@DavidGSavage

Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times since 1986

Joined January 2010
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In the first of many, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissents. latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court turns down Biden's emergency immigration appeal

Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas judge's order that says the government must detain and deport immigrants convicted of serious crimes.

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Supreme Court splits along usual partisan lines in campaign funding case. latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court rules for Ted Cruz, strikes down limit on post-election gifts to winners

Supreme Court say limits on post-election money from big donors infringes free speech.

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Where Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Where Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation

Legal scholars and political scientists point to major missteps at the start which left the Roe vs. Wade decision vulnerable.

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Supreme Court justices lean toward expanding the right to carry a gun in public latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court signals it's likely to bolster the right to carry a concealed gun in public

A victory for gun rights advocates in the New York case heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday would have a big effect on California.

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Supreme Court wanders thru medieval England in search of gun rights latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court looks to medieval England in gun rights case

The court's originalists look to history to determine the meaning of the 2nd Amendment and the right to 'keep and bear arms.'

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Setback for Biden administration: Supreme Court refuses again to block Texas abortion law latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court refuses again to block Texas abortion law in setback for Biden administration

The Biden administration sued Texas and said its abortion law violates pregnant women's constitutional rights. The Supreme Court delays a decision.

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Supreme Court's new term: Is this a center-right or far-right court? latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court appears poised to expand gun rights and restrict abortion in its new term

The Supreme Court could reveal this year how far right it has moved.

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Supreme Court deals Biden second defeat this week. latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court blocks Biden's extension of eviction ban

Supreme Court rules the Biden administration had no legal authority to extend a ban on evictions.

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No right to sue if you were wrongly labeled a potential terrorist by credit agency, Supreme Court says latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court rules no right to sue for some wrongly labeled as terrorists by credit agency

Supreme Court's decision overturns judgment against TransUnion. In a departure for Clarence Thomas, he joins the court's liberal justices in dissent.

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In two very different California cases, Supreme Court upholds private property rights latimes.com/politics/story/2…

In two very different California disputes, Supreme Court affirms private property rights

The Supreme Court upheld an individual's right to private property against government intrusion in two very different California cases Wednesday, underscoring the libertarian leanings of the more...

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Supreme Court reverses 9th Circuit by 9-0 vote for 2nd time in two weeks latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court overturns 9th Circuit's rule that favors those seeking asylum

The Supreme Court set aside a rule used by the 9th Circuit Court in California that presumed most immigrants seeking asylum were telling the truth.

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More conservative Supreme Court weighs the future of Roe v Wade latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Conservatives fret over Supreme Court's delay in accepting Mississippi abortion case

An appeal challenging Roe vs. Wade would be the most significant abortion case in decades. A decision on hearing the case has been pending for months.

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Supreme Court expands meaning of 'seizure' under 4th Amendment ihttps://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-03-25/supreme-court-expands-meaning-of-seizure-under-4th-amendment
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Supreme Court justices appear ready to uphold Obamacare latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court justices appear ready to uphold Obamacare

The Supreme Court, with President Trump's three appointees, hears arguments over whether to void the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

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Donald Trump: Meet Al Gore. It's hard to win in court after you lose the vote tally. latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results

Trump's lawyers will try to find a legal basis for setting aside votes, but most experts think their prospects are dim, even with the Supreme Court dominated by conservatives.

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Another "vapid and hollow charade" or will Barrett be pressed to talk about Roe and abortion? latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Not since Bork has a Supreme Court pick had such a public record on issues. Will it matter for...

Unlike most recent Supreme Court picks, Barrett has taken a public stand on divisive issues, including abortion, contraceptives, guns and healthcare.

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Barrett said adhering to precedents like Roe is "not a hard- and-fast rule" for the Supreme Court latimes.com/politics/story/2…

In Amy Coney Barrett, conservatives see the Supreme Court champion they've longed for

Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court, is a hero to many judicial conservatives.

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RBG's death sets up the sharpest Supreme Court shift since Clarence Thomas replaced Thurgood Marshall latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Ginsburg's death sets up what could be the sharpest Supreme Court shift in three decades

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the only Democratic appointee on the high court when she joined, a lonely minority. Trump's pick would cement a conservative majority.

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Democrats could win the election in Nov. and also lose the Supreme Court for a generation latimes.com/politics/story/2…

News Analysis: Justice Ginsburg's successor could push the Supreme Court to end abortion rights and...

Democrats could win the election and lose the Supreme Court for a generation

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Chief Justice Roberts enforces a judicial hands-off rule for COVID-19 disputes on elections, churches and prisons. latimes.com/politics/story/2…

U.S. Supreme Court blocks mandate requiring better coronavirus protections for Orange County inmates

The justices grant an emergency appeal from the county's lawyers and put on hold an order issued in late May by U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal.

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