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Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools exclusion from Colorado-funded program

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Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools' exclusion from Colorado-funded program

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Roman Catholic schools that don’t comply with equal-opportunity requirements — the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court. Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools’ … Read more

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

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Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that … Read more

Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir ‘at all costs’; Imran Khan’s sisters challenge detention orders

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Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir 'at all costs'; Imran Khan's sisters challenge detention orders

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s sisters challenge detention orders in court, demand immediate release Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will proceed with its planned September 27 protest demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, even as legal challenges have been filed against the preventive detention of his three sisters.A petition was filed in the … Read more

Lindsay Clancy update: New legal twist as Karen Read’s attorney joins ‘double jeopardy’ challenge over retrial

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Lindsay Clancy has hired Martin Weinberg to challenge a possible retrial, arguing that double jeopardy should end her murder case.. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

Lindsay Clancy has added Boston defense attorney Martin G. Weinberg to her legal team as she tries to stop a second trial over the deaths of her three children. Weinberg filed a limited appearance in Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, September 15, to work on a planned motion arguing that double jeopardy prevents the case … Read more

White House ballroom update: Supreme Court allows Trump to continue construction for now amid legal challenge

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The helipad and ballroom under construction at the White House in Washington, D.C., US. (REUTERS)

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to continue building his massive White House ballroom for now. The helipad and ballroom under construction at the White House in Washington, D.C., US. (REUTERS) Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily lifted a lower court ruling that had demanded a halt to construction of the ballroom … Read more

Quote of the day by Paul Walker: “If you play with people who are better than you, then…” – a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

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Quote of the day by Paul Walker: "If you play with people who are better than you, then…" - a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

Quote of the day by Paul Walker (AP photo) Growth rarely happens in the situations where everything already feels easy and familiar. Paul Walkerthe actor best known for his role as Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious films, put that idea plainly when he said, “If you play with people who are better than … Read more

Trump’s move to curb birthright citizenship faces legal challenge

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Trump's move to curb birthright citizenship faces legal challenge

The American Civil Liberties Union and other immigration advocacy groups filed the challenge to Trump’s new executive action before a New Hampshire federal judge President Donald Trump’s latest move to restrict automatic citizenship is facing a legal challenge, months after the Supreme Court knocked down his earlier attempt at upending longstanding guarantees for children born … Read more