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  1. Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues U.S., Yesterday

    Here are some of the right-wing activist’s stances on gun control, climate change and other issues.

  2. Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute U.S., September 10

    The interim order came after a decision in June on medical care for transgender youths and as the justices prepare to hear arguments on transgender athletes.

  3. Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History Opinion, September 10

    Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.

  4. How the Arrest of a Comedian Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws World, September 10

    A trans-Atlantic debate over freedom of expression in Britain has simmered for months. The arrest of Graham Linehan last week may prove a tipping point.

  5. They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America Opinion, September 10

    Five words from the Declaration of Independence that national conservatives don’t like.

  6. Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now Business, September 10

    The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud.

  7. Michigan Judge Tosses Out Cases Against Fake Trump Electors U.S., September 9

    The judge, a Democrat, concluded that fake electors recruited to support Donald J. Trump’s candidacy in 2020 did not understand that they were being asked to do something illegal.

  8. In New Book, Think Tank Behind Project 2025 Takes On the Constitution U.S., September 9

    The Heritage Foundation’s clause-by-clause analysis, to be published next month, is an originalist manifesto and a showcase for aspiring Supreme Court nominees.

  9. France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next? World, September 9

    President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.

  10. The Supreme Court Decision on ICE and Racial Profiling, Explained U.S., September 8

    The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional.

  11. Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops U.S., September 8

    A federal judge had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like a person’s ethnicity or that they speak Spanish.

  12. Justice Breyer Defends Judge Accused of Defying Supreme Court Order U.S., September 6

    The justice’s comments reflected tensions within the judiciary, as trial judges struggle to interpret the Supreme Court’s often cryptic emergency orders.

  13. Three Opinion Writers on Whether Congress Can Reign in Trump Opinion, September 6

    On this week’s round table, three Opinion writers discuss how to fight Trump’s takeover.

  14. ¿Por qué Donald Trump declara tantas emergencias? En español, September 6

    El mandatario está explotando un problema del sistema legal estadounidense para ampliar el poder presidencial.

  15. Justice Barrett Argues Her Own Case, and the Court’s U.S., September 5

    In a new book, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks for faith in the Supreme Court but reveals very little.

  16. Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Move to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid U.S., September 4

    The judge expressed deep skepticism of the administration’s arguments that it had the power to withhold funds appropriated by Congress.

  17. Kavanaugh Acknowledges ‘Difficult Job’ of His Lower-Court Colleagues U.S., September 4

    Speaking at a judicial conference in Memphis, the justice expressed sympathy for the district-court judges whose rulings the Supreme Court has repeatedly paused.

  18. Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open U.S., September 4

    An appeals panel paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days.

  19. For Donald Trump, Everything Is an Emergency Briefing, September 4

    He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.

  20. Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding U.S., September 3

    The ruling was a victory for the university in its battle with President Trump, but the judge’s decision may not be the final word.

  21. Judge Issues Ruling Helpful to Harvard in Case Against Trump U.S., September 3

    Harvard had sued the Trump administration in an effort to restore billions in research funds that the government canceled this spring.

  22. Google evita las sanciones más duras en una histórica sentencia sobre el antimonopolio En español, September 3

    El juez Amit Mehta dijo que la empresa debe entregar algunos de sus datos de búsqueda a sus rivales, pero no forzó otros grandes cambios.

  23. Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking U.S., September 3

    After a 2020 breach thought to be Russia’s work, the courts told Congress that they would harden a system storing sealed documents. Five years later, the system was hacked again.

  24. Trump Says He’ll Give Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom U.S., September 2

    President Trump’s announcement came days after Rudolph W. Giuliani, previously his lawyer and a New York City mayor, was hurt in a car accident. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.

  25. The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab Opinion, September 2

    The legal scholar Kate Shaw discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of Constitution.

  26. After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs U.S., September 2

    The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court’s ruling that found many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal.

  27. A Foremost Scholar of Slavery Wonders if America Can Ever Atone Books, September 2

    In the essay collection “Our Fragile Freedoms,” Eric Foner wades again and again into the biggest debates surrounding human bondage in America.

  28. Crime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns U.S., September 1

    If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.

  29. He Burned a Flag and Won an American Right. He Worries It’s at Risk. U.S., September 1

    The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

  30. Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Guatemalan Children Video, September 1

    With children already loaded onto planes, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting dozens of them.

  31. Una jueza impide temporalmente que el gobierno de Trump deporte a niños guatemaltecos En español, August 31

    Los abogados argumentaron que el gobierno había violado el derecho de los niños al debido proceso e ignorado las protecciones especiales para menores que cruzan solos la frontera.

  32. Judge Temporarily Blocks U.S. Efforts to Deport Guatemalan Children U.S., August 31

    The ruling came hours after some shelters were directed to prepare children to be sent back to Guatemala. A hearing was scheduled for Sunday afternoon.

  33. Un tribunal de apelaciones invalida los aranceles generalizados de Trump En español, August 30

    El fallo es un duro golpe para la política comercial del presidente Trump, pero los jueces dejaron los aranceles en vigor por ahora para dar tiempo a una probable apelación ante la Corte Suprema.

  34. Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Invalidated by Appeals Court Business, August 29

    The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.

  35. Trump va contra las agencias independientes. Los críticos advierten grandes riesgos En español, August 29

    La autonomía de estas instituciones está en entredicho después de que Trump haya despedido o tomado medidas para despedir a sus dirigentes.

  36. Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials U.S., August 29

    The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.

  37. Why Thailand’s Politics Are in Constant Crisis World, August 29

    While the country is a constitutional monarchy that holds regular elections, analysts say it is beholden to an unelected old guard.

  38. Thai Premier Could Be Third in Her Family to Be Ousted From Office World, August 28

    Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing a legal challenge that’s seen as an important test of her powerful family’s standing with Thailand’s old guard.

  39. Trump Targets Agencies Long Seen as Above Politics. Critics See Big Risks. U.S., August 28

    Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.

  40. Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing of the Head of Voice of America U.S., August 28

    The ruling is a setback to President Trump and Kari Lake, a Trump ally who has led efforts to shutter federally funded news networks.

  41. Prosecutors Reduce Felony Charge Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent U.S., August 28

    The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has struggled to convince judges and grand jurors of the viability of several cases arising from President Trump’s deployment of troops and federal agents to fight crime.

  42. James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82 U.S., August 28

    He helped litigate a landmark school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court and overturn wrongful convictions of Black defendants in North Carolina.

  43. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Freeze on Foreign Aid U.S., August 27

    The conservative majority has been largely receptive to the administration’s claims of executive power.

  44. All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns Opinion, August 27

    The White House is not the president’s property. Neither is Smithsonian. Or Washington itself.

  45. The Supreme Court Must Limit This President. Start With the Fed. Opinion, August 27

    Trump’s effort to oust Lisa Cook could have all sorts of worrisome consequences.

  46. Brooklyn’s Federal Judges Name Joseph Nocella Jr. as U.S. Attorney New York, August 26

    He will continue to oversee an office that often handles cases involving violent drug cartels and transnational repression. In making the choice, the judges avoided a political fight.

  47. Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland U.S., August 26

    The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House.

  48. Read Trump’s Directive Firing Lisa Cook Interactive, August 26

    The president said in a letter on Monday that he was removing the Federal Reserve governor from her duties, effective immediately.

  49. Despite Trump’s Tough Talk, Flag Burning Is Protected Speech U.S., August 25

    The president wants to prosecute protesters who desecrate the American flag, but his order concedes that such protests are typically covered by the First Amendment.

  50. Judge Allows Blocking of Funds to Maine Abortion Providers U.S., August 25

    In a blunt ruling, the federal judge wrote that he would not thwart Republican lawmakers’ bid to pull Medicaid funds from organizations that perform abortions.

  51. Abrego Garcia es detenido de nuevo luego de que el gobierno de EE. UU. dijo que volvería a deportarlo En español, August 25

    La medida se produjo solo tres días después de que fuera puesto en libertad en la causa penal abierta contra él en el Tribunal Federal de Distrito de Nashville.

  52. Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him U.S., August 25

    The move came only three days after he was freed from custody in the criminal case that was filed against him in Federal District Court in Nashville.

  53. In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests U.S., August 24

    A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police.

  54. Theodore Friedman, Lawyer Who Triumphed Over Disbarment, Dies at 94 New York, August 23

    A zealous New York personal injury lawyer, he won many news-making cases before his professional fall. He was reinstated after 16 years.

  55. Una jueza ordena el cierre del centro de detención ‘Alcatraz de los caimanes’ En español, August 22

    Una jueza dictaminó que los gobiernos estatal y federal actuaron ilegalmente al no realizar una revisión medioambiental antes de construir el centro en los Everglades de Florida.

  56. State Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Visas Under Trump’s Travel Ban, Judge Rules U.S., August 21

    The ruling involved a subset of applicants who had won the right to apply for a visa under a lottery system aimed at fostering diversity.

  57. One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems Opinion, August 21

    An amendment that can help save our democracy.

  58. How Trump Is Forcing Foes to Pay Up U.S., August 20

    President Trump is getting universities, trading partners and law firms to agree to spend big on his terms, often to end fights he picked.

  59. Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration U.S., August 20

    After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.

  60. Un juez detiene la ley de Texas que exigía mostrar los diez mandamientos en las aulas En español, August 20

    La ley indicaba que las escuelas públicas mostraran el decálogo en un lugar “notorio” de todas las aulas del estado antes del 1 de septiembre.

  61. Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School U.S., August 20

    The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.

  62. Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Accuse Justice Dept. of Vindictive Prosecution U.S., August 19

    It was the second time that Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have sought to hold the Trump administration accountable over its handling of his expulsion to El Salvador and its aftermath.

  63. California Republicans File Suit Seeking to Block Newsom Redistricting Plan U.S., August 19

    Republican state lawmakers argue that Democratic lawmakers violated 30-day disclosure rules in the California Constitution.

  64. Going on a Date? Ask for a Binding Contract. Magazine, August 19

    How studying law helped me get over my fear of commitment.

  65. Marco Rubio presentó hace unos años un escrito a favor de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento En español, August 19

    Rubio, hijo de inmigrantes y ahora secretario de Estado, respondía a una demanda de 2016 que cuestionaba su elegibilidad para la presidencia.

  66. Manhattan Judges Approve Trump’s Choice for U.S. Attorney New York, August 18

    Jay Clayton, whose Senate confirmation was stalled, could serve for the rest of the Trump presidency. He faced criticism after a prosecutor in his office was fired by the administration.

  67. Marco Rubio Once Filed a Brief Embracing Birthright Citizenship U.S., August 18

    Rubio, a son of immigrants and now secretary of state, was responding to a 2016 lawsuit questioning his eligibility for the presidency.

  68. Allowing Churches to Endorse Politicians Can Be Perfectly Liberal Opinion, August 18

    The I.R.S. just needs to get the details right.

  69. North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says U.S., August 17

    A long battle over the pro-slavery words on a Tyrrell County statue intensifies as the Trump administration reclaims Confederate imagery.

  70. Ecuador, el país con más visión medioambiental, está bajo ataque En español, August 16

    El progreso medioambiental del país sudamericano está amenazado por una serie de reformas impulsadas por su joven presidente populista, Daniel Noboa.

  71. The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault Opinion, August 15

    Ecuador’s ecological progress is threatened by a series of reforms steamrolled by its young populist president, Daniel Noboa.

  72. Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs U.S., August 14

    The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

  73. As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime U.S., August 14

    The Trump administration has taken steps that have hobbled Washington’s efforts to reduce crime, such as gutting its U.S. attorney’s office and enacting budget cuts of more than $1 billion.

  74. Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now U.S., August 14

    A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.

  75. Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Gerrymander Mess Opinion, August 14

    The Supreme Court’s conservative majority kicked away the best, even last, chance at a national solution to a national problem.

  76. The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It? World, August 14

    The Justice Department said the yacht, Amadea, was worth at least $300 million when it was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch. It’s unlikely to sell for that price.

  77. Law Firms That Settled With Trump Are Pressed to Help on Trade Deals U.S., August 14

    Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms — Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps — to the Commerce Department.

  78. Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules U.S., August 13

    In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that foreign aid groups that sued to recover funds that President Trump froze cannot challenge the decision.

  79. Judge Appears Skeptical of Lawsuit Against Federal Bench in Maryland U.S., August 13

    The spectacle of the White House suing an entire district court in the name of the United States of America underscored just how rancorous relations between the two branches had become.

  80. Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court Health, August 11

    The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.

  81. The Cat Lawyer Figured Out His Zoom Settings Express, March 12

    “I’m glad it happened, even at my expense,” said Rod Ponton, who is (still) not a cat.

  82. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  83. Germany Cannot Shift Covid Funds to Climate Projects, Court Rules Business, November 15

    The decision could rip a hole in Berlin’s budget and complicate the transition to a greener economy.

  84. Supreme Court to Hear N.R.A.’s Free Speech Case Against New York Official Washington, November 3

    The case is the second one this term asking the justices to decide when government activity crosses the line to become coercion forbidden by the First Amendment.

  85. Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped 1st Amendment on Social Media Business, September 9

    A Fifth Circuit panel partly upheld restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with online platforms about their content.

  86. How Might the Government Avoid Default? Biden Offers Clues. Washington, May 10

    After making little progress with Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday, the president previewed two possible endgames to resolve a debt-limit standoff.

  87. Video Testimony in the Covid Era Faces a Constitutional Test Washington, March 20

    Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.

  88. Supreme Court Hints That It May Duck Two Big Cases Washington, March 7

    Recent orders suggest that the justices are thinking of dismissing cases involving the “independent state legislature” theory and Title 42, an immigration measure imposed during the pandemic.

  89. Supreme Court Cancels Arguments in Title 42 Immigration Case Washington, February 16

    The justices, who had been set to hear arguments on March 1, acted after the Biden administration filed a brief saying that the measure would soon be moot.

  90. Back on the Bench to Announce Opinions, Supreme Court Rules Against a Veteran Washington, January 23

    The unanimous ruling was the first one summarized by a justice since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and an indication that the court is off to a slow start this term.

  91. Chief Justice Roberts Briefly Halts Decision Banning Border Expulsions Washington, December 19

    At issue is Title 42, a public health measure invoked by the Trump administration during the pandemic to block migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

  92. Supreme Court to Hear Student Debt Forgiveness Case U.S., December 1

    The justices left in place an injunction blocking the Biden administration’s authority to forgive up to $20,000 in debt per borrower.

  93. How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right Op Ed, November 2

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  94. Sorry, Summer Styles, July 20

    We all know what happened with summer 2020. Then 2021 was dampened by Delta. This year, any anticipated return to revelry has been hampered by … *waves hands at everything.* Is there hope for enjoying the once fun season?

  95. Hey, Is Anybody Watching the Interns? Business, July 19

    School is out for the summer — but in some cases, so are the bosses.

  96. Hey, Is Anybody Watching the Interns? Business, July 19

    School is out for the summer — but in some cases, so are the bosses.

  97. Why Is the Supreme Court So Secretive? Letters, May 10

    Readers call for more openness and discuss judicial restraint and the justices’ religious beliefs. Also: Mask decisions; Twitter’s dark side; skipping school.