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The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and society. Justices were at times bitterly divided — and critical of one another — in rulings that winnowed key provisions of a landmark voting rights law, … Read more

Abortion clash heats up at a politically fraught moment

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America’s struggle over abortion rights has come roaring back – right as crucial midterm elections are ramping up. Nearly four years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed a nationwide right to the procedure, a federal appeals court has upended the abortion landscape once more by blocking access … Read more