Robert Barnes
Recent Stories By Robert Barnes:
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Abortion, Obamacare, Affirmative Action: Crucial Cases Before the SupremesFebruary 17, 2016
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia casts a cloud of uncertainty over a Supreme Court term filled with some of the most controversial issues facing the nation: abortion, affirmative...
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Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79February 14, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court’s modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal...
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Supreme Court Declares Gay Marriage Legal in U.S.June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a historic victory for gay rights, ruling 5 to 4 that the Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live and that...
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High Court Affirms Ban on Race-Based College AdmissionsApril 22, 2014
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan’s ban on the use of racial preferences in university admissions, reversing a lower court decision that had tossed out the prohibition. By a 6 to 2 vote,...
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Next Big Supreme Court Battle: Your Cellphone's FilesAugust 5, 2013
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. didn’t hesitate last fall when a questioner asked him about the biggest constitutional challenge the Supreme Court faced. Roberts told the audience at Rice...
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Court Strikes Down Key Part of Voting Rights ActJune 26, 2013
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a crucial component of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the nation’s racial progress when...
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Supreme Court Upholds Health Care ReformJune 28, 2012
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual health-insurance mandate that is at the heart of President Obama’s landmark health-care law, saying the mandate is permissible under Congress’s...
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High Court Lets Police Check Immigrants’ StatusJune 25, 2012
he Supreme Court on Monday rejected much of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, but upheld other provisions, giving a partial victory to the Obama administration. The court ruled...
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Two Justices Under Pressure to Bow out of Health Care Reform CaseNovember 28, 2011
Just a little more than an hour after some House Democrats recently demanded an inquiry into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethics, Senate Republicans stepped up the pressure on Justice...
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Medicaid on High Court DocketOctober 4, 2011
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a complicated case about whether those who provide care and receive benefits under the Medicaid program for the poor can go to court when a state...
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White House Asks for Court Ruling on Health LawSeptember 28, 2011
The Obama administration Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to settle the constitutional question over the 2010 health-care law this term, meaning the decision will likely come next summer in the...
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Court Sides with Wal-Mart in Sex Bias SuitJune 20, 2011
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the massive sex-discrimination case female employees brought against Wal-Mart in a decision that might make it harder to bring future discrimination lawsuits...