Congress passed legislation last month ordering all necessary permits be issued for the pipeline, which crosses rugged mountainsides in Virginia and West Virginia, but the action was challenged in court.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices
Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Another Clarence Thomas ethics story – and this one involves a Maine lawyer
Patrick Strawbridge of North Yarmouth sent money to Thomas’ aide in connection to a 2019 Christmas party just months before he argued Donald Trump’s tax return case before the Supreme Court, according to The Guardian newspaper.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Supreme Court’s conservative revolution comes into sharper focus
There’s a reason the justices are intent on overturning rulings from the 1970s.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s recent rulings
The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Supreme Court says all Americans aren’t created equal
The Founding Fathers didn’t believe the concept when they put their names to it. Many Americans today don’t either.
Posted inNation / World, News
Supreme Court to decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine colleges say Supreme Court ruling will harm efforts to create diverse campuses
With race effectively eliminated as a factor in college admissions, Maine schools must refocus their efforts to create diverse student bodies.
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Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers
The unanimous opinion found that employers must show that granting such an accommodation would lead to ‘substantial increased costs’ in relation to the conduct of its business.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Bates College denounces Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s decision means that college admissions cannot consider race as a factor for admission.