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Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
The Associated Press, NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.
Nov 22, 2025, 1:51 AM
Alito pauses lower court ruling that would have blocked Texas redistricting
Devin Dwyer, ABC News
The state's emergency application comes after a lower court said "substantial evidence" indicated Texas' new map was an illegal racial gerrymander.
Nov 22, 2025, 1:32 AM
US Supreme Court to weigh ‘metering’ of asylum claims at US-Mexico border
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The Trump administration has sought to restrict asylum claims at the US border, alleging abuse within the system.
Nov 17, 2025, 6:00 PM
Opinion - The Supreme Court made a horrible mistake when it gave Trump absolute power
William S. Becker, opinion contributor, The Hill
The Supreme Court should admit its error and restore the principle that no one, not even the president of the United States, is exempt from the rule of law.
Nov 17, 2025, 1:00 PM
The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether Trump can use troops against Americans
Ian Millhiser, Vox
About a month ago, Trump v. Illinois looked like it was going to be one of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions of the entire Trump era. The case concerns President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to an immigration facility in…
Nov 14, 2025, 7:12 PM
US Supreme Court extends order allowing Trump to withhold food aid
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
Decision follows Senate vote to reopen government, but legal saga brought uncertainty to millions who need food aid.
Nov 12, 2025, 1:10 AM
The Supreme Court will decide whether to toss out thousands of ballots
Ian Millhiser, Vox
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case claiming that, for many decades, states have been counting ballots that should have been tossed out entirely. The premise of the GOP’s argument in Watson …
Nov 10, 2025, 9:34 PM
Supreme court considering taking up case challenging legality of same-sex marriage
Carter Sherman, Yahoo Entertainment
Court could revisit issue in case brought by county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Nov 7, 2025, 3:37 PM
How Far Can Donald Trump Take Emergency Power?
Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the case against Donald Trump’s Presidential authority to impose tariffs.
Nov 6, 2025, 10:48 PM
Supreme Court allows Trump to end passport gender marker policy
Devin Dwyer, ABC News
The 6-3 decision by the Court's conservative majority overrides two lower court decisions
Nov 6, 2025, 9:06 PM
Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's tariffs, but some may give leeway
Peter Charalambous, Devin Dwyer, ABC News
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the president’s claim of unbounded tariff authority.
Nov 6, 2025, 1:37 AM
Will the Supreme Court Side With Trump—Or Itself?
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic
The Roberts Court has tried to curb exactly the kind of power Trump is abusing in the tariff case.
Nov 5, 2025, 11:00 AM
What the Trump tariffs Supreme Court case could mean for the economy
Max Zahn, ABC News
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about Trump's tariffs on Wednesday.
Nov 5, 2025, 10:07 AM
World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs
BBC News
The top US court will decide if many of Trump's tariffs are legal in a case with major implications for presidential power and billions of dollars.
Nov 3, 2025, 12:45 AM
Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them
MICHELLE L. PRICE, Yahoo Entertainment
President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will. Trump has suggested he may take the highly...
Nov 2, 2025, 12:39 PM
Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright Office
MARK SHERMAN, Yahoo Entertainment
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. The administration's newest...
Oct 27, 2025, 6:42 PM
The Infamy of the “Kavanaugh Stop”
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
Believe it or not, there was a time when the Supreme Court’s emergency docket rulings did not regularly garner controversy; they were simply the means by which the court could consider time-sensitive legal crises, such as motions related to capital punishment…
Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM
It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Two things were obvious at Wednesday morning’s Supreme Court argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a case asking the Court to abolish longstanding safeguards against racially gerrymandered legislative maps. The first thing is that the Court will split along party…
Oct 15, 2025, 6:08 PM
John Roberts is slowly dismantling America
David Daley, Salon
Twenty years of the Roberts Court has wreaked shocking damage. Is the Voting Rights Act next?
Oct 15, 2025, 10:30 AM
Justice Barrett’s Tone-Deaf Defense Of The Shadow Docket Comes As Federal Judges Revolt Against Supreme Court’s “Mystical” Orders
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
When 47 out of 65 federal judges tell The New York Times that the Supreme Court is mishandling its emergency docket and creating a “judicial crisis,” you might think a Supreme Court Justice would show some humility about the criticism. Instead, Justice Amy Co…
Oct 14, 2025, 7:10 PM
Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and “clear the path for a one-party system”
Blaise Malley, Salon
Supreme Court case could wipe out all Democratic-held seats in some deep-red Southern states.
Oct 8, 2025, 5:40 PM
New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump's powers
BBC News
Legal challenges have been the main means of slowing Trump's unilateral power grab attempts. That's about to change
Oct 6, 2025, 8:08 PM
WATCH: Supreme Court denies Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
ABC News
The Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Maxwell, who was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated an agreement made with Jeffrey Epstein before his death.
Oct 6, 2025, 4:04 PM
The Democrats’ Most Formidable Foe Is Not Donald Trump
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
According to a fresh Gallup poll this week, 43 percent of Americans regard the Supreme Court as “too conservative,” against 36 percent who feel that the Roberts court is an even-tempered administrator of justice. That 43 percent is a new high, per Gallup: “Be…
Oct 5, 2025, 10:00 AM