U.S. Supreme Court

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Amy Wildermuth — the dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law, and a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk — shares her thoughts on the leaked draft of an opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade; a Philadelphia-based research group has found the state is in need of teachers of color, and we ask Duquesne’s School of Education dean how they’re attracting students of color to take on the profession; and a look at inequities in how libraries are funded.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: The medical director of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania discusses what’s it’s like offering abortions in the region, including to patients traveling from states where these services are restricted; after an immigration court in Pittsburgh closed, Casa San Jose joins us to discuss what’s next for those with immigration hearings; and our Good Question! series looks into how the Mexican War Streets got its name.

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The Supreme Court says it will not take up the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby. The announcement Monday leaves in place a decision by Pennsylvania’s highest court to throw out his conviction and set him free from prison.

A group suing over Pennsylvania’s new map of congressional districts wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider whether they are entitled to an emergency order to halt the plan.

The White House says President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. In selecting Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise, moving to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: We get the latest from WESA reporter Sarah Schneider about the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed into Frick Park Friday morning; Governor Tom Wolf will submit his final budget — how do state finances look heading into this process?; and a look back at the career of retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law dean, who interacted with Breyer while clerking for the high court.

A wary Supreme Court has weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus.

Before the Supreme Court this week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was suspended from cheerleading over a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat.

The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the…