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LNGenZ News for Kids: 29 – Law

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as Next Judge to Join Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. The Court is one of the most powerful parts of the US government, as it heads the judicial branch. It is the highest court in the country… Read More

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Business Vaccine Mandate

As part of his plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden last year ordered some rules on vaccination – but the Supreme Court has stopped one of them from taking effect. In September 2021, the president declared that… Read More

What Is Court-Packing?

Article III of the Constitution created the United States Supreme Court, but it didn’t give much detail about how the Court should actually operate. Many of the rules are decided by the court itself, but the number of justices is… Read More

Amy Coney Barrett: The Newest Supreme Court Justice

Soon after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on September 18, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his pick for Justice Ginsburg’s successor: Amy Coney Barrett. Who is she, and how did she come to be nominated as a Supreme… Read More

The Supreme Court – What it Does

The United States Supreme Court is the ultimate decision-maker for legal disputes in the United States. Judges on the Court are called “Justices.” It is made up of the Chief Justice of the United States, and eight lesser, or “Associate… Read More

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Fighting for Equality Between the Sexes

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old from pancreatic cancer. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts said: “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a… Read More

Mail-In Voting and the 2020 Election

The country has been trying to figure out how to hold the 2020 election in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Ideas like universal mail-in voting has been suggested by many and has received a lot of attention in the… Read More

Supreme Court Rules on Religious Schools

Since private, religious schools started opening up across the nation in the 1800s, there has been an issue with government funding. Even though the separation of church and state had been well established, there have been lawsuits throughout the years…. Read More

Police Powers – What Authority Do They Have?

Police officers carry a lot of power and wide freedom on how to use it. They often decide whether to start investigations and how those investigations proceed. When it comes to using force, the police also have a wide range… Read More