WFAE compiles NPR and AP stories on the U.S. Supreme Court and how justices' decisions impact North Carolina and South Carolina. Whether it's coverage of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the retirement of Stephen Breyer, the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett or rulings on abortion, gerrymandering, gun control or vaccine mandates, you'll find it here.
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Mike Collins and our panel of guests take a look at the fractured state of mental health care in North Carolina, its impact and how we got here. Get a preview of "Fractured," the new WFAE/PBS "Frontline" series. -
When the U.S. Supreme Court last week limited the EPA's power to fight climate change, it brought an outcry from environmentalists. But experts say the decision was narrow and doesn't rule out further action.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
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The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.
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“After today, young women will come of age with fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote.
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The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers told NPR it's obvious why the Supreme Court wants to keep their process secret: "No organization really wants to show how the sausage is made."
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The bill follows a leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion that, if unchanged, would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that federally legalized abortions.
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Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.
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Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.
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Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.
