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The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen in July 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for the workplace

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJanuary 13, 2022

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to require that most workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.But the justices, in a separate decision, upheld a smaller and more targeted regulation…

Pro-life and pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Supreme Court justices sound ready to restrict the right to abortion

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesDecember 1, 2021

Kayote Jackson joins other supporters of the LGBT in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in its first cases on LGBT rights since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy was a voice for gay rights while his successor, Brett Kavanaugh, is regarded as more conservative. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Supreme Court justice calls LGBTQ workplace discrimination case ‘really close’

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesOctober 8, 2019

Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Census citizenship question in limbo; High Court asks for better explanation

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJune 27, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, visitors walk around the 40-foot Maryland Peace Cross dedicated to World War I soldiers in Bladensburg, Md. The Supreme Court says the World War I memorial in the shape of a 40-foot-tall cross can continue to stand on public land in Maryland. The high court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the nearly 100-year-old memorial. The justices ruled that its presence on public land doesn’t violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause. That clause prohibits the government from favoring one religion over others.(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Ruling: Cross can stand as war memorial

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJune 20, 2019

A police van parked outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. London police say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy, it was reported on Thursday. (Rebecca Brown/PA via AP)

WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested after decade of hiding in embassy

by Chris Megerian Los Angeles Times, Christina Boyle Los Angeles Times, and David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesApril 11, 2019

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Under Roberts, Supreme Court Wades Into Transgender Debate, Avoids Other Tough Issues

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJanuary 22, 2019

Limited Powers May Not Stop Trump

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJanuary 9, 2019

High Court Mulls Roe v. Wade Review

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesJanuary 4, 2019

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case to Defund Planned Parenthood

by David G. Savage Los Angeles TimesDecember 10, 2018