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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: President Biden reacts to immunity case

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
July 05, 2024 12:00 AM
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Protesters gather outside Supreme Court after decision

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
July 02, 2024 12:00 AM
After the Supreme Court ruled that U.S. presidents have immunity over official acts, the case was sent back to the lower courts to determine former President Trump’s acts in question. When the ruling was released, protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court Building in reaction to the decision.
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Featured

US Supreme Court rules states cannot bar Trump from ballot

By Joshua Carr
March 06, 2024 12:00 AM
On Monday, March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled states cannot bar Donald Trump from their ballots.
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Nation

BYU students may be impacted by latest DACA update

By Mabel Galvez Laparra
October 16, 2023 12:00 AM
In September, a federal judge in Texas ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals as illegal. This decision will be appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court and may later be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Featured

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

By Joel Leighton
June 29, 2023 12:00 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled affirmative action programs at higher education institutions are unconstitutional, court opinion reports.
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Local

Supreme Court to hear affirmative action case

By Courtney Denning
October 31, 2022 12:00 AM
Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases concerning public universities using race as a factor in admissions.
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Nation

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

By Associated Press
June 24, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Nation

Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

By Associated Press
June 23, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed in cities and elsewhere. The ruling came with recent mass shootings fresh in the nation’s mind and gun-control legislation being debated in Congress and beyond.
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Nation

Activists rally in D.C. in support of abortion rights

By Abigail Gunderson
May 15, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters and opponents of Roe v. Wade clashed in the U.S. Capitol at the 'Bans Off Our Bodies' rally on Saturday, May 14.
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State

Pro-life Utahns march at the Capitol to oppose abortion

January 23, 2022 12:00 AM
By Emma Keddington and Kaylyn Wolf
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Metro

Senator Mike Lee pushes for overturn of Roe v. Wade

By Universe Contributor
December 02, 2021 12:00 AM
By Ashley Chase
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Campus Events

Advocate answers student questions on how to support religious freedom

By Allie Richael
February 04, 2021 12:00 AM
A former official from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom encouraged BYU students to advocate for religious freedom during a Q&A on Zoom.
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Nation

Grappling with governing: Sen. Mike Lee's view of Trump from 'unelectable' to 'Captain Moroni'

By Whitney Bigelow
January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four years in a series of stories.
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Campus Events

Education Week: Religious freedom explained in simple terms

By Emily Harrah
October 27, 2020 12:00 AM
Lawyer Alexander Dushku explained religious freedom for those who do not practice law during his Education Week speech and gave examples of many court cases relating to religious freedom.
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Featured

Outside the outbreak: Protests for Palacios-Carbajal continue, U.S. sending spacecraft to Mars

By Sydnee Gonzalez
July 13, 2020 12:00 AM
Utah prosecutor who cleared cops denounces violent protests
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Nation

Protestors defend DACA during Supreme Court hearings

By Anna Morgan
November 19, 2019 12:00 AM
Supreme Court hearings on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act, also known as DACA, have spurred protests and backlash across the country.
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Nation

Studies show bipartisanship increases government action

By Anna Morgan
October 09, 2019 12:00 AM
Political polarization is becoming a defining feature of today's America, according to reports by Pew Research Center. This trend often causes issues because legislation requires bipartisan support to pass.
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Campus Events

Justice Neil Gorsuch to speak at BYU Discussion on Civility

By Rebecca Nissen
September 18, 2019 12:00 AM
Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch will be speaking at BYU on Friday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Joseph Smith Building. The event, A Discussion on Civility, will be put on by the Hatch Foundation.
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