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What to Know After Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.

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Outside the Supreme Court, opposing groups on transgender care rally in December in Washington.

The Last Time Supreme Court Considered Trans Rights, It Protected Them

In 2020, the justices ruled 6-3 that gay and transgender workers were shielded from employment discrimination nationwide.

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Gerald Bostock, whose case let to the Supreme Court agreeing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people, at his home in Atlanta in 2019.

Sotomayor’s Dissent Criticizes Supreme Court Decision in Transgender Care Case

Justice Sotomayor also read her dissent from the bench, a move typically reserved to emphasize a justice’s extreme displeasure with a decision.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a 31-page dissent, arguing that the judiciary had long played a role in shielding individuals from discrimination.

Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals

Annual financial disclosures revealed some of the perks of being on the Supreme Court, including international teaching and book sales.

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The financial disclosures of Supreme Court justices offered a window into some of the perks of being part of the nation’s highest court.

Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case

Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.

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The case hinged on what standard of proof was required to show discrimination by public schools in education-related disability lawsuits.

Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records

As Elon Musk leaves Washington, the team he formed to ferret out waste and abuse won dual victories in the Supreme Court.

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The Trump administration said the Department of Government Efficiency, formed by Elon Musk, needed sensitive records of the Social Security Administration to root out waste and fraud and to modernize the agency’s operations.

Trump Administration Asks Justices to Clear the Way for Cuts to Education Department

Lawyers for the administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

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The Education Department’s headquarters in Washington. President Trump signed an executive order on March 20 that instructed the head of the department, Linda McMahon, to begin shutting it down.

How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa

Homeland Security is holding eight deportees under 24/7 guard at a U.S. military base in Djibouti. It’s unclear how long they’ll be there, or where they’ll be sent next.

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Mug shots of the eight men who have been deported to a U.S. military base in Djibouti were displayed during a news conference at ICE Headquarters in Washington last month.

Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers

The case focused on whether the Mexican government could sue U.S. manufacturers over claims that they shared blame for violence by drug cartels.

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Justice Elena Kagan noted that Mexico “has a severe gun violence problem, which its government views as coming from north of the border.”
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