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Sanders Dubs Trump’s Defiance of SCOTUS Order “New Step” Toward Authoritarianism
In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the administration must bring a wrongly deported father back to the US.
SCOTUS Orders Trump Admin to Return Man Wrongfully Deported to Salvadoran Prison
Advocates for Kilmar Abrego García welcomed the order and demanded that Trump comply.
Trump Revived the Law Used to Intern Japanese Americans, and SCOTUS Let Him
This week the Supreme Court left the door open for Trump to continue invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Using Alien Enemies Act for Deportations
The ruling also recognizes the due process rights of migrants to challenge their deportations under the law.
Legal US Resident Languishes in El Salvador Prison After SCOTUS Ruling
Immigrants expelled to El Salvador have been largely denied their legal rights and detained without clear evidence.
Supreme Court Weighs Cutting Off Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding
The case would especially impact low-income patients who rely on Planned Parenthood for a range of health care services.
Trump Wants to “Defund” Planned Parenthood — This SCOTUS Case May Help Him Do It
The court will consider a South Carolina policy preventing people from using Medicaid at clinics that provide abortions.
Dark Money Is Fueling Efforts to Kill Consumer Protections at Supreme Court
Groups tied to conservative legal activist Leonard Leo have filed legal briefs pushing to further gut regulatory power.
Democrats Push State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections
Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.
Trump Fuels the Right-Wing Effort to Silence Journalists, Protect the Powerful
Trump’s remarks in 2016 sparked a movement of lawyers devoted to suing and threatening news outlets, says David Enrich.