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Sentence Doubled for Israeli Policeman Who Shot Palestinian

JERUSALEM — Israel's Supreme Court has doubled the sentence of a former border policeman who was convicted in the death of a stone-throwing Palestinian teenager in 2014. The court on Sunday upheld a state appeal for a longer sentence, extending Ben Deri's imprisonment from nine months to 18 months. The...

Could Hard-Right Supreme Court Haunt GOP? History Says Maybe.

WASHINGTON — Be careful what you wish for. That's the history lesson for Republicans eagerly anticipating Brett Kavanaugh's ascension to the Supreme Court, which could cement conservative control of the court for a generation. The GOP may ultimately pay a political price. When and how steep? That depends on how...

Dems Vow To Fight Trump Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump has nominated influential conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as he seeks to shift the nation's highest court further to the right. Trump chose the 53-year-old federal appellate judge for the seat opened up by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh would be less...

Trump Makes Up His Mind. Will Reveal Supreme Court Pick Tonight.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has decided on his Supreme Court nominee, a person with knowledge of the situation revealed Monday, hours before a prime-time TV announcement that will ignite a fierce confirmation battle. As others speculated about his nomination to replace retiring Justice Arthur Kennedy, Trump had little to...

Trump Plans To Reveal Supreme Court Pick on Monday

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a...

Justice Kennedy's Exit Triggers Epic Supreme Court Clash

WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement is setting off a momentous confirmation battle for President Donald Trump's next Supreme Court nominee that is certain to consume the Senate, inflame partisan tensions and shape the outcome of the midterm elections. All sides quickly mobilized Wednesday after Kennedy — a singular voice...

Janus Ruling Elates Sanger Dues Fighter. Fresno Union Leader Worries.

Thanks to a Supreme Court decision today  Harlan Elrich will save $1,000 a year. That is how much that the Sanger High School math teacher estimated he paid in fees annually to a union to which he didn't belong. Now, keeping the money will be his right. The high court’s...

Anti-Abortionists Cheer Supreme Court Ruling on California Law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court effectively put an end Tuesday to a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion. The 5-4 ruling also casts doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois. The California law took effect in 2016. It requires centers that are...

Victory for Trump and McConnell. Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy, and the president quickly...

National Security Experts Say Supreme Court Should Overturn Trump’s Travel Ban

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of President Trump's executive order banning travel to the U.S. by citizens from seven countries. All but two of the targeted countries have majority Muslim populations. The current order is the third version of Trump's travel ban, all of which...

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