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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal by the NFL and three teams, allowing a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Black coach Brian Flores to proceed in federal court. Flores alleges systematic discrimination against Black coaches, including sham interviews to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction, ruling that the court clerk’s comments to the jury denied him a fair trial. The state will seek a retrial. Murdaugh remains in federal prison on a 40-year sentence for financial fraud.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has temporarily blocked a new law that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for a 2022 coup plot. The ruling stays the law's application until the full court reviews its constitutionality.
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed mifepristone abortion pills to be prescribed via telemedicine and sent by mail, blocking a prior appeals court ruling that restricted access. The order gives justices time to consider an emergency petition from drug manufacturers, while the lawsuit over the FDA's 2023 rule continues.
The US Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria. Analysts warn that a ruling against the protections could lead to further cuts affecting nearly 1.3 million TPS holders.
