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Susie Talevski has gone through years of legal back-and-forth with the state agency in Indiana that operates the nursing home where her father, Gorgi, resided before his death. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
A SCOTUS nursing home case could limit the rights of millions of patients
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Abortion rights protesters hold a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption
Signs on a temporary fence around the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images hide caption
Nate Darnell holds a cross while surrounded by chanting abortion-rights demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption
Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective, an underground abortion service, provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade. Here, she speaks in 2015 during the memorial service for civil rights leader Julian Bond. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists rally outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 1, as arguments are set to begin about abortion by the court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The court ruled on Friday that abortion providers can sue, but only against certain officials. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced her as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 26. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Amy Coney Barrett's Catholicism Is Controversial But May Not Be Confirmation Issue
Activists from Concerned Women for America make a stop on their bus tour in Indianapolis, where Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is facing pressure from the right as he prepares to vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh just weeks before Election Day. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Nageeb Alomari, an American citizen, was attempting to bring his family to the U.S. from war-torn Yemen when the Trump administration instituted its now successfully-upheld travel ban, which included his home country. Wesaam Al-Badry for NPR hide caption
A Yemeni-American Wanted To Bring His Family Home. Then Came The Travel Ban.
Abortion-rights supporters in Seattle protest on Tuesday against President Trump and his choice of federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the Supreme Court. Activists are preparing for the possibility that Kavanaugh's confirmation could weaken abortion rights. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Rev. Brad Wells, left, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court in December as justices hear arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Now that New Jersey can allow sports betting, Monmouth Park in Oceanport has set up a sportsbook operation and plans to start taking bets later this week. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles
Minnesota Vikings players bring down Washington wide receiver Art Monk during an NFL game in 1992. Monk was one of the lead plaintiffs in the $1 billion settlement with the NFL over brain injuries among former players. Doug Mills/AP hide caption
Tracing The 'Rise Of The Judicial Right' To Warren Burger's Supreme Court
Nina Totenberg interviews the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2012. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell's appeal of his public corruption convictions will likely be heard in April. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
A man holds an American and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Was This Past Supreme Court Session 'A Liberal Term For The Ages'?
Demonstrators for and against same-sex marriage rallied in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning. Emily Jan/NPR hide caption
Customers enter a Hobby Lobby store in Antioch, Calif., this past spring. The Supreme Court is ruling on the crafts store chain's resistance to portions of the Affordable Care Act. The store's owners cite their religious freedom. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Aereo, a Web service that provides television shows online, lost a Supreme Court case Wednesday, as the justices ruled it violates copyright law. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption