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Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

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Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

There is a ballroom battle brewing, and I don’t mean my favorite kind that involves a dance floor and fabulous fashion.

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Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

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Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

The Supreme Court brushed back his attempt to fire the Fed governor once. But the president is hoping a loophole may give him another shot at...

12.08.2026 4

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The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

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The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

The court will take up consequential issues including prolonged immigrant detention, digital privacy, and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Todd Blanche is unfit to head the Justice Department

Todd Blanche is unfit to head the Justice Department

His record shows a willingness to bend the agency to Trump’s political agenda and inch the nation closer to autocracy.

05.08.2026 7

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Faith in the court is at a dangerous low. Rebuilding it requires all justices to draw the line at politics.

We need to draw and keep a firm line between the judiciary and politics.

31.07.2026 10

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Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote

After a string of court losses, the administration is begging. The justices should stay out of it.

29.07.2026 10

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Crack one open for the Alaskan pilot asking the Supreme Court to help him keep his plane

The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of a pilot whose plane was seized because his passenger was carrying Budweiser.

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Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn’t.

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Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn’t.

Creating enforceable ethics rules for justices is a solution for waning public trust.

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Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

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Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

Justices Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor actually stick to the Constitution.

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Breaking down that birthright citizenship ruling

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Breaking down that birthright citizenship ruling

Digging deeper into the 194 pages of the opinion and its concurrences and dissents reveals much more about the court, the rule of law, and the state...

02.07.2026 10

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Supreme Court’s transgender sports ruling rests on a myth

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30.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court’s transgender sports ruling rests on a myth

In upholding trans athlete bans, the Supreme Court leaned on unsupported claims about fairness and safety.

30.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court is turning Trump into the king he wants to be

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Supreme Court is turning Trump into the king he wants to be

Smashing precedent and historical tradition, the court’s conservative supermajority declared that Trump has the right to fire those he doesn’t...

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The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

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The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

Its ruling on Hawaii law leaves states guessing how far gun restrictions can go under its shifting historical test.

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Religious freedom stops at the prison gate

A new ruling shut the door on Damon Landor, whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by a Louisiana state prison guard.

26.06.2026 20

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As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

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25.06.2026 20

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As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump’s efforts to deny it

As the nation turns 250, the justices expand the powers of a president who has derided those who seek a better life on American soil as...

25.06.2026 20

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The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

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The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

The Supreme Court unanimously shot down efforts to prosecute marijuana users for possessing guns. But vital questions about gun control remain.

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New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

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New evidence might halt the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status decision

Homeland Security is required to consult with other agencies to determine if it’s safe for protected foreign nationals to return to their home...

18.06.2026 20

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The Supreme Court just gave states a blueprint for discriminating against Black voters

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The Supreme Court just gave states a blueprint for discriminating against Black voters

Thought Supreme Court’s so-called colorblind constitutionalism couldn't do more damage to American democracy? Think again.

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At the Supreme Court, a small victory against racial discrimination

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At the Supreme Court, a small victory against racial discrimination

With an unusual lineup, the court acknowledges that race, at least in the criminal justice context, still matters.

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Justice still blooms in Alabama

An Alabama court refused to allow state Republicans to use a map that packs most of the state’s Black voters into a single district, weakening their...

28.05.2026 20

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What to know about what’s coming next at the Supreme Court

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What to know about what’s coming next at the Supreme Court

Most of the potential blockbuster rulings that remain involve issues that intertwine law and politics.

21.05.2026 20

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Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

Supreme Court justices are loyal to the Constitution, not to the president who appointed them.

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Roberts says the high court isn’t political. Its rulings say otherwise.

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Roberts says the high court isn’t political. Its rulings say otherwise.

Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn’t understand current public opinion. Clearly, he doesn’t have a mirror.

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The mayhem over Mifepristone

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The mayhem over Mifepristone

This same challenge to the abortion medication played out in 2023.

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Supreme war of words erupts in voting rights case

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Supreme war of words erupts in voting rights case

How the Supreme Court’s ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act brought the tensions within the court out in the open.

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The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

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The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

The justices thought nothing of upending more than six decades of civil rights protections.

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Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

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Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

The Supreme Court is set to decide.

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Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

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Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

The court already decided the issue in a 1980 case. But it may have found a way around that.

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