What to Know in Washington: SCOTUS Faces Historic Case Backlog
Amid signs of internal discord, the US Supreme Court is waiting until the bitter end to do the largest share of its work in more than 70 years.
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Amid signs of internal discord, the US Supreme Court is waiting until the bitter end to do the largest share of its work in more than 70 years.
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates billions of dollars to priority areas, including funding for the development of carbon capture infrastructure, alternative energy sources and technologies, grid infrastructure, and electric vehicle infrastructure.
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The current Supreme Court term will, starting this week, determine whether the constitutional right to abortion will be gutted and if sweeping new restrictions will be allowed in much of the country.