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'Ruth Bader Ginsburg' Reminds Us Why The Justice Is A True Legal Icon

Jane Sherron De Hart's biography sheds light on personal and professional challenges Ginsburg faced on the way to the top and puts the Supreme Court justice's life in context.

Plaintiff Mark Janus stands outside the Supreme Court after the court rules in a setback for organized labor that states can't force government workers to pay union fees.

Court Ruling Changes Course For Teachers Unions; Calif. Sues Student Loan Collector

Also this week, Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement raised questions about future Supreme Court decisions around education.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during the Cinema Cafe at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21 in Park City, Utah.

'Ruth Bader Ginsburg' Reminds Us Why The Justice Is A True Legal Icon

Jane Sherron De Hart's biography sheds light on personal and professional challenges Ginsburg faced on the way to the top and puts the Supreme Court justice's life in context.

A makeshift memorial for Alton Sterling, seen outside the Triple S Food Mart where he died, in Baton Rouge, La., in July 2016.

Baton Rouge Officers Will Not Be Charged In Alton Sterling's Killing

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the state has declined to press charges against the two white officers for shooting Sterling, a black man. Federal officials made a similar call last year.

Cesar Sayoc pleaded guilty to 65 criminal counts of using weapons of mass destruction and mailing explosives.

Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Charges Of Mailing Bombs To Trump Critics

The Justice Department says Cesar Sayoc "rained terror" by mailing 16 bombs to 13 targets. The explosive devices were sent in the days before last fall's midterm elections.

Motor vehicle departments across the country have accidentally allowed a small number of noncitizens to register to vote.

Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose

Claims of massive illegal voting by noncitizens have routinely been disproved, but some noncitizens end up on the voter rolls, often by accident. Now, states are trying to fix that.

President Trump delivers his first prime-time address from the Oval Office on Tuesday.

7 Takeaways From President Trump's Oval Office Address

For all the formality of an Oval Office address, the partial shutdown is no closer to being over, and Democrats and Republicans are living in very different worlds when it comes to immigration policy.

Charlotte "Peaches" Smith, owner of the Dreadlocks Salon, works on a customer's dreadlocks Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. California has become the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks.

California Becomes 1st State To Ban Hairstyle Discrimination

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks.

An asylum seeker rests outside El Chaparral port of entry while he waits for his turn to present himself to U.S. border authorities to request asylum, in Tijuana, Mexico, last month. A federal appeals court has granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily allow the government to continue to return asylum seekers to Mexico while it appeals a ruling that blocked the policy.

Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum Seekers To Mexico

A Ninth Circuit panel overturned a lower court's injunction on the administration's policy requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico as they await court proceedings in the U.S.

People line up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump has threatened to close the border to asylum-seekers.

ACLU Discusses Legal Battle Over Remain In Mexico Policy

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its "Migration Protection Protocols" program also known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

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