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Social Media

Will TikTok Be Banned in the US?

January 15, 2025

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Case about Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth

December 3, 2024

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Politics

What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean For…

November 6, 2024

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Supreme Court

New Supreme Court Term Kicks Off with “Ghost Guns” Case

October 4, 2024

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Admissions

BU Sees Drop in Black Students Enrolled after Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

September 11, 2024

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Politics

Biden Calls for Supreme Court Reforms–But Are There Better Options?

July 30, 2024

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Business & Law

BU LAW Expert Says Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Is a “Constitutional Embarrassment”

July 1, 2024

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Politics

Supreme Court Rules for January 6 Rioter in Obstruction of Justice Case

June 28, 2024

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Business & Law

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho—for Now

June 27, 2024

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Election 2024

Biden vs Trump Debate Rematch: Muted Mics, 34 Felonies, and the Age Issue

June 25, 2024

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Business & Law

Court Upholds Gun Ban for Those Accused of Domestic Violence; BU LAW Expert Explains

June 21, 2024

The interior of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel, showing many of the guns he used to massacre 60 people at a country music festival on October 23, 2017. Photo by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gun Bump Stocks

June 14, 2024

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Business & Law

Supreme Court Upholds Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

June 13, 2024

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Politics

Should Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas Recuse Themselves from the Supreme Court’s Insurrection Cases?

June 7, 2024

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Politics

In a Win for Trump, Supreme Court Rules That Former President Can Remain on the Ballot

March 4, 2024

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Law

Can Civilians Own Automatic Weapons? Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Bump Stocks

February 27, 2024

Photo: Group photo of the Supreme Court when Sandra Day O'Connor joined. A group of people wearing Black Supreme Court robes stand and sit in front of dark red curtain. The Justices are (left to right front row;) Thurgood Marshall; William J. Brennan Jr.; Chief Justice Warren Burger; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun. (Back row, left to right;) John Paul Stevens; Lewis F. Powell, Jr.; William H. Rehnquist; Sandra Day O'Connor.

Supreme Court

“We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”

December 4, 2023

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Supreme Court

Is a “Toothless” SCOTUS Ethics Code Better Than No Code at All?

November 15, 2023

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Business & Law

Will Supreme Court Conservatives Split on Voting Rights?

October 10, 2023

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Higher Education

Should You Discuss Race in Your College Essay?

August 9, 2023

Should You Discuss Race in Your College Essay?