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Justice O'Connor honored as trailblazer at Washington National Cathedral funeral
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was honored at the Washington National Cathedral, where she attended services for years. President Biden, fellow justices and her loved ones gathered to pay their respects.
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Justice O'Connor's final farewell held Tuesday at National Cathedral
President Joe Biden and other prominent figures will honor the life and legacy of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on what to know about the funeral service.
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Sandra Day O'Connor memorialized by President Joe Biden as a ‘pioneer' first female justice
President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor during funeral services held at the Washington National Cathedral in D.C.
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Public honors legacy of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
The public paid tribute to the trailblazing Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear case over limits to commonly used abortion pill mifepristone
It’s the court’s first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to lie in repose at the Supreme Court before National Cathedral funeral
The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the court on Dec. 18. A funeral service at the National Cathedral will follow the next day. The first woman on the Supreme Court, O’Connor died Friday at age 93 in Phoenix. She stepped down from the court in 2006 after serving for more than 24...
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Supreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day
The Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving broader questions about a never-enacted tax on wealth for another day.
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Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's settlement deal that shields Sackler family
The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
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Pete Williams reflects on the legacy and accomplishments of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Former NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s path to success in a field that had been dominated by men.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy and landmark cases
The late former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is known to be the first female Supreme Court Justice and for her centrist role in the court room. News4’s Drew Wilder talked to a George Mason University law professor who knew her personally about her legacy.
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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court.
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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93.
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
The justices on Tuesday suggested they’ll reverse a ruling from an appeals court in New Orleans that struck down the 1994 ban on firearms for people under court order to stay away from their spouses or partners
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US Supreme Court hears case on gun rights for domestic violence offenders
The judges heard arguments against a federal law that allows law enforcement to seize guns from anyone subject to domestic violence restraining orders. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a ban on gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns violates federal law.
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Supreme Court confronts the question of trademark rights in ‘Trump too small' case
In arguments Wednesday, the justices will weigh a California man’s attempt to trademark a phrase mocking the former president and current Republican front-runner for 2024 as “too small.”
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Senate Democrats plan to subpoena GOP megadonor over Supreme Court justices' travel
Senate Democrats say they will subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices.
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The Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices
The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least two feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides. That’s according to several Supreme Court employees. The incident has not been acknowledged publicly. It took place in the spring of 2022, as the court already...
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The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly. The outcome could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives.
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A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access
The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make it harder to sue hotels when their websites aren’t clear enough about their accommodations for people with disabilities.