School Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm Face Tough Legal Road
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month over the extent to which federal law protects the tech industry from such claims when social media algorithms push potentially harmful content. read more >
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Supreme Court Debates Union Tactics in Spoiled Concrete Case
The case could hurt unions by making it easier for companies to sue over harms caused by strikes. read more >
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Supreme Court Taking Up Clash of Religion and Gay Rights
The case being argued before the high court Monday involves a Christian graphic artist and website designer who says her faith prevents her from creating websites celebrating same-sex marriages. read more >
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Affirmative Action in Jeopardy After Justices Raise Doubts
Justice Samuel Alito likened affirmative action to a footrace in which a minority applicant gets to "start five yards closer to the finish line." read more >
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High Court Will Hear Social Media Terrorism Lawsuits
In the cases the court agreed to hear, relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks in France and Turkey had sued Google, Twitter, and Facebook. read more >
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Companies Could Face Hurdles Covering Abortion Travel Costs
Some are creating supplementary policies that employees can buy to cover abortion travel, while others are contacting insurers to see if travel can be added to their current plans. read more >
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Leveritt, ACLU Want Supreme Court Review of Pro-Israel Pledge
A ruling last week against the Arkansas Times has pushed its publisher to the doorsteps of the nation's highest court. read more >
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Supreme Court Rejects Bayer Bid to Stop Roundup Lawsuits
The justices left in place a $25 million judgment in favor of a California man who says he developed cancer from using Roundup. read more >
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Civics Education Matters (Joseph F. Kolb Commentary)
The number of Americans who can name the three branches of government in 2021 was — you guessed it, just 56% — slightly over half of “We the People.” read more >
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Hutchinson: Arkansas Employers Should Wait for SCOTUS Decision on Worker Vaccine Mandate
The rule took effect Monday but the governor said businesses should not comply. read more >
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U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Obama Health Law
The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. read more >
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Lawsuit Challenges Arkansas’ Near-Total Abortion Ban
Abortion rights supporters file a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' near-total ban on the procedure that's part of an effort by conservatives to force the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Roe v. Wade decision. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. read more >
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State Senate Panel Advances Near-Total Ban on Abortions
An Arkansas Senate panel advances legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by banning nearly all abortions. read more >
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High Court Lets 2015 Arkansas Law Regulating PBMs Stand
In a ruling seen as a win for local pharmacies, The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that prevented a 2015 state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers from going into effect. read more >
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GOP Tries Again to Get Supreme Court to Ax Health Care Law
A week after the 2020 election, Republican elected officials and the Trump administration are advancing their latest arguments to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, a long-held GOP goal. read more >
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US Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Obama Health Care Law
The Supreme Court agrees to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won't come until after the 2020 election. read more >
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US Supreme Court to Hear Arkansas Case on Drug Benefits Law
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will review a lower court's decision that upheld limits on Arkansas' regulation of companies that pay pharmacies on behalf of health plans. read more >
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Walmart Sex Bias Case Dealt Blow
A federal judge in Florida ruled earlier this month that 79 women with claims of sex discrimination against Walmart must file their cases against the Bentonville retailer as individual lawsuits, rather than as a group. read more >
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Elaine Massacre Memorial Set for Unveiling
A three-day period of killing in the Arkansas Delta a century ago will be commemorated with the Elaine Massacre Memorial, to be dedicated across the street from the Phillips County Courthouse in Helena on Sept. 29. read more >
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