As Omicron surges,Biden’s vaccination mandate faces Supreme Court test

As Omicron surges,Biden’s vaccination mandate faces Supreme Court test

The rule change,which could impact more than 100 million workers,formed part of a plan announced by the White House in September to tackle coronavirus.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Supreme Court appears ready to gut landmark Roe v Wade abortion ruling

Supreme Court appears ready to gut landmark Roe v Wade abortion ruling

Gutting or overturning the landmark decision would severely limit access to terminations and further supercharge America’s vicious left-right culture wars.

  • byMatthew Knott
Roe v Wade:What happened to the ‘baby who divided America’?

Roe v Wade:What happened to the ‘baby who divided America’?

The child in the landmark Roe v Wade case has finally been named. Here’s how the mother and daughter shaped a nation’s furious abortion debate that still rages 48 years on.

  • byCelia Walden
It’s the divided states of America as Texas drifts into Trumpism
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It’s the divided states of America as Texas drifts into Trumpism

The gulf between the red and blue states has been growing,but with its new laws on abortion,voting and guns,Texas is entering new territory.

  • byDan Balz
US Supreme Court allows Texas to ban most abortions

US Supreme Court allows Texas to ban most abortions

The Texas law bans abortions once doctors can detect a heart beat,usually around six weeks and before most women know they’re pregnant.

  • byJessica Gresko andPaul J. Weber
Cheerleader prevails at US Supreme Court over profane Snapchat post

Cheerleader prevails at US Supreme Court over profane Snapchat post

The court ruled that a public school wrongly suspended a student from cheerleading over a vulgar social media post she made after she didn’t qualify for the school team.

  • byMark Sherman
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US Supreme Court to consider gutting landmark 1973 Roe v Wade abortion law

US Supreme Court to consider gutting landmark 1973 Roe v Wade abortion law

By hearing the case in their next term,the conservative-majority bench will look at whether to overturn a central part of the decades-old ruling.

  • byLawrence Hurley
Victoria needs a socially just plan to cut transport emissions

Victoria needs a socially just plan to cut transport emissions

A commitment from the Andrews government to electrify every government vehicle would create an opportunity for local manufacturing and jobs.

  • byLeigh Ewbank
Teen cheerleader’s sweary Snapchat becomes Supreme Court free speech case

Teen cheerleader’s sweary Snapchat becomes Supreme Court free speech case

Brandi Levy,14,went on Snapchat to vent about the cheerleading squad. Her school suspended her for coarse language but it didn’t end there.

  • byMark Sherman
‘It will not be easy’:Biden hands Kamala Harris problem he couldn’t fix

‘It will not be easy’:Biden hands Kamala Harris problem he couldn’t fix

Biden’s decision gives a high-profile assignment to his Vice-President,a daughter of immigrants who has forged a reputation as an ally of immigration advocates.

  • byAndrea Shalal,Steve Holland andNandita Bose
Arkansas abortion ban sets up Roe v Wade challenge

Arkansas abortion ban sets up Roe v Wade challenge

Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed into law a bill that bans abortion except to save the mother’s life. Another 13 states have proposed outright bans.

  • byAndrew DeMillo