White House says new efforts to forgive loans, an issue that is especially popular with young voters and progressives, will stand up to future legal challenges
Conservative-majority court shows determination to scrap long-established progressive policies, following rulings against affirmative action, LGBTQ rights, abortion rights
6-3 decision with conservative majority says president overstepped authority with plan, needed Congress' endorsement, and leaves borrowers on the hook for repayments
In defeat for gay rights, court's conservative majority rules Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding sites can refuse work for same-sex couples for religious reasons
Two justices were sympathetic to group's argument that demands for diversity were to an extent rooted in a past desire to limit numbers of Jewish students
Decision raises standard for employers refusing to give workers a Sabbath day off to a 'substantial' hardship, putting 'real teeth into the law,' says AJC legal officer
In a 6-3 ruling, justices uphold decision by state's top court as Republicans tried to do away with judicial input on issues such as congressional districts, voter registration
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