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The Supreme Court justices recused a combined 64 times this term when deciding what new cases to hear. The leader might not be who you think....
President Trump’s new tariffs were hit a legal challenge Friday from two small businesses who are represented by part of the legal team that toppled...
The Trump administration sued Milwaukee on Thursday over the city’s ban on law enforcement wearing face coverings while on duty. The Department of...
The next phase of the legal battle over presidential power is taking shape as the Supreme Court's decision in Slaughter ripples through the federal...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a judge erred in ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest at his naturalization interview became...
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an Alaskan pilot’s challenge to the state’s bid to seize his 1969 Cessna airplane over a passenger who...
President Trump called for a “review” on Sunday of an updated judges’ manual that he claims the left improperly influenced. It follows the...
A federal appeals court invalidated New Jersey’s ban on "assault" firearms and high-capacity magazines in a 10-5 vote on Friday, ruling that it...
The Trump administration’s latest firing of a U.S. attorney is intensifying the Justice Department’s assertion of presidential control over...
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a high-speed internet grant program signed into law by President Biden unconstitutionally used race as a factor...
The Supreme Court split along its 6-3 ideological lines in nearly a quarter of the argued cases this term. The battles were big and small, from...
Any hope among transgender rights advocates that Justice Neil Gorsuch could enable them to eke out wins before the conservative-majority Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court’s decision expanding President Trump’s firing power is already headed for a test, as members of the National Credit Union...
To President Trump, one victory at the Supreme Court this week mattered more than any of his defeats. “The biggest and most consequential Decision...
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to take up whether possessing AR-15s and similar assault-style rifles are protected by the Second Amendment, a...
The Supreme Court agreed with Vice President Vance that federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates...
The Supreme Court shut the door on President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions on Tuesday, ruling that his banner immigration policy is...
The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and...
It was a mixed bag for President Trump at the Supreme Court on Monday. The justices tightened the president’s grip on executive power in ruling...
The Supreme Court will hand down all of its remaining opinions from this term on Tuesday, setting the stage for a blockbuster day with decisions...
The Supreme Court strengthened President Trump’s control over independent agencies in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, overruling 91 years of...
The Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook on Monday in a 5-4 vote, ruling she can remain on the...
Justice Clarence Thomas renewed his calls for the Supreme Court to revisit its 1964 landmark decision that makes it difficult to bring defamation...
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that states can accept mail ballots after polls close in federal races, rejecting the Republican National...
The Supreme Court refused President Trump's request on Monday to overturn a jury’s verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean...
John Bolton, a prominent critic of President Trump who once served as his national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to improperly retaining...
The Supreme Court left President Trump and gun rights advocates celebrating on Thursday. In a series of 6-3 decisions, the high court ticked off some...
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians, deciding that...
The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated Hawaii’s gun restrictions on private property in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, ruling it violates...
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the government may legally turn back asylum seekers who are attempting to reach a...
A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a...
The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian man cannot seek damages from state prison guards who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious...
The Supreme Court’s gun decision on Thursday was technically unanimous. But it was narrow. The ruling found the government cannot criminally...
The Supreme Court ruled the government can’t criminally prosecute a man for possessing a firearm simply because he regularly smoked marijuana in a...
A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a...
A federal judge agreed to step aside on Monday from a major voting lawsuit brought by the Trump administration after an investigation discovered the...
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she...
The Supreme Court is in its final sprint. President Trump’s agenda is on the line as the justices dash to hand down their remaining decisions by...
A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name...
A federal judge ruled Friday that she has no authority to reinstate a Yosemite National Park ranger who was fired for unfurling a transgender pride...
A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they...
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Trump’s 10 percent global tariff is likely legal, deciding it can remain in place until the...
A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a...
A federal judge on Monday blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin...
A majority on a three-judge appeals court panel appeared sympathetic to a challenge to President Trump’s White House ballroom project at oral...
The Trump administration on Friday is set to make its case before a federal appeals court on why it believes it has authority to build the White House...
The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an...
Pressure is growing on a federal judge after an investigation discovered she lied about being in an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the...
An appeals court threw out a lawsuit brought by 22 young people that challenged President Trump’s executive orders setting federal energy policy,...