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Marcellus Williams executed by lethal injection in Missouri after SCOTUS denied appeals

Wednesday, September 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a former newspaper reporter who was found brutally stabbed in her suburban St. Louis home.Williams, 55, died after 6:00 p.m. CDT at...

A look at college admissions diversity after SCOTUS affirmative action decision

Friday, September 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than one year after the Supreme Court set new limits on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the results of the controversial decision are beginning to trickle in.However, the results are a mixed bag, with schools seeing varied...

Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling

Tuesday, August 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith has charged former President Donald Trump in a superseding indictment in his federal election interference case."Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same...

Michael Cohen asks SCOTUS to revive Trump lawsuit

Wednesday, July 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Michael Cohen asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive his lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump and some Trump administration officials of retaliating against him when he sought release from federal prison.Cohen served time after a federal judge in Manhattan...

Biden says SCOTUS decision sets dangerous precedent

Tuesday, July 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Donald Trump's sweeping claim of "absolute" immunity from criminal prosecution in his federal election subversion case, but said former presidents are entitled to some protections for "official" acts taken while in the White House.The ruling affects...

Supreme Court live updates: Biden says SCOTUS decision sets dangerous precedent

Monday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a historic decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for "official acts" taken while in the White House.In the case, Donald Trump aimed to secure such immunity to try to quash...

Supreme Court live updates: Trump, Biden campaign react to SCOTUS immunity ruling

Monday, July 1 by ABC News

This is not a time for applause: Advocates on both sides of abortion issue slam SCOTUS ruling

Thursday, June 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a decision allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, many pro-abortion groups criticized Thursday's ruling and said it was far from a win for abortion rights."This is not a time for applause for the way that the court...

SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone could have lasting impact on FDA regulation: Experts

Friday, June 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- While experts and advocacy groups applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to not restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, they warn access to medication abortion remains at risk -- as does the very foundation of the Food and...

Biden says the fight for reproductive freedom continues despite SCOTUS mifepristone ruling

Thursday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden reminded voters that the fight for women's reproductive freedom is not over despite the Supreme Court's decision on regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone on Thursday, which preserved access to the medication nationwide."Today's decision does not change the fact...

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