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Supreme Court lets Vermont’s Meta lawsuit proceed, opening door to 50-state legal wave

The justices confirmed Instagram's teen user base gives any state jurisdiction — and Meta's own research said the app can make thoughts of suicide...

27.05.2026 5

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John Roberts insists, despite all evidence to contrary, Supreme Court is ‘simply not part of the political process’

“I think, at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, we're saying we think this is how things should be."

07.05.2026 10

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Only one Supreme Court Justice has ever served longer than Clarence Thomas

Like much of his generation, the first Baby Boomer put on the Supreme Court has refused to let go of power.

07.05.2026 10

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Supreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change

The court will take up a case alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.

24.02.2026 10

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Brett Kavanaugh warns of ‘mess’ to come whenever Trump returns billions of dollars in illegal tariff revenue

“The tariffs at issue here may or may not be wise policy," Kavanaugh wrote. "But as a matter of text, history, and precedent, they are clearly...

21.02.2026 750

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Trump complains Epstein files are a distraction as flight logs reveal deeper ties and ‘unfounded and false’ claims emerge

The biggest Epstein files information dump yet leaves questions unanswered.

24.12.2025 10

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Why this small business that sells cycling clothes for women decided to fight Trump’s tariffs — ‘our backs were up against the wall’

The other companies in the lawsuit he joined are also small businesses, including a plumbing supply company in Utah, a wine importer from New York and...

02.11.2025 10

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Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as ‘vacation home,’ undercutting fraud claims used by Trump to fire her

Documents obtained by The Associated Press also showed that on a second form submitted by Cook to gain a security clearance, she described the...

13.09.2025 10

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Courts once again bend to Trump’s will, upholding his power to fire a FTC commissioner because he thought she disagreed with his ‘administration’s priorities’

The Justice Department has argued that the FTC and other executive branch agencies are under Trump’s control.

08.09.2025 30

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DC’s attorney general says Trump’s police takeover is illegal and will ‘wreak operational havoc’ in the capital

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said DEA boss Terry Cole will assume the police chief's duties and approval authority for any orders issued to...

16.08.2025 10

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Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans

The court's conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in the first Supreme Court appeals involving DOGE.

07.06.2025 20

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Supreme Court tosses Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit accusing U.S. gunmakers of fueling cartel war

In a victory for the firearm industry, the unanimous ruling tossed out the case under a U.S. law that largely shields gunmakers from liability when...

06.06.2025 10

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Lindsay Whitehurst

The Trump administration quietly deported migrants to South Sudan, one of the most violent countries in the world. A judge says he expects they ‘will be treated humanely’

South Sudan is known for “significant human rights issues” including arbitrary killings, disappearances, torture, and inhumane treatment by...

21.05.2025 20

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