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Guns are displayed at an exhibition booth, during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in Dallas on May 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo)
Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court turns away cases testing firearm age restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to consider the legality of laws that restrict people ages 18 to 20 from purchasing or using firearms.

Voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Simi Valley, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jul 29, 2025

Court restricts who can bring voting rights challenges in case involving voters with disabilities

A federal appeals court ruled that only the government can sue under key sections of the Voting Rights Act, upending decades of precedent.

Flags for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the state of North Dakota stand in Memorial Hall of the state Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
Jul 25, 2025

Supreme Court blocks redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court blocked a lower-court ruling in a redistricting dispute in North Dakota that would gut a landmark federal civil rights law.

The logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control on Aug. 13, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Jul 9, 2025

‘Click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make cancelling subscriptions easier, is blocked

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel subscriptions, has been blocked.

Confederate Monument Protest
Aug 14, 2017

Woman killed in Charlottesville clashes was a paralegal

Welcome to Monday. Here are some news items to start your week. Heather D. Heyer, 32, who was killed while protesting white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, was a […]