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U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway

U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway

A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow President Trump to maintain many of his tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, extending a pause granted shortly after another panel of judges ruled in late May that the import taxes were illegal. The decision, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, delivered an …

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Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood

Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case arising from South Carolina’s attempt to deny funding to Planned Parenthood. But the question the justices grappled with was a relatively narrow one, focused on whether individuals may sue the state to obtain medical services from Planned Parenthood unrelated to abortion. In 2018, Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, a …

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Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens

Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from two manufacturers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes with names like Jimmy the Juice Man Peachy Strawberry, Signature Series Mom’s Pistachio and Suicide Bunny Mother’s Milk and Cookies. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the justices …

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Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants

Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an argument that aimed to restrict states from suing oil companies for financial damage related to climate change. The argument was brought to the high court by 19 Republican attorneys general, representing states including Alabama and West Virginia, who were trying to prevent other states, led by Democrats, from pursuing lawsuits against …

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Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy

Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy

President Trump on Friday reinstated a longstanding Republican anti-abortion policy known as the “Mexico City Rule,” which bars federal funding from going to any overseas nongovernmental organization that performs or promotes abortions. The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington on Friday to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. …

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Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

Seven months after the Supreme Court struck down a deal that would have resolved thousands of opioid cases against Purdue Pharma, the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, have increased their cash offer to settle the litigation — but with a novel catch. Under the framework for a new deal, the Sacklers would not receive immunity from future opioid …

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