10/30/2020: Senate confirms Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day - Rapper Ice Cube clarifies why he's working with Trump

Today's Article: Senate confirms Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day
From: CNN
Readability Score: 14.5

Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barret 52 - 48. Will this impact the election?

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Readability Score: 8.4 

10/23/2020: Supreme Court Rules Pennsylvania Can Count Ballots Received After Election Day - Texas teen becomes one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the nation

Today's Article: Supreme Court Rules Pennsylvania Can Count Ballots Received After Election Day
From: NPR
Readability Score: 12.6

Counting votes after election day? Supreme Court rules on Pennsylvania but other states have other rules.

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Readability Score: 7.9 

8/12/2020: Supreme Court says eastern Oklahoma remains Native American territory - Grocery Shopping Changes

Today's Article: Supreme Court says eastern Oklahoma remains Native American territory
From: USA TODAY
Readability Score: 13.5

In a case that could have huge repercussions, Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with his more liberal cohorts on the Supreme Court to acknowledge continued Native American sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. Learn more about the case and the issues at stake; then follow up with a discussion of land ownership and its relation to wealth in The Road to Prosperity.

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Readability Score: 8.1

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8/6/2020: Supreme Court temporarily blocks felons from voting in Florida - FOX will add computer generated 'fans' for baseball broadcasts

Today's Article: Supreme Court temporarily blocks felons from voting in Florida
From: USA TODAY
Readability Score: 11.1

In this presidential election year, Floridians are debating whether felons who have completed their prison terms but have not paid assigned fees or fines should be allowed to vote. Today's article provides a launching pad for discussion of voter rights and privileges. Extend the lesson with izzit's Becoming Equal Under the Law.

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Readability Score: 9.6

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4/30/2020: Supreme Court says unanimous verdicts required in state criminal trials for serious offenses - Bitter Taste for Coffee Shop Owner as New $600 Jobless Benefit Drove Her to Close

Today's Article: Supreme Court says unanimous verdicts required in state criminal trials for serious offenses
From: CNN
Readability Score: 14.9

The right to a jury trial has been a cornerstone principle of individual rights for centuries in the Western world. But can a majority decide, or is a conviction only valid if the decision is unanimous? The Supreme Court recently decided, in a split vote, that unanimity is required for serious cases. Learn more about this decision, and some factors behind it, in today's article. Then study more about the slow struggle toward full equality in izzit's The U.S. Constitution & Black History.

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Readability Score: 9.9

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