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Supreme Court Term to Have Lasting Impact With Few Blockbusters
The Supreme Court term was limited in its blockbusters this year, but the decision to limit the power of lower court judges to issue nationwide injunctions will have the biggest im...
Justices End Term with Split Decisions and Powerful Dissents
The Supreme Court closed out its term with a string of rulings that divided the justices. The court split 6-3 along ideological lines in opinions June 27 that limited the abilit...
Trans Advocates See Glimmer of Hope After Loss at High Court
Transgender rights suffered a major loss at the US Supreme Court after its opinion in the Skrmetti case. But some advocates for transgender rights found reasons within the opinion ...
Busy Opinion Season in Full Swing at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is chipping away at the mound of argued cases it has to decide before the justices break for summer. The court has 21 cases left after releasing its latest bat...
Trump's Tariffs Likely to Land On Justices' Shadow Docket Soon
The justices have already had a deluge of emergency requests from the Trump administration, and another is likely to land before them soon involving the president's tariffs. Low...
Justices Cast Doubt on Long-Term Precedent With Trump Firings
The Supreme Court's long-awaited order over the president's firing of Democratic members of independent agencies is puzzling, according to the lawyer representing one of the fired ...
Justices Focus on Feasibility of Birthright Citizenship Limits
The practicalities of birthright citizenship being restricted in some states but not others appeared to be a concern of key justices on the US Supreme Court. President Donald Tr...
Justices to Consider Procedure in Birthright Citizenship Suit
The Supreme Court will sit for a special session May 15 to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order. The merits, however, are not before justice...
Supreme Court Debates Bid for First Religious Charter School
The Supreme Court heard the last in a trio of cases over religious rights with the justices appearing to split long largely ideological lines. During arguments April 30 in Oklah...
Justices Focus on Meaning of LGBTQ Books in Religious Rights Row
US Supreme Court justices spent a lot of time last week discussing the meaning of LGBTQ-themed books that parents in a Maryland public school district say interfere with the religi...
Obamacare Is Back at Supreme Court in Preventive Care Fight
Obamacare is back before the Supreme Court in a challenge to its no-cost coverage requirements for certain preventive health services. The justices will weigh the constitutionalit...
Justices Walking 'Tightrope' With Modest Trump Victories
The US Supreme Court's attempt to avoid a confrontation with President Donald Trump has real world costs, said Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck. Vladeck spoke with Cases a...
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