This week in Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to conduct further layoffs of federal workers, declined to revive a hardline Florida immigration law, …
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Justices rule states can deny Planned Parenthood funding from Medicaid
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 26 that South Carolina could make the decision to end Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state Medicaid program.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Wisconsin Catholic agency over religious exemption
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“We’re grateful the Court unanimously recognized that improving the human condition by serving the poor is part of our religious exercise,” Bishop Powers said.
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Supreme Court rejects Indigenous coalition’s appeal over mine’s threat to sacred site
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonOak Flat — about 70 miles outside of Phoenix — is considered a sacred site by the region’s Indigenous peoples and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Pope ‘deepfake’ video, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Catholic charter school | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan Marley1. All speeches and messages from Pope Leo XIV since his May 8 election are available on the Vatican website and should be consulted before sharing alleged quotes or videos, …
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Supreme Court deadlocks over Oklahoma Catholic charter school proposal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.
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High court decision to allow 350,000 Venezuelans to lose TPS disturbs Catholic advocates
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCatholic advocates were “disturbed” by a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for Venezuelans.
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The Supreme Court April 30 heard oral argument on whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could be a publicly funded Catholic charter school.
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The encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” was published 30 years ago this week, so it seems fitting that many of our stories looked at the sanctity of human life and our culture …
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Trump changes government’s position in Supreme Court case on gender transition ban for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration Feb. 7 changed the government’s position in a Supreme Court case concerning a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender …
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