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The Supreme Court Just Gutted the Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision that significantly narrows the Clean Water Act’s protections. The majority, 5-4 opinion was authored by Justice Samuel Alito and supported by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett — all conservative judges, two of whom were…
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Bin Laden, Burglars, and Banks: The U.S. Supreme Court Considers Twitter’s Role in Terrorism
U.S. Supreme Court justices whipped out their dictionaries and a deep bucket of metaphors Wednesday in a cumbersome attempt to understand whether or not social media companies can be held legally liable for promoting ISIS videos under anti-terrorism laws. Stolen jewellery, banks, imaginary burglars, and a young Osama bin Laden were all invoked in a…