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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, docket number 14-915, a case that could end the practice of nonunion public employees paying fees to u…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, docket number 15-274, a case challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law that imposed new rules for ab…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, docket number 14-981. The case concerns the consideration of race as a factor in the undergraduate admi…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zubik v. Burwell, docket number 14-1418, seven consolidated cases challenging whether the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage mandate violat…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Texas, docket number 15-674, a case concerning President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. In November 2014 President Obama …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, docket number 14-556 Question 2, which was consolidated with three other same-sex marriage cases. The first question heard was …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the consolidated cases of Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, and National Mining Association. v. EPA. …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in King v. Burwell, docket number 14-114. The case concerns the legality of the Internal Revenue Service extending tax-credit subsidies to health insura…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., docket number 13-1371. The case addresses low-income ho…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case concerning whether whether Congress has the power to pass a law requiring the State Department to record the birthplace o…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in two consolidated cases, Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama and Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, docket number 13-895, challenging t…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Young v. United Parcel Service, docket number 12-1226, on whether the United Parcel Service’s decision to put a pregnant employee on unpaid leav…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores docket number 13-354, combined with the case of Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation. The cases involved the provisi…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The case challenges the total amount of money one individual can contribute in each election cycle. The li…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on the president’s recess appointment powers. In the case National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, docket number 12-1281, the Court was consideri…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The case was consolidated with …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, docket number 12-298. At issue in the case was whether an abstract idea can be patented -- in this case,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bond v. U.S., which challenges the constitutional limits of the U.S. treaty powers. The case involves the government’s prosecution of a Pennsylvania …

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Harris v. Quinn, docket number 11-681, about whether a state may, consistent with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Const…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, docket number 11-345, a case on affirmative action policies in higher education. Justice Kagan did n…