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Justices to face Congress after contentious court rulings

Supreme Court justices are scheduled to appear before both Senate and House appropriators next week, marking the first time since 2019 that justices will face lawmakers. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are slated to testify before the Senate and House Financial Services Appropriations subcommittees on July 14 to…

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Trump’s dubious claim that birthright citizenship could still be overturned with legislation

by Robert Farley ANALYSIS — After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, the president called on Congress to end it through legislation, saying a “long and unwieldy” constitutional amendment was not necessary. But constitutional and immigration law experts disagree. These experts…

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship

The court’s ruling means children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. will continue to be citizens.

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Supreme Court ends Trump’s birthright citizenship change

The Supreme Court on Tuesday wiped out President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to redefine birthright citizenship, an effort to restrict American citizenship without Congress that cut against more than a century of legal precedent. The 6-3 decision, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writing a five-justice majority opinion,…

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Supreme Court stops Trump firing of Fed board member

The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s effort to remove Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook on Monday, even as the justices expanded presidential power to remove members of the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies. The two decisions written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr —…

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Supreme Court sides with FCC power in forfeiture process

The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission’s power to issue findings that companies broke the law, turning aside challenges from telecommunications giants that the agency had to go to the courts first. The 8-1 decision found that the FCC’s forfeiture process does not run afoul of the…

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Supreme Court sounds ready to back agency authority over violations

The Supreme Court appeared ready to back limited forfeiture powers for federal agencies during oral arguments Tuesday, in a pair of challenges to the ability for the Federal Communications Commission to impose fines on alleged lawbreakers. Telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon asked the justices to toss more than $100 million…

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Supreme Court sounds ready to limit counts of late-arriving ballots

The Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Monday to restrict state laws allowing the counting of late-arriving ballots, in a challenge to Mississippi’s state law on absentee ballots. Mississippi allows state officials to count mail ballots that were postmarked on or before Election Day but arrive up to five…

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Supreme Court sounds wary of gun ban for drug users

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to limit the federal government’s ability to ban drug users from possessing firearms.

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Supreme Court backs congressional power in tariff ruling

The Supreme Court stuck up for congressional power in a ruling Friday invalidating most of President Donald Trump's worldwide tariffs.

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Supreme Court invalidates Trump's tariff regime

The Supreme Court invalidated much of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime in a ruling released Friday.

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What We Learned From Jodi Kantor's Latest Expose About The SCOTUS NDA

The Chief is now requiring all employees (but likely not the Justices) to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements, which do not seem to be working.

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Wolford Teases Out The Relationship Between The First and Second Amendments

The Chief Justice, of all people, compares carrying firearms on private property to a pamphleteer knocking on a door.

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Supreme Court airs doubts over Trump’s power to fire Fed member

The Supreme Court appeared ready to rule against President Donald Trump’s push to immediately remove Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to rule against Hawaii gun law

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to rule against a Hawaii law that requires consent to possess a gun on private property.

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Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that candidates for federal offices have the right challenge election rules on vote counting.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready to uphold bans on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports.

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Supreme Court mixed on striking down party coordination rule - Roll Call

The Supreme Court gave a mixed reception Tuesday to an effort to overturn a limit on political party spending in coordination with candidates.

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Supreme Court sounds open to presidential firing of agency officials - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to give presidents more power to remove officials from the FTC and similar agencies.

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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of broad Trump tariff powers - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical during oral arguments Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariff regime.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to revive lawsuit over ballot counting - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to allow a challenge to Illinois’ counting of ballots up to 14 days after Election Day.

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Chief Justice Roberts as Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institute

The New York Times offers some insights into the Parliamentarian in Chief.

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Supreme Court pushes right in term stocked with Trump cases - Roll Call

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority continued to march American law toward the right during its term that ended last week.

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Supreme Court allows civil lawsuits against Palestinian groups - Roll Call

The Supreme Court backed a 2019 federal law Friday meant to allow lawsuits against the Palestinian groups for damages from terror attacks.

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee youth transgender care ban - Roll Call

A divided Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee state law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors.

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