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Texas Supreme Court primaries: Who is running and what to know

The high court, currently made up entirely of Republicans, decides some of the most consequential cases impacting everyday Texans’ lives. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s four seats on the 2026 ballot.

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Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities over the objections of mayors and governors have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings

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Trump faces mounting legal battle over National Guard deployments across US

President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the military in Chicago, Portland and other Democratic-led cities have brought an array of court challenges

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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Refugee Resettlement Program

Federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump's attempt to suspend refugee program, citing congressional authority.

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Mississippi Mail Ballot Ruling Could Impact Voting Lawsuits

Panel of judges appointed by Trump rules Mississippi's late mail-in ballot counting illegal, sparking concerns and potential legal challenges in other states.

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Supreme Court Halts Biden's Student Loan Payment Reduction Plan

Supreme Court halts Biden administration's student loan repayment plan amid legal challenges.

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5Th Circuit Court Narrows Voting Rights Act Scope In Redistricting

Learn about the recent 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling impacting the Voting Rights Act in redistricting cases in the South.

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West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete

West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement of state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports

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State’s move to bump federal judge from longtime foster care lawsuit caps years of battles

A federal judge has taken the Texas’ foster care system to task for 13 years. Reforms have been made. Now armed with private legal fire power, the state wants the judge off the case.

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Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.

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Why a 19th-century law matters in the Supreme Court abortion pill fight

The 1873 law banned the mailing of materials that were deemed "obscene."

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Court ruling poses "threat to democracy"

Conservative judges have "aggressively re-written Voting Rights Act to the point of rendering it unrecognizable"

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Judge rejects delay of ruling backing North Dakota tribes' effort to change legislative boundaries

A federal judge has denied a motion to stay his decision in a redistricting lawsuit brought by two Native American tribes who alleged North Dakota's 2021 redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act

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Appeals court considers Texas’ challenge to federal abortion guidance

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion. Texas sued over the guidance last year.

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Houston-area development has become a right-wing lightning rod on immigration

After conservative media portrayed the Colony Ridge development north of Houston as a haven for illegal immigrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said the upcoming special legislative session will look into the issue.

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Atlanta city officials not processing petitions submitted for police training facility referendum

Atlanta city officials are not processing signatures for a referendum petition regarding the construction of a police training facility, saying they were legally barred from processing the submitted signatures following a stay on a federal court injunction.

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Court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.

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With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.

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Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests

Oak Flat is a piece of national forest land in central Arizona that has been at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both see it as important to their future

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U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules

The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.

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EXPLAINER: Where does the student loan debt plan stand?

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness has been blocked by a second federal court, leaving millions of borrowers wondering if they’ll get debt relief at all

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U.S. court says a pageant can exclude transgender women in its competitions

Anita Green sued Miss United States of America claiming the pageant's eligibility rules, which require contestants to be "natural born females," violate Oregon's anti-discrimination law.

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DOJ wins faster schedule for Mar-a-Lago special master appeal

A federal appeals court granted the U.S. Justice Department’s request to expedite its challenge to a Florida judge’s appointment of a so-called special master to review thousands of White House documents recovered from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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