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Transgender athlete bans and Trump’s Fed firing headline Supreme Court January session

The Supreme Court justices are back on the bench for their first session of the new year, and several major cases are slated for oral arguments. Over...

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Supreme Court will hear Cisco’s appeal in Falun Gong lawsuit

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Cisco’s bid to stave off a long-running lawsuit alleging the tech giant aided the Chinese government’s...

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Trump asks judge to award $6M in legal bills for failed Georgia prosecution

President Trump asked a Georgia judge Wednesday to award him $6.26 million in attorney fees and costs he incurred defending against...

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NFL, three teams appeal to Supreme Court in coach Brian Flores’s discrimination suit 

The National Football League (NFL) and three of its teams asked the Supreme Court to take up their appeal in a discrimination lawsuit brought by coach...

07.01.2026 10

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Maduro represented by Julian Assange's attorney Barry Pollack 

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has brought on an attorney who negotiated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s release. Attorney Barry...

05.01.2026 10

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Appeals court strikes down California's open carry ban for most of state  

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that California’s open carry ban in most parts of the state infringes on the constitutional right to keep...

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Roberts avoids clashes with Trump in end-of-year judiciary report 

Chief Justice John Roberts used his previous two annual reports to condemn politicians for intimidating judges and warn about artificial...

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DOJ sues Virginia over tuition aid for migrants

The Justice Department (DOJ) is challenging a Virginia law that that makes some migrants illegally in the country eligible for in-state tuition,...

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Judge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese 

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for roughly 200 South...

30.12.2025 10

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California drops lawsuit over Trump pulling high-speed rail funding 

California has dropped its legal fight to restore $4 billion in federal funding for the state's high-speed rail project pulled by the Trump...

29.12.2025 10

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McIver files appeal after judge rejects effort to dismiss charges against her 

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Monday appealed a judge’s order allowing her criminal prosecution to proceed.  McIver’s notice of appeal begins...

29.12.2025 10

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Judge rules Trump can't withhold FEMA grants to states over deportations 

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from withholding disaster preparation grants to states if they don’t...

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Trump’s win streak on Supreme Court emergency docket breaks

The Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday in a battle concerning immigration judges’ speech restrictions, for now, snapping the Trump...

19.12.2025 2

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Judge rules layoffs likely violated shutdown funding deal 

A federal judge reversed the terminations of hundreds of government employees Wednesday, ruling that the Trump...

18.12.2025 2

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DOJ seeks to boot Judge Boasberg from pursuing contempt hearings

The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s planned contempt hearings next week and...

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Court blocks immigration officials from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

A federal judge blocked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from re-detaining mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his ICE...

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Supreme Court confronts gun rights pileup

An unusually large pileup of Second Amendment challenges has landed at the Supreme Court, which will consider taking up the cases behind closed doors...

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Supreme Court weighs major campaign finance challenge backed by Vance

A major campaign finance battle will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the justices weigh whether to strike down federal restrictions on...

09.12.2025 3

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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can restrict birthright citizenship 

The Supreme Court on Friday took up whether President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions are constitutional, adding another major...

06.12.2025 30

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DOJ seeks Supreme Court intervention in immigration judge free speech battle

The Trump administration brought an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday in a case concerning immigration judges’ free speech rights...

05.12.2025 3

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Appeals court invalidates firing protections at two independent agencies

A federal appeals court on Friday found President Trump can fire leaders at two independent agencies without cause, ruling their removal protections...

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Supreme Court revives Texas’s GOP-friendly congressional map  

The Supreme Court revived Texas’s congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup...

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Four cases to watch as Supreme Court gears up for December session

The Supreme Court’s final session of the year is shaping up to be a big one. When the justices return to the bench following Thanksgiving,...

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Texas adds to redistricting war deluge at Supreme Court 

Redistricting wars are inundating the Supreme Court. A decision could come as soon as this week on Texas’s bid to revive its GOP-friendly...

26.11.2025 10

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Alito temporarily reinstates Texas map

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas's congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the...

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Texas asks Supreme Court to reinstate GOP-friendly congressional map

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) asked the Supreme Court on Friday to revive the state’s congressional map that would add up to five pickup opportunities...

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North Carolina’s 2023 GOP-drawn congressional map upheld 

A panel of federal judges upheld North Carolina’s 2023 congressional map Thursday as the judges continue mulling the legality of the state’s...

21.11.2025 4

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Texas GOP's redistricting setback raises questions for other redrawn maps

A federal court's decision to block a new GOP-favored House map in Texas is raising questions over the fate of other redrawn maps around the country. ...

20.11.2025 10

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Congresswoman indicted for allegedly stealing FEMA funds 

A grand jury indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) for allegedly stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...

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Supreme Court to decide legality of ‘metering’ asylum seekers at border

The Supreme Court will review the legality of a now-rescinded immigration policy that turned away noncitizens attempting to cross the border...

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Judge refuses to toss assault case against New Jersey Democrat

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Rep. LaMonica McIver’s (D-N.J.) claims the Trump administration is selectively and vindictively prosecuting her...

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Supreme Court extends SNAP payment pause over Jackson’s objection 

The Supreme Court extended a block until Thursday night on lower court orders requiring the Trump administration to make full Supplemental Nutrition...

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Trump asks Supreme Court to toss E. Jean Carroll sex abuse verdict

President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to toss a jury’s verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the...

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Supreme Court voices doubts on shaven Rastafarian inmate’s damages claim 

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed doubts at oral arguments Monday about a Rastafarian man’s attempt to seek damages from prison...

10.11.2025 2

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Supreme Court to decide if mail ballots must arrive by Election Day 

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up whether states can accept mail-in ballots received after polls close if they are sent by Election Day,...

10.11.2025 4

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Appeals court refuses to block full SNAP payments 

A federal appeals court late Sunday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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Ketanji Brown Jackson halts order requiring full SNAP payments, for now 

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional...

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP payments

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a judge’s ruling that requires full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program...

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Trump administration asks to immediately block SNAP distribution order 

The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to immediately block an order that requires full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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Barrett, Kavanaugh to law students: Don't lose civility

Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a simple message for conservative women in law school attending the Federalist Society’s gala Thursday night: don’t...

07.11.2025 10

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Trump’s tariffs get frosty reception at Supreme Court

President Trump’s tariffs were met with reservations from the Supreme Court as his administration faced incisive questioning Wednesday over its use...

05.11.2025 2

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5 things to watch as Supreme Court considers Trump’s tariffs

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs will be scrutinized by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, placing the president’s most significant economic...

04.11.2025 30

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Trump again blocked from sending troops to Portland

A federal judge on Sunday blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland until the judge issues her final ruling later this...

03.11.2025 4

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Judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits with emergency funds

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this...

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State employees fired over Charlie Kirk posts inundate courts

State government employees are taking to the courts after being fired over social media posts criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk upon his...

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Maryland state senator indicted in alleged scheme involving filming critic in bed 

Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against a Maryland state lawmaker Thursday, accusing her of blackmailing a political critic by secretly...

31.10.2025 8

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Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over looming SNAP benefit lapse

Democratic officials in 25 states sued the Trump administration Tuesday in an attempt to block a food assistance program from drying up this weekend...

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Supreme Court’s conservatives face choices to limit Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has several avenues at its disposal as it appears poised to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights...

27.10.2025 10

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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted: 5 takeaways

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump who is now counted among his foes, was indicted Thursday over allegations he shared...

17.10.2025 30

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Supreme Court hears high-stakes arguments on use of race in redistricting 

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a blockbuster case over whether states can consider race in redistricting.  The battle over...

15.10.2025 3

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