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Oct 15 2021
Headline Roundup
Federal Appeals Court Keeps Texas Abortion Ban Intact; DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Halt Law
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Texas' new abortion law can remain in place. The three-judge panel voted 2-1 to grant the state's request to suspend a federal judge's ruling that prevented the law from being enforced. The Department of Justice originally sued Texas over the law, and is able to appeal the decision. Known as The Heartbeat Act, the ban outlaws abortions after
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National Review 
May 31 2012
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Appeals court rules DOMA unconstitutional
The First Circuit US. Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconsitutional in one of the most closely watched gay-marriage cases in the nation.
The ruling had been delayed in part when the Obama administration reversed itself in the case last year. After first defending DOMA, the Justice Department then filed a revised brief dropping its defense.
Politico
Feb 22 2022
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Supreme Court turns away Trump's appeal in dispute with House Jan. 6 panel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal by former President Trump in his dispute with congressional investigators who have sought access to Trump-era records as part of a House panel’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The court’s move, which came in a brief unsigned order issued without comment, comes after the justices denied Trump's emergency
The Hill
May 31 2017
Headline Roundup
Transgender Student Wins Landmark Appeal
On May 30, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a transgender teen in Kenosha, Wisconsin has the right to use the boys' bathroom.
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Vox 
Nov 27 2020
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Court rejects Trump campaign's appeal in Pennsylvania case
A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously rejected the Trump campaign's emergency appeal seeking to file a new lawsuit against Pennsylvania's election results, writing in a blistering ruling that the campaign's "claims have no merit."
Why it matters: It's another devastating blow to President Trump's sinking efforts to overturn the results of the election. Pennsylvania, which
Axios
Jul 15 2017
Headline Roundup
Administration Appeals Travel Ban Ruling
The Trump administration has gone to the Supreme Court after a Hawaii judge's ruling on President Trump's travel ban called for more people to be excluded from the ban. The judge's decision was to allow grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles and other relatives of people in the U.S. to get around the ban.
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Los Angeles Times
Mar 30 2021
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Biden to elevate potential Supreme Court nominee to high-profile appeals court
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he plans to nominate a prominent judge to the federal appellate bench, a promotion that is sure to stir speculation about her potential future nomination to theSupreme Court.
U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, appointed to the federal court by President Barack Obama in 2013, will be nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for
USA TODAY
Apr 25 2022
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Supreme Court to hear appeal of high school coach who lost job over on-field prayers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday takes up the case of a Washington state high school football coach who lost his job after he refused to stop praying on the field immediately after games.
Joseph Kennedy says the school district violated his religious freedom by telling him he couldn’t pray so publicly after the games, but the district says it was trying to avoid the appearance
NBC News (Online)
Dec 18 2021
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Federal appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine mandate for large companies
A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for businesses with at least 100 workers.
Why it matters: The administration paused enforcement of the mandate, which requires companies to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or tested weekly by Jan. 4, 2022, after a separate federal circuit court last month deemed it "staggeringly overbroad
Axios
Dec 18 2021
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Appeals Court Reinstates Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Large Businesses
A federal appeals court gave the green light for President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private employers to be implemented as it reversed a previous decision that had put it on hold. The final say over the mandate, which affects some 84 million workers across the United States, will likely rest in the hands of the Supreme Court as opponents immediately filed appeals.
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