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An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could result in some states in the Mountain West moving to severely limit or even ban abortions.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower federal courts in Colorado and New Jersey to reexamine state restrictions on indoor religious services to combat the coronavirus in light of the justices’ recent ruling in favor of churches and synagogues in New York.
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Colorado is one of seven states allowing late term abortions without restrictions. Voters have rejected similar measures seeking restrictions in recent years.
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The hearings on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett are expected to last four days. President Trump wants a final vote in the Senate before the election.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87. Her death leaves a Supreme Court seat vacant just weeks before the election, raising speculation about whether a new justice will be appointed before Nov. 3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that the Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee, causing national attention to turn to contested Senate races, like the one right here in Colorado.
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Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
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The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.
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The 5-4 decision, in which Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's other conservatives, is a win for parents who wanted to use the state tax credit to help send children to religious schools.
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By declining to hear the appeals, the justices leave intact state gun laws in Maryland, Massachusetts and California.
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Justice Clarence Thomas dissents, saying the "qualified immunity doctrine appears to stray from the statutory text."