Source: A Supreme Court Term Marked by Shifting Alliances and Surprise Votes – The New York Times
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Supremes Deliver Sharp Blow to Labor Unions
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Justice Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court
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Supremes Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban
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Suppressing the Vote in Alabama
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Why the FBI’s request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation | Macworld
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No legal case applies in a vacuum, and in this case the FBI needs the precedent more than the evidence.
Source: Why the FBI’s request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation | Macworld
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An eight-member court could split on all of those issues.
Source: These are the key cases facing the Supreme Court after Scalia’s death – The Washington Post
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The debate over who should replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court created a complicated calculus for both the Senate and President Obama.
Source: After Antonin Scalia’s Death, Fierce Battle Lines Emerge – The New York Times
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Scalia’s Absence Is Likely to Alter Court’s Major Decisions This Term – The New York Times
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Antonin Scalia’s death will complicate the work of the remaining justices, as some cases could result in 4-to-4 deadlocks, and strengthen the Supreme Court’s liberal wing.
Source: Scalia’s Absence Is Likely to Alter Court’s Major Decisions This Term – The New York Times
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Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief, said the government’s request to bypass security on the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook had “chilling” implications.
Source: Apple Fights Order to Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone – The New York Times
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How Tim Cook, in iPhone Battle, Became a Bulwark for Digital Privacy – The New York Times
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As Apple’s products came to house more private information, the chief executive grew wary of prying eyes, leading to the standoff with the F.B.I.
Source: How Tim Cook, in iPhone Battle, Became a Bulwark for Digital Privacy – The New York Times
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An operating system update with enhanced encryption technology in late 2014 set the stage to put Apple increasingly at odds with prosecutors seeking to unlock iPhones.
Source: Apple’s Line in the Sand Was Over a Year in the Making – The New York Times
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If Apple is forced to comply with a court order to create software overriding a security feature on an iPhone owned by a San Bernardino shooter, it wouldn’t take long.
Source: Apple could break into its iPhones in an afternoon, say experts
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The decision shows that the only real solution to marijuana prohibition is a federal solution.
Source: Colorado’s Unjust Marijuana Ruling – NYTimes.com
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