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SCOTUS Sides With Trump on Gender Marker Passport Restrictions for Trans People
Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.
Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like
They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.
Supreme Court Tariffs Case Will Test Limits of Presidential Emergency Powers
The decision could shape whether the use of emergency powers to bypass Congress becomes a tool of routine governance.
Trump Is Punishing Blue States by Defunding Their Infrastructure Projects
Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.
Supreme Court Will Meet Next Month to Revisit Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling
The Supreme Court could indicate whether it will take up a challenge to same-sex marriage as soon as November 13.
Leonard Leo Doesn’t Need Trump’s Backing to Further His Anti-Abortion Agenda
The co-chairman of the Federalist Society has established a network of attorneys general who will do it for him.
SCOTUS Has Given Trump Favorable Rulings in 90 Percent of Cases, Report Finds
The report stated that, unlike the Supreme Court, lower courts are “engaged in a bipartisan fight for the rule of law.”
Will the Supreme Court Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity?
A private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.
SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.
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.