the freedom to marry shone through at every turn in the argument, undimmed and undeniable,” said Freedom to Marry…

Supreme Court Clears Way for Marriage Equality in Alabama as State Judges Defy Court Order
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Marriage Equality in Alabama as State Judges Defy Court Order

The US Supreme Court has declined to issue a stay of a federal court ruling that Alabama’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, clearing the way for marriage equality in the state and possibly signaling their intent ahead of an expected June ruling that could legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Judge Ginny Granade, an…

US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gay Marriage Case
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US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gay Marriage Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a consolidated set of same-sex marriage cases that could settle the issue once and for all in the United States. According to the Huffington Post: Meeting behind closed doors on Friday, the nine justices decided to review a 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Marriage Equality in 30 States, Including Indiana

The United States Supreme Court declined appeals of same-sex marriage cases on Monday, paving the way for marriage equality in five states and boosting the chances in six others. Lower courts stuck down gay marriage bans in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin as unconstitutional. Appeals Courts — the second highest courts in the judicial…

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Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Cases May Take Weeks

The Supreme Court on Thursday released a partial list of cases that it will hear in its upcoming term. The same-sex marriage cases pending across the US, including ones from Indiana and Wisconsin, were not on the list. This does not mean that the petitions for appeal have been denied but rather that the Supreme…

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Supreme Court Adds Indiana Gay Marriage Case to Fall Meeting

The United States Supreme Court is adding same-sex marriage appeals to the agenda of a September 29 meeting that will determine cases for the upcoming term. Five states have sought appeal to the Supreme Court after rulings in favor of marriage equality were reached in separate Appeals Court cases across the United States. Appeals Courts…