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Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The Supreme Court rejected Kim Davis's attempt to revisit the 2015 Obergefell marriage equality ruling, highlighting procedural issues and the unlikely interest of the court's full bench in overturning substantive due process protections, while emphasizing ongoing concerns about the court's direction on LGBTQ rights and other issues.
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Appeals Court to Reconsider Trump’s Portland National Guard Deployment
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Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to face court questions over Chicago immigration crackdown
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