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FOR INSIDERS | The Gavel: Trump sees victory in mixed Supreme Court results

To President Trump, one victory at the Supreme Court this week mattered more than any of his defeats. “The biggest and most consequential Decision...

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Supreme Court to decide legality of AR-15 bans

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...

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Supreme Court backs GOP challenge to campaign finance law

The Supreme Court agreed with Vice President Vance that federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates...

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Supreme Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional

The Supreme Court shut the door on President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions on Tuesday, ruling that his banner immigration policy is...

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Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools

The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and...

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5 takeaways on divided day for Trump at Supreme Court

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...

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Supreme Court to hand down final decisions Tuesday: Here's what’s left

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...

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Supreme Court strengthens Trump’s firing power at independent agencies

The Supreme Court strengthened President Trump’s control over independent agencies in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, overruling 91 years of...

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Supreme Court halts Trump's firing of Fed's Lisa Cook

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...

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Thomas, Gorsuch say Supreme Court should revisit landmark libel ruling

Justice Clarence Thomas renewed his calls for the Supreme Court to revisit its 1964 landmark decision that makes it difficult to bring defamation...

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Supreme Court rules states can accept mail ballots after Election Day

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that states can accept mail ballots after polls close in federal races, rejecting the Republican National...

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Supreme Court won't hear Trump's bid to overturn Carroll sexual abuse verdict

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...

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John Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents prosecution

John Bolton, a prominent critic of President Trump who once served as his national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to improperly retaining...

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5 takeaways from Supreme Court's big rulings on immigration, guns

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...

25.06.2026 2

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Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate temporary deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians, deciding that...

25.06.2026 3

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Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii’s private property gun restrictions

The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated Hawaii’s gun restrictions on private property in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, ruling it violates...

25.06.2026 2

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Supreme Court rules asylum seekers may be turned around, siding with Trump

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...

25.06.2026 5

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The Gavel: Drama builds for big Supreme Court decisions

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...

24.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court ends forcibly shaven Rastafarian inmate’s quest for damages

The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian man cannot seek damages from state prison guards who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious...

23.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court’s narrow gun decision kindles divisions, more questions

The Supreme Court’s gun decision on Thursday was technically unanimous. But it was narrow. The ruling found the government cannot criminally...

19.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court rules for marijuana user prosecuted for gun possession

The Supreme Court ruled the government can’t criminally prosecute a man for possessing a firearm simply because he regularly smoked marijuana in a...

18.06.2026 2

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The Gavel: A new tariff refund battle emerges

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...

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Judge who attended Fani Willis campaign event recuses from DOJ voting lawsuit

A federal judge agreed to step aside on Monday from a major voting lawsuit brought by the Trump administration after an investigation discovered the...

16.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension

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...

15.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court’s docket loaded as decision season nears climax

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...

14.06.2026 10

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Appeals panel denies last-ditch effort to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

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...

12.06.2026 4

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Judge finds no authority to reinstate Yosemite ranger fired for trans flag

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...

12.06.2026 6

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Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight

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...

12.06.2026 10

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Appeals court rules Trump's 10 percent global tariff can stay, for now

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...

11.06.2026 4

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The Gavel: Republicans exude confidence on Supreme Court transgender athlete ruling

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...

10.06.2026 10

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Judge blocks $100k fee for H-1B visas imposed by Trump

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...

08.06.2026 5

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Appeals court majority appears sympathetic to White House ballroom challenge

A majority on a three-judge appeals court panel appeared sympathetic to a challenge to President Trump’s White House ballroom project at oral...

05.06.2026 9

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Trump's White House ballroom heads to appeals court battle

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...

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Supreme Court upholds FCC’s fines against Verizon, AT&T

The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an...

04.06.2026 10

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Obama-era judge in Atlanta under pressure over sex scandal

Pressure is growing on a federal judge after an investigation discovered she lied about being in an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police...

03.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to use congressional map for midterms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the...

02.06.2026 7

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Appeals court tosses kids’ challenge to Trump energy orders

An appeals court threw out a lawsuit brought by 22 young people that challenged President Trump’s executive orders setting federal energy policy,...

02.06.2026 10

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Appeals court rules Hegseth illegally banned active transgender troops, but can bar new recruits

A divided federal appeals court panel ruled Monday that the Trump administration is unconstitutionally expelling troops actively serving because they...

01.06.2026 10

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Judge says NPS can't revoke DC protest permit over '86 47' flag

A federal judge temporarily blocked the National Park Service (NPS) on Monday from revoking a permit for a 24/7 anti-Trump protest in the nation’s...

01.06.2026 6

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Judge blocks Kennedy Center closure, Trump renaming

A federal judge on Friday blocked the rebranding of Kennedy Center to include President Trump’s name and ruled that officials improperly voted to...

29.05.2026 5

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Judge temporarily blocks Justice Department's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund

A federal judge temporarily blocked the government from doling out money from President Trump’s new “anti-weaponization” fund on Friday. U.S....

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Police respond to ‘swatting’ call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett's home

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the victim of a swatting call Wednesday night at her Virginia home, according to local police. Police...

28.05.2026 9

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Alabama Republicans ask Supreme Court to clear way for congressional map

Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for its congressional map that would remove the state’s second majority-Black district...

27.05.2026 8

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Judge blocks West Point from enforcing faculty speech restrictions

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Trump-era restrictions that prevent faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA) from speaking to...

27.05.2026 5

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Trump, GOP put pressure on ABA over rolling back DEI initiative

The American Bar Association (ABA) is moving closer to rolling back a key diversity initiative in an effort to hang on as the nation’s law school...

27.05.2026 10

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Supreme Court won’t stop Brian Flores’ lawsuit against NFL from going to open court

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away the NFL's bid to stop a coach’s racial discrimination lawsuit from proceeding in open court, a battle that...

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Court blocks Alabama Republicans’ congressional map

A three-judge panel blocked Alabama Republicans’ congressional map on Tuesday that would’ve given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the...

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'Abusively presented spat': Judge dismisses author Michael Wolff's suit against Melania Trump

A federal judge on Friday dismissed Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump, launched after she threatened to sue the author for...

23.05.2026 10

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Court showdown set over Alabama Republicans’ congressional map

A court showdown will unfold Friday to determine the fate of Alabama’s congressional map for the midterms. Alabama Republicans want to restore a map...

22.05.2026 10

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Supreme Court rules against cruise lines over Cuba voyages

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided 8-1 against four major cruise lines in their bid to stave off a $440 million judgment for using docks at the Port...

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