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Gaza cease-fire to begin Sunday morning

A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will start Sunday morning, Qatar’s foreign ministry said, after Israel approved the deal early Saturday.…

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Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-13-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools" title="Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-13-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-13-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-13-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/justices-take-up-maryland-parents-challenge-to-lgbtq-books-in-schools/">Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban" title="Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. In an unsigned opinion, the justices acknowledged that, “for more...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-upholds-tiktok-ban/">Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

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