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As SCOTUS Enters a New Term, These Cases May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Rulings on the Supreme Court’s “emergency docket” foreshadow its abiding deference to Trump.
Youth Climate Leaders Test New Legal Strategy to Counter Fossil Fuel Expansion
They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again.
Trump Brags That He “Took the Freedom of Speech Away” From Protesters
Trump bragged about his administration seeking to ban flag burning, which is protected speech.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down State Bans on Conversion Therapy
Conversion therapy is a discredited anti-LGBTQ practice that many health experts say is akin to torture.
Will SCOTUS Greenlight Conversion Therapy Even Though the UN Calls It “Torture”?
The outcome of “Chiles v. Salazar” could have major implications for conversion therapy bans across the country.
Inside the Campaign to Dismantle the Last Remaining Limits on Campaign Spending
The Supreme Court has picked a corporate litigator to defend a case that could unleash unlimited political spending.
Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Keep Fired Commissioner off FTC
A lower court had ordered Trump to reinstate fired Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission.
New York AG Will Defend Her State’s Abortion Shield Laws From Texas Challenge
Letitia James’s intervention increases the likelihood SCOTUS will weigh in on shield laws and telehealth abortions.
The Supreme Court Asks Why It Shouldn’t Gut the Voting Rights Act
We may well see the elimination of the 11 Black-majority districts — all Democratic — in GOP-controlled Southern states.
Federal Appeals Court Upheld West Virginia Ban on Medication Abortion. Now What?
If the Supreme Court gets involved, it could set national precedent for states to ban medications approved by the FDA.