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Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act

A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that allegedly...

Trump brings emergency appeal over mass firings to Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reverse a lower court order that has blocked mass firings and major reorganizations at...

Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of...

Frustrated judge demands more justification for Trump DOJ’s claim of state secrets in Abrego Garcia case

The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared extremely frustrated Friday by the Trump administration’s efforts to thwart a search for...

See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo

Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 19...

What to watch for during the Supreme Court’s historic birthright citizenship arguments

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship and significantly limit the power of federal courts...

Trump brings emergency appeal over mass firings to Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reverse a lower court order that has blocked mass firings and major reorganizations at...

Prosecuting James Comey for social media posts may be fruitless, legal and security experts say

The director of US intelligence voiced concern for President Donald Trump’s life after former FBI Director James Comey posted a picture of seashells writing...

Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of...

Divided Supreme Court on full display heading into birthright citizenship hearing

The Supreme Court that will hear a case over birthright citizenship this week has been acting less like a group seeking consensus and more...

Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship may be a legal loser but still give the president a major boost

As the Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday on a major Donald Trump policy for the first time in his second term, the president could...

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions

The Supreme Court on Thursday seemed open to lifting a series of nationwide orders blocking President Donald Trump from enforcing his birthright citizenship policy,...

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