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States Look to the Supreme Court to Save Voter ID Laws
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Voter ID laws have been having a tough summer in federal appellate courts. Less than a month ago, the Fifth Circuit struck down Texas's controversial voter ID...
Sotomayor Visits Alaska, Tells Congress to Get Along
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor capped off a 10-day tour of Alaska on Sunday with a speech at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Sadly, the Bronx native didn't regale...
Supreme Court History in 'More Perfect': Baby Veronica
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This week's 'More Perfect' recap, our summer look at the interesting historical tidbits from NPR's new Supreme Court-themed podcast, focuses on the case that...
How to React to Bad Supreme Court Nominees, Without Assassination
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At a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina yesterday, real life Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that a Hillary Clinton presidency would...
Briefs Come in for Controversial Case on Race and Death Penalty
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Briefs are starting to trickle into the Supreme Court in the case of Buck v. Davis, a death penalty case that promises to be one of the more important...
Supreme Court History in 'More Perfect:' Voting Rights and a Broken Justice
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Welcome to our second 'More Perfect' recap, a look at the most interesting historical tidbits from NPR's new Supreme Court-focused podcast. Today's episode...