Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that government actors can’t make decisions that discriminate on the basis of race without meeting demanding constitutional standards known as strict scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Together with Sumeet Sabharwal's 91-year-old father, Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, they took their concerns to India's Supreme Court, demanding a judicial investigation into the crash.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Supreme Court struck down the ban on sports betting, paving the way for states to legalize in-person and online betting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

In Gideon, the Supreme Court left it to state and local governments to decide how legal services should be funded.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander