Maureen Groppe
Supreme Court Correspondent at USA Today
Supreme Court correspondent for USA TODAY. Previously covered White House, presidential politics and Congress.
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usatoday.com | Maureen Groppe
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on May 27 ordered another look at whether a police officer who partially blinded a teenager during the 2020 George Floyd protests can be sued. Lower courts said a jury could reasonably conclude that Ethan Daniel Marks was not an immediate threat to police when a Minneapolis police officer shot him in the face with a chemical-filled projectile, making him legally blind in one eye.
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farmersadvance.com | Maureen Groppe
Maureen GroppeUSA TODAYWASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts on May 23 temporarily paused an order requiring the Department of Government Efficiency to disclose information and answer questions about what it does. Roberts' brief directive gives the Supreme Court additional time to consider whether the lower court's order is justified.
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wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Maureen Groppe
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court allowed a middle school's ban on a student's controversial T-shirt to remain in place, declining to take a case related to the child's “THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS" message. The decision May 27 leaves in place a lower court’s ruling that it was reasonable for the school to conclude the shirt could be disruptive. Two of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, said they would have taken the student's appeal.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Maureen Groppe
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on May 27 allowed a middle school's ban on a student's controversial T-shirt to remain in place, declining to take a case related to the child's “THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS" message. The court's decision to not take the case preserves a ruling supporting the school's decision that the shirt would make it hard for students to focus on their schoolwork.
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usatoday.com | Maureen Groppe
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on May 27 declined to get involved in a dispute about mining on land sacred to the San Carlos Apache Tribe, a case that religious groups backed to test the scope of a 1993 federal law protecting religious freedom. Dozens of churches and religious groups urged the court to hear the challenge from members of the tribe, who are represented by a prominent religious rights law firm.
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The Supreme Court appears likely to side with a student in a disability discrimination case. I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. https://t.co/rL7cXfqpCW
The Supreme Court will weigh in on Trump plans to restrict birthright citizenship. I talk through some of the potential implications on today's episode of The Excerpt podcast. https://t.co/JhZcfjNpRJ
A banana taped to a wall? This artist says he did it first. The Supreme Court ignored him. https://t.co/CdZc8xsOUb via @usatoday