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  1. Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion Opinion, Today

    There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher education.

  2. Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law Obituaries, Today

    Her streak of Supreme Court victories, which began during the New Deal era, benefited millions of workers and continue to shape labor rights today.

  3. Immigration Judge Rejects Abrego Garcia’s Efforts to Seek Asylum in U.S. U.S., Today

    The decision foreclosed one of the options that lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had tried in an effort to keep him in the country.

  4. Ann Fagan Ginger, Venerable Defender of Civil Liberties, Dies at 100 U.S., Today

    She was among the last of a generation of activists and lawyers who weathered the Red Scare, and then helped train a new cohort in the decades that followed.

  5. This Is What Autocrats Dread Opinion, Today

    Authoritarians have lost elections before, and they will again.

  6. Florida Court Rejects Free Speech Argument in Book Removal Case Books, Yesterday

    The lawsuit was an effort to keep ‘And Tango Makes Three,’ about two male penguins raising a chick, in a county’s school libraries.

  7. How the Government Shutdown Is Slowing the Federal Courts U.S., Yesterday

    Justice Department lawyers are asking judges to pause their cases until funding resumes.

  8. Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now U.S., Yesterday

    The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Ms. Cook and instead set oral arguments in the case for January.

  9. Full Federal Appeals Court to Hear Alien Enemies Act Case U.S., Yesterday

    The decision vacated a finding by a panel of the court’s judges regarding President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, but did not clear the way for such expulsions to resume.

  10. Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases U.S., Yesterday

    A federal judge said Sigal Chattah was not “validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.” The Trump administration had appointed her to the post in a way that circumvented federal procedures.

  11. Judge Blocks Trump’s Move to Cut Federal Funds Over Immigration Policy U.S., September 30

    A coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.

  12. Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech U.S., September 30

    In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.

  13. Bobby Cain, Barrier Breaker in School Desegregation, Dies at 85 U.S., September 30

    In 1957, facing down white mobs, he became the first Black student to graduate from a public high school in the South under a court mandate.

  14. Así funciona un cierre del gobierno de EE. UU. En español, September 30

    La financiación federal caducará esta semana si el Congreso no actúa. Se verán afectadas áreas de todo el gobierno.

  15. In Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand Jury U.S., September 30

    A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.”

  16. Here’s How a Government Shutdown Works U.S., September 30

    Federal funding will lapse this week if Congress does not act. Areas across the government will be affected.

  17. A Liberal Group Returns to Push Democrats to Oppose Trump U.S., September 30

    The organization, Demand Justice, will use its megaphone to call on lawmakers to “demonstrate steadfast opposition to the dismantling and corruption of our legal system, courts and the rule of law.”

  18. Otto Obermaier, Who Succeeded Giuliani as U.S. Attorney, Dies at 89 U.S., September 29

    His temperate approach was in sharp contrast to his more combative predecessor, but he continued to pursue corrupt unions and financiers.

  19. Ken Burns on Why the American Revolution Never Ended Opinion, September 29

    The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today.

  20. In Going After His Foes, Trump Sets a Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies U.S., September 28

    President Trump’s retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.

  21. El gobierno de Trump pide a la Corte Suprema que permita el fin de la ciudadanía por nacimiento En español, September 28

    Los abogados del gobierno pidieron a los jueces que despejaran el camino para la orden ejecutiva del presidente que pone fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento.

  22. Fred Queller, Lawyer in a Notable Domestic Violence Case, Dies at 93 New York, September 28

    His client was 6 years old when her father savagely beat her during a visitation. Her mother had warned police that he was dangerous, but they ignored her.

  23. Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Saw a Future in China, Dies at 95 World, September 27

    After pioneering the study of Chinese law in America, he was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in China, and spoke out about human rights.

  24. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of Birthright Citizenship U.S., September 27

    Government lawyers asked the justices to clear the way for the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

  25. Robert B. Barnett, Washington Master of the Book World Megadeal, Dies at 79 Books, September 26

    A powerhouse Washington lawyer, he negotiated blockbuster contracts for A-list clients, including the Clintons, the Obamas and the Bushes, while often acting as their consigliere.

  26. Judge in Comey Case Has Presided Over Other Politically Fraught Proceedings U.S., September 26

    Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, a Biden appointee, previously handled the 2019 arraignment of two associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani, among other high-profile cases.

  27. An Assault on Speech, Followed by Silence Opinion, September 26

    Readers discuss President Trump’s attacks on free speech. Also: Pentagon secrecy; a call to ex-presidents; medical advice from the president; mandatory friendliness.

  28. Brief Comey Indictment Prompts Questions and Criticism U.S., September 26

    The two-page indictment of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, offered little indication of the evidence that would be presented at a trial. Some legal experts called it flimsy and dangerous.

  29. Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process U.S., September 26

    A prosecutor’s drive to indict James Comey trampled over the Justice Department’s long tradition of keeping a distance from politics and the White House, and raised the prospect of more arbitrary charges.

  30. U.S. Agent Pushes Woman to Floor in Immigration Courthouse Confrontation New York, September 26

    In a scene caught on video, the woman and a young girl were clinging to a man who was being detained. Agents pulled their hair, then one shoved the woman after she touched his chest.

  31. Read the Indictment of James Comey Interactive, September 25

    A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on one count of making a false statement and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The indictment came amid extraordinary pressure from President Trump on prosecutors to pursue the case as retribution against Mr. Comey, a longtime antagonist.

  32. Inquiry Into Ex-C.I.A. Chief John Brennan Stalls After Purge by Gabbard U.S., September 24

    The lack of an indictment so far against Mr. Brennan, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is the most recent setback for such prosecutions.

  33. Federal Judge Declines to Reinstate Government Watchdogs Fired by Trump U.S., September 24

    The judge ruled that President Trump had clearly violated the law, but that the impact did not rise to an “irreparable harm” that would justify her intervention.

  34. Judge Rebukes Trump Officials for Saying Mangione Is a Killer New York, September 24

    They echoed the president’s characterization of Mr. Mangione, even though the judge had warned of endangering a fair trial.

  35. Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump’s Commerce Dept. U.S., September 24

    In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration’s coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”

  36. This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook Opinion, September 24

    Trump dreams of infinite presidential power.

  37. A Rare Draft of the Constitution Shows It as a Work in Progress New York, September 24

    A future senator from New York marked changes on the document, which Christie’s plans to sell at auction early next year.

  38. Judge Orders N.I.H. to Restore Suspended Research Grants at U.C.L.A. Health, September 23

    The ruling is a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of millions of research grants to the California university.

  39. Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner U.S., September 22

    The justices said they will consider whether to overrule a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency.

  40. ‘We’re in the Most Dangerous Point for Free Speech in America’ Opinion, September 20

    Jimmy Kimmel’s removal looks more like a red scare than a culture clash.

  41. Court Rules Against Arts Endowment on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order Arts, September 19

    A new policy for the National Endowment for the Arts to review grant applications to see if they comply with President Trump’s “gender ideology” order violates the Constitution, the court said.

  42. In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line U.S., September 19

    The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not.

  43. Jimmy Kimmel, and Free Speech, Under Attack Opinion, September 18

    Readers respond to ABC’s action pulling Mr. Kimmel’s late-night show off the air.

  44. El ‘discurso de odio’ y la Primera Enmienda en EE. UU.: lo que hay que saber En español, September 18

    Los funcionarios del gobierno de Trump han hablado mucho de castigar ciertos tipos de mensaje. Esto es lo que dice la ley.

  45. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor U.S., September 18

    President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, at which the Fed voted to cut interest rates.

  46. Giuliani Must Pay $1.3 Million to Former Lawyers, Judge Rules New York, September 17

    The ruling was just the latest misfortune to befall the former New York City mayor. He has been indicted and disbarred, filed for bankruptcy and suffered a fractured vertebra in a car crash.

  47. Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix Conditions in N.Y.C. Holding Cells New York, September 17

    Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he was intervening to protect migrants from being detained in potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane” circumstances at 26 Federal Plaza.

  48. What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment U.S., September 17

    There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says.

  49. At Home and on the Seas, Trump Expands Use of American Force U.S., September 17

    His first term focused on America’s rival superpowers. Now the emphasis is on homeland defense and troops on city streets.

  50. How to Prevent Our First A.I. President Opinion, September 17

    Start with a constitutional convention.

  51. Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Faces Multiple Charges in Court Video, September 17

    Prosecutors announced on Tuesday several charges against the 22-year-old man that they accused of fatally shooting the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including aggravated murder.

  52. Federal Courts Want More Money From Congress for Security U.S., September 16

    The judiciary’s leadership met in Washington, emphasized their budgetary needs and said that threats against judges remained a problem.

  53. Whistle-Blower Account Contradicts Government’s Claims on Guatemalan Children U.S., September 16

    A report filed to Congress on Tuesday alleges the Trump administration concealed data showing that dozens of children it sought to deport faced serious harm back in Guatemala.

  54. Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She’ll Target ‘Hate Speech’ U.S., September 16

    The attorney general also said she could investigate businesses that refused to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters as the Trump administration pushes to punish anyone who celebrated his killing.

  55. White House Readies Appeal After 2nd Loss in Bid to Fire Fed Governor U.S., September 16

    A court blocked a last-minute attempt on Monday to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board ahead of a meeting to set interest rates.

  56. U.N. Inquiry Says Israel Is Committing Genocide, and Trump Threatens Crackdown on Liberal Groups The Headlines, September 16

    Plus, a “sci-fi” discovery about ants.

  57. America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One. Opinion, September 16

    In a new series, David Leonhardt asks leading thinkers and politicians: What’s next.

  58. Why a Pennsylvania Court Election This November Could Matter in 2028 U.S., September 16

    Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election.

  59. Appeals Court Says Lisa Cook Can Remain on Fed Board U.S., September 16

    The decision came the day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates.

  60. Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump’s Claims to Power in Lawsuit New York, September 15

    The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.

  61. What Abraham Lincoln Understood About the Founders. Books, September 15

    In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

  62. Trump Administration Claims Vast Powers as It Races to Fire Fed Governor Before Meeting U.S., September 14

    Trump has forged ahead with his attempts to fire Lisa Cook even as new documents call his claims of mortgage fraud into question.

  63. On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Divides U.S., September 14

    The second Trump administration has filed roughly the same number of applications so far as the Biden administration did over four years. But they have fared quite differently.

  64. Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America Books, September 14

    In “We the People,” the Harvard historian worries that the glacial amendment process is leading the country to crisis.

  65. As the Fed Prepares to Lower Rates, 2 Seats on Its Board Are in Limbo Business, September 12

    The Senate looks poised to confirm President Trump’s pick to join the central bank in time for the policy meeting next week, while another governor’s fate remains up in the air.

  66. Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues U.S., September 11

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

  67. 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.

  68. 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.

  69. 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.

  70. 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.

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

  73. 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.

  74. 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.

  75. 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.

  76. 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.

  77. 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.

  78. 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.

  79. ¿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.

  80. 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.

  81. 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.

  82. 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.

  83. 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.

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

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

  85. 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.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

  89. 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.

  90. 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.

  91. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  92. 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.

  93. 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.

  94. 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.

  95. 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.

  96. 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.

  97. 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.

  98. 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.

  99. 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.

  100. 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.

  101. 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.

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

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  103. 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?

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

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

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

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

  106. 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.