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Jess Bravin is a Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay.

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DOJ says 'cake artistry' trumps anti-discrimination laws

The Trump Justice Department has filed a "friend of the court brief" on behalf of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, arguing that he was…

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DOJ says 'cake artistry' trumps anti-discrimination laws

The Trump Justice Department has filed a "friend of the court brief" on behalf of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, arguing that he was…

Sep. 12, 2017 from To the Point

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds One Person One Vote

All eight members of the current US Supreme Court today rejected efforts to shift voting power away from urban centers to rural districts with smaller populations.

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The US Supreme Court is set to make a blockbuster ruling in the midst of this year's presidential campaign.

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