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The economic impact of SCOTUS upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act

by Savannah Peters
Jun 16, 2023
The challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act was also seen as a challenge to tribes’ political sovereignty.
The Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Supreme Court hears case on Navajo Nation water rights

by Savannah Peters
Mar 20, 2023
Amid regional efforts to conserve the Colorado River's flow, the U.S. government argues it has no duty to enforce Navajo water rights.
At the Supreme Court on Monday, the federal government acknowledged the Navajo Nation’s water right but argued that it has no duty to enforce that right.
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Biden's student loan forgiveness plan goes before the Supreme Court

by Samantha Fields
Feb 28, 2023
At issue is if the president has the authority to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student debt for some 43 million borrowers.
President Biden's signature student-debt policy is now in the hands of the nine justices.
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A Supreme Court case involving Google raises questions about how tech manages content

by Matt Levin
Feb 21, 2023
The case centers on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields tech platforms from legal liability over third-party content.
People wait outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday to listen to oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, a case that could force YouTube to invest more in content moderation.
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act — and a lot is at stake

by Savannah Peters
Nov 7, 2022
The Indian Child Welfare Act sought to address a history of cultural dispossession. Now, it's being threatened by a Supreme Court case.
Clarisse Harris, a foster parent to Native children, was raised before the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Now, the ICWA — which helped facilitate those placements — is in legal peril. 
Photo illustration: Dylan Miettinen/Marketplace. Photos: Getty Images, Clarisse Harris
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When is "fair use" fair? In Warhol copyright case, Supreme Court could offer new answers.

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Oct 7, 2022
An upcoming case could redefine how artists make art and whether they get paid for it.
Was Andy Warhol's use of Lynn Goldsmith's Prince photo fair use? The Supreme Court will weigh in.
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Biden administration can drop "remain in Mexico" policy, but what will it use instead?

by Andy Uhler
Jul 5, 2022
It's not clear how current White House officials will handle incoming migrants and asylum seekers after the Supreme Court's ruling.
Migrants approach the U.S. border on Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on March 2, 2021. President Biden announced that he was ending the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) enacted under President Trump that sent asylum seekers back to Mexico as they awaited their trial dates.
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Supreme Court decision creates uncertainty for businesses operating in Indian Country

by Savannah Peters
Jul 4, 2022
States can now prosecute crimes allegedly committed by non-Natives on tribal land. Legal experts say that threatens tribal sovereignty.
The Supreme Court ruled recently that states can prosecute crimes allegedly committed by non-Natives on tribal land.
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The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling has big implications

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Meredith Garretson
Jul 1, 2022
Beyond the Environmental Protection Agency, the ruling could limit the power of other federal agencies.
The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Crisis pregnancy centers are key to many anti-abortion groups' strategy. But what are they?

by Andy Uhler
Jun 30, 2022
The nonprofit centers' goal is to convince pregnant people not to have an abortion. Tax dollars pay for some resources they offer, and that might not change post-Roe.
With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, eyes have turned to how anti-abortion groups could change.
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