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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

A federal appeals court in an 8-2 vote Friday declined President Trump’s bid to rehear his appeal of a jury verdict finding him liable for sexually...

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Appeals court temporarily lifts judge’s block on Trump’s National Guard deployment 

A federal appeals court panel late Thursday temporarily lifted a judge’s order ruling President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard illegal,...

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Judge invokes monarchy talk while mulling Trump’s National Guard deployment

A federal judge warned at a Thursday hearing that accepting the Trump administration’s assertion he has no authority to review the president’s...

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California files lawsuit against Trump for deploying National Guard to Los Angeles  

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the state’s attorney general filed their much-anticipated lawsuit over President Trump’s decision to send in...

10.06.2025 50

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Religion cases spark both unanimity and division at Supreme Court 

Religious rights are sparking both unanimity and deep divisions on the Supreme Court this term, with one major decision still to come. On Thursday,...

07.06.2025 9

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Supreme Court turns away RNC challenge to Pennsylvania ballot ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday turned away the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) bid to block Pennsylvania voters’ in-person, do-over option when...

07.06.2025 20

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow gutting of Education Department

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to resume gutting the Education Department after a lower court judge blocked...

06.06.2025 40

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Judge temporarily halts Trump’s proclamation blocking Harvard students’ visas 

A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s proclamation that blocks visas for foreign students planning to attend Harvard...

06.06.2025 3

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Judge orders Trump to restore AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore AmeriCorps-funded programs in Washington, D.C., and 24 Democratic-led states...

05.06.2025 2

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Trump unleashes MAGA rebellion on Federalist Society

The Gavel is The Hill's weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: President Trump and his allies are waging war with the Federalist...

04.06.2025 60

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Trump allies attempt DC Bar takeover 

The Gavel is The Hill's weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: Allies of President Trump are attempting a takeover of the D.C....

04.06.2025 20

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Watch live: Trump speaks at US Steel in Pittsburgh on deal with Nippon Steel

President Trump will travel Friday afternoon to the Pittsburgh area for a rally and remarks on the "planned partnership" between U.S. Steel and...

31.05.2025 20

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New lawsuit seeks to force return of collected tariffs following court ruling

A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeks to force the Trump administration to return tariffs it collected under the...

31.05.2025 20

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Trump orbit rewarded in year since criminal conviction  

It’s been one year since President Trump was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records to keep alleged affairs secret during his...

30.05.2025 2

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Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke Biden’s parole program; Sotomayor, Jackson issue scathing dissent 

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to revoke former President Biden’s parole program that...

30.05.2025 2

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Trump goes after Leonard Leo in attack on tariff ruling 

President Trump denounced a court ruling blocking his tariffs in a lengthy Truth Social post Thursday night that targeted Leonard Leo, who played a...

30.05.2025 30

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Court of International Trade blocks Trump’s tariffs in sweeping ruling

A federal court ruled Wednesday that an emergency law does not provide President Trump with unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every...

29.05.2025 400

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Trump nominates Emil Bove as federal appeals judge 

President Trump nominated Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who previously worked as one of Trump’s criminal defense attorneys, to a...

28.05.2025 3

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Supreme Court deadlock leaves religious charter schools thinking they have a path forward

The bid to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school fell flat at the Supreme Court this week, but advocates believe it...

26.05.2025 10

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Judge orders Trump administration to pursue return of improperly deported Guatemalan man 

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a third improperly deported man late Friday, saying his removal likely...

24.05.2025 50

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's foreign students ban at Harvard

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign...

23.05.2025 60

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Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign students ban

Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its certification to admit foreign...

23.05.2025 50

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Supreme Court clears way for Trump to fire 2 independent agency leaders over liberal dissents 

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for President Trump to fire two Democratic-appointed independent agency leaders, for now, over the dissents...

23.05.2025 20

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Divided Supreme Court rejects public religious charter school in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on whether to approve the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school on Thursday, leaving intact a...

22.05.2025 100

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Judge says South Sudan deportation flight violated his order

A federal judge said Wednesday the Trump administration violated his order when it flew a group of migrants it says are violent criminals to South...

21.05.2025 2

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Migrants deported to South Sudan in violation of court order, attorneys say 

Immigration attorneys on Tuesday alleged the Trump administration deported to South Sudan a group of migrants who are not from the war-torn country,...

21.05.2025 90

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Trump’s immigration agenda tests courts’ presumption of good faith 

The Supreme Court is signaling fading confidence that the Trump administration will act in good faith in response to judicial decisions limiting its...

20.05.2025 10

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Habba announces criminal charge against Rep. McIver over ICE facility scuffle

Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced Monday she is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) with assaulting...

20.05.2025 60

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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip Venezuelans’ temporary legal status over Jackson dissent

The Supreme Court in an emergency order on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections the Biden administration gave to...

19.05.2025 10

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Supreme Court extends block on some Alien Enemies Act deportation flights 

The Supreme Court extended its order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from swiftly deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members being...

17.05.2025 100

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Judge says DOJ’s explanation for state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case ‘insufficient’

The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, blasted the Trump administration Friday for...

17.05.2025 20

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift block on mass layoffs 

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift a judge’s order blocking mass layoffs at 21 federal agencies. It marks the...

16.05.2025 20

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Supreme Court weighs limits on nationwide injunctions during birthright citizenship arguments

The Supreme Court seemed divided over eliminating judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions at blockbuster oral arguments Thursday, even as no...

15.05.2025 4

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Supreme Court decisions: Top cases to watch

Decision season starts Thursday for the Supreme Court, kicking off a race against the clock to release this term’s opinions before the court’s...

15.05.2025 30

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Judge gives IRS green light to share migrants' taxpayer information with ICE 

A federal judge refused to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing information about migrants living in the country illegally with...

13.05.2025 20

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Birthright citizenship debate erupts as Supreme Court arguments near

President Trump’s efforts to upend the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court this week, the first time in...

12.05.2025 70

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Judge orders Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk to be released

A federal judge granted bail to Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk on Friday, freeing her from federal immigration custody more than six weeks...

09.05.2025 2

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revoke Biden's parole program

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to revoke temporary legal status granted by the Biden administration to...

08.05.2025 10

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Roberts says he has no plans to retire: ‘I’m going out feet first’ 

Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday he doesn’t think about retiring, but he once asked two longtime friends to intervene if his health is ever...

08.05.2025 3

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Trump administration formally invokes state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case 

The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege Wednesday to avoid handing over documents in the legal battle over Kilmar Abrego Garcia,...

08.05.2025 100

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to end deportation protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, the administration’s...

02.05.2025 90

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Maine Republican censured for transgender athlete comments asks Supreme Court to intervene

A Maine Republican state lawmaker censured by her colleagues for her comments on transgender athletes asked the Supreme Court to allow her to resume...

30.04.2025 2

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow transgender troops ban enforcement

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow President Trump to enforce his ban on transgender troops serving openly in the...

24.04.2025 3

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The Gavel: How Trump is targeting international students 

Speeding tickets. Public drunkenness. Illegal gambling. A review of lawsuits filed by dozens of student visa holders nationwide shows the Trump...

23.04.2025 20

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Supreme Court halts latest wave of Alien Enemies Act deportations, for now 

The Supreme Court early Saturday halted the administration’s ability to use the Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport migrants to El Salvador who are...

19.04.2025 100

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Appeals court halts Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against Trump administration

A divided federal appeals court panel on Friday temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against the Trump...

19.04.2025 100

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ACLU asks Supreme Court to block ‘imminent’ wave of Alien Enemies Act deportations 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the Supreme Court Friday to immediately intervene to block the Trump administration from deporting...

19.04.2025 5

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Judge temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, probes potential violation of order

A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from laying off roughly 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as...

18.04.2025 7

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Supreme Court to hear rare May arguments in birthright citizenship battle

The Supreme Court scheduled a rare May oral argument on the Trump administration’s emergency request to narrow a series of nationwide blocks on...

17.04.2025 2

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Zach Schonfeld

Appeals court won’t lift order to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s return in blistering opinion

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to lift a judge’s order that the Trump administration “facilitate” the return of...

17.04.2025 3

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