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Supreme Court Could Consider Virginia High School’s Admissions

By: Adam Liptak — May 29th 2023 at 09:01
The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., instituted an admissions process that reserved spots for the top students at every public middle school in the area.
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Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Girl in School Sports Dispute

By: Adam Liptak — April 6th 2023 at 21:31
The justices issued a temporary order allowing the girl to compete on the girls’ track team at a West Virginia middle school.
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The Curious Rise of a Supreme Court Doctrine That Threatens Biden’s Agenda

By: Adam Liptak — March 6th 2023 at 18:39
The “major questions doctrine,” promoted by conservative commentators, is of recent vintage but has enormous power and may doom student loan relief and other programs.
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Student Loan Case Could Redefine Limits of Presidential Power

By: Michael D. Shear and Adam Liptak — March 2nd 2023 at 01:35
It is not the first time that the Supreme Court has suggested that President Biden has overstepped his authority, but the case could curtail his ambitions.
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Student Loan Case Before Supreme Court Poses Pressing Question: Who Can Sue?

By: Adam Liptak — February 26th 2023 at 14:46
Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states “special solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged.

Activists in Washington urging President Biden last year to cancel student debt. Six Republican-led states have a challenge to the debt cancellation pending before the Supreme Court.
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The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges

By: Adam Liptak — February 6th 2023 at 22:28
The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

A new study found that undergraduate degrees from Princeton, along with Harvard and Yale, offer a leg up in getting a coveted Supreme Court clerkship.
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The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges

By: Adam Liptak — February 6th 2023 at 10:00
The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
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Bathroom Bans for Transgender Youths Are Poised for Supreme Court Review

By: Adam Liptak — January 23rd 2023 at 10:00
A recent ruling created a split among federal appeals courts on whether schools can forbid transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identities.

The Supreme Court could consider schools’ policies on transgender students and bathrooms after an appeals court decision last month.
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Bathroom Bans for Transgender Youths Are Poised for Supreme Court Review

By: Adam Liptak — January 23rd 2023 at 10:00
A recent ruling created a split among federal appeals courts on whether schools can forbid transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identities.
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