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Kelsey Reichmann
Kelsey Reichmann is a reporter covering the Supreme Court and politics for Courthouse News Service. She previously covered emerging aviation technology for Avionics International and Defense Daily. Kelsey resides in Washington, D.C.
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Supreme Court gives border agents parole power over certain green card holders
Led by Justice Jackson, the dissenters claimed the ruling gives the government “a massive blank check” to undermine the benefits and security that come with having a green card.
Michigan family gets Supreme Court support in foreclosure fairness bid
The justices sided with a family whose Michigan home was seized to satisfy a $2,000 tax debt.
Justices slam court doors on foreign torture claims
The Supreme Court found the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victims Protection Act don't support Chinese members of Falun Gong suing Cisco, a U.S. company, over possible complicity in torture, killings and forced disappearances.
Supreme Court denies damages for Rastafarian dreadlock shaving
By tying state prisoners’ religious rights to whether prison guards consented to federal legislation, the three liberal justices said their colleagues had transformed civil rights protections to “nothing more than the wheelings-and-dealings of an especially wealthy private party.”
SCOTUS won’t review role of race in police stops
The Trump administration asked the justices to prohibit courts from considering race as a relevant factor under the Fourth Amendment’s “free to leave” test.
Justices give influencer do-over against murder-for-hire conviction after wiretapping concerns
The justices were asked whether a clean-hands exception allowed federal prosecutors to use an illegally recorded FaceTime call between two influencers to secure a murder-for-hire conviction.
Supreme Court to review inmate lawsuit over untreated prison riot injury
The reexamination of the case against a nurse comes as the justices have repeatedly curtailed pathways to sue federal officials for rights violations.
Justices rule against Maryland woman fighting involuntary hospitalization
The high court split over the application of a decades-old legal rule governing when federal courts can intervene in state court litigation.