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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...

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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...

22.11.2025 20

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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 2

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The Supreme Court will review the legality of a now-rescinded immigration policy that turned away noncitizens attempting to cross the border...

17.11.2025 20

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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...

13.11.2025 2

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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,...

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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...

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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 3

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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 7

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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...

28.10.2025 2

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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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Supreme Court lets stand Sandy Hook families’ $1.4B defamation judgment against Alex Jones 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s appeal of a roughly $1.4 billion defamation judgment he owes for falsely...

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Trump administration fires at least 4.1K federal workers in shutdown layoffs

The Trump administration laid off more than 4,100 employees Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new court filing from the...

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Legal battle lines drawn over Trump’s National Guard fight 

President Trump’s aggressive use of the National Guard in American cities is opening new legal battlegrounds over his push to deploy the military on...

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Supreme Court takes up new Second Amendment case 

The Supreme Court took up its next Second Amendment case on Friday, agreeing to hear a challenge to Hawaii’s ban on carrying concealed weapons on...

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Kavanaugh’s attempted assassin to be sentenced Friday

The individual who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 will be sentenced Friday. ...

03.10.2025 10

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Shutdown threatens court operations

The government is shut down — and if it drags on, the judiciary won’t be spared. Federal courts may be forced to limit their operations as soon...

01.10.2025 2

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Judge quotes wife in ruling against Trump: 'He ignores everything and keeps bullying ahead' 

A federal judge invoked his wife in issuing another scathing ruling against President Trump’s second-term agenda Tuesday, this time concerning...

30.09.2025 2

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Live updates: Trump, top Dems to meet on brink of shutdown; Netanyahu visits White House

President Trump has high-stakes topics on his agenda Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House, just ahead of top...

29.09.2025 10

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Trump urges Supreme Court to review birthright citizenship restrictions

Related Video: Bystander SPEAKS After GUN Pointed At Him During VIRAL ICE Arrest in MARYLAND | SUNRISE The Justice Department is asking the Supreme...

29.09.2025 6

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Barrett: ‘I don’t think of myself as a swing justice’

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Thursday she doesn’t think of herself as a “swing justice,” distancing herself from a label that...

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Supreme Court greenlights Trump's FTC firing, to consider overruling 90-year precedent 

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to formally consider overruling its 90-year-old precedent that enables Congress to provide certain agencies with a...

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Trump’s independent agency firings bombard Supreme Court 

President Trump’s firings at the Federal Reserve and other agencies with traditional independence from the political forces of the White House have...

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DOJ wants to put attempted Kavanaugh assassin behind bars for at least 30 years 

Federal prosecutors said Friday they will seek to imprison the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his...

20.09.2025 20

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Appeals court won’t let Trump administration resume HHS overhaul, firings

An appeals court Wednesday refused the Trump administration’s request to resume mass layoffs at federal health agencies as part of a restructuring...

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Appeals court won’t let Trump fire Lisa Cook ahead of Fed meeting

A federal appeals court Monday refused the Trump administration’s request to permit Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook’s firing...

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Barrett addresses Charlie Kirk killing, calls for civility

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, while speaking at the University of Notre Dame Friday, addressed Charlie Kirk's killing and stressed the need...

13.09.2025 20

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Appeals court blocks Trump from firing Copyright Office director 

A divided federal appeals court panel reinstated the director of the U.S. Copyright Office Wednesday, as she fights President Trump’s attempt to...

10.09.2025 3

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Supreme Court agrees to speedily review Trump’s tariffs 

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will take up whether President Trump can use emergency powers to justify sweeping tariffs on trading partners...

10.09.2025 20

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Supreme Court’s scant explanations in Trump emergency cases draw friction 

The Supreme Court’s scant explanation in recent emergency decisions backing President Trump is sparking increasing debate among lower judges — and...

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John Roberts temporarily allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner 

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed President Trump’s firing of a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward...

08.09.2025 10

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Supreme Court lifts limits on Los Angeles-area immigration stops

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a judge’s limits on Los Angeles-area immigration stops based on a person speaking Spanish or working in a...

08.09.2025 40

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Judge blocks Noem from revoking temporary protections for Venezuelans, Haitians 

A federal judge on Friday blocked Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from ending temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of...

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