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  1. Democrats Show a Pulse: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections Politics, Today

    Energized against the new Trump era, and against Elon Musk, Democrats pulled off a crucial judicial victory in Wisconsin and cut into Republican margins in two Florida congressional races.

  2. Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions Politics, Today

    Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

  3. Wisconsin Voters Approve Amendment Requiring Photo ID to Vote National, Today

    The state has required voters to use photograph identification for nearly a decade, but an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution was seen as making it more difficult to roll back that rule.

  4. Wisconsin Voters Have a Huge Opportunity to Brush Back Trump and Musk Op Ed, Yesterday

    Are the mass of voters really worked up about this administration’s actions? Tuesday night may provide some answers.

  5. Voters Cast Ballots in Crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Video, Yesterday

    The contest between judges Susan Crawford, a liberal, and Brad Schimel, a conservative whose campaign was backed by the billionaire Elon Musk, will tip the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

  6. Wisconsin Spring Election Results Interactive, Yesterday

    Get live results and maps from the 2025 Wisconsin spring elections.

  7. Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Results Interactive, Yesterday

    Get live results and maps from the 2025 Wisconsin spring elections.

  8. Polls Close in Wisconsin’s Key Court Contest National, Yesterday

    More than two million people had been expected to vote to decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court, as Elon Musk is paying $50 to anyone who uploads a photo of a resident outside a precinct.

  9. Trump insiste con un tercer mandato. Esta es la razón por la que lo hace En español, Yesterday

    Los comentarios del mandatario desvían la atención de otras polémicas. Y limitan a posibles contendientes que podrían robarle protagonismo a un presidente sin posibilidad de reelegirse.

  10. Is Elon Musk Buying Today’s Election in Wisconsin? The Daily, Yesterday

    A state judicial race has turned into a referendum on a billionaire.

  11. What to Watch in Today’s Big Elections in Wisconsin and Florida Politics, Yesterday

    Voters in a crucial court race and two House special elections will provide hints of how the country views President Trump and Elon Musk, months after they took power.

  12. South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday Foreign, Yesterday

    The Constitutional Court will announce on Friday whether Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December for declaring martial law, will be permanently removed from office or restored to power.

  13. Democrats Sue President Over Executive Order on Elections Politics, Yesterday

    The lawsuit accuses President Trump of vastly overstepping his authority to “upturn the electoral playing field in his favor and against his political rivals.”

  14. Crucial Week for Trump: New Tariffs and Elections Will Test His Momentum Washington, March 31

    Down-ballot races in Florida and Wisconsin are seen as a referendum on the White House, while the president’s to-be-announced reciprocal tariff plan is increasingly worrying investors and consumers.

  15. The Strategy Behind Trump’s Repeated Musings About a Third Term Washington, March 31

    The president’s comments deflect attention from other controversies. And they freeze the field of potential successors who might steal the spotlight from a lame duck.

  16. A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss Climate, March 31

    A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.

  17. Why Does America Have Presidential Term Limits? Express, March 31

    Congress passed the 22nd Amendment in 1947, imposing a two-term limit after more than 170 years of George Washington’s unwritten precedent. President Trump has hinted that he wants a third term anyway.

  18. Wisconsin Voters See State Supreme Court Race as Referendum on Trump National, March 31

    Elon Musk’s prominent role in the most expensive judicial race in American history has helped turn Tuesday’s election into a battle over national politics.

  19. Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? Op Ed, March 30

    The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.

  20. In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices Metro, March 30

    Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.

  21. Trump sufre reveses en su campaña de represalias contra los bufetes de abogados En español, March 29

    Dos jueces prohibieron al gobierno llevar a cabo los castigos descritos en las órdenes, como prohibir a sus abogados el acceso a edificios gubernamentales, reuniones o puestos de trabajo.

  22. Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms Business, March 29

    The president has attacked law firms for “frivolous” litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.

  23. What’s More Powerful: Elon Musk’s Millions, or Liberal Anger at Him? Politics, March 29

    Voters will soon provide an answer in Wisconsin, where the billionaire has made himself the main character in a consequential court race that is set to shatter spending records.

  24. How Anarchists Helped Build Up Free Speech Book Review, March 29

    As two recent books show, free speech protections were forged a century ago by people who fought for the rights of activists.

  25. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Says Judges Must Be ‘Fearlessly Independent’ Washington, March 29

    The justice made remarks at once cautious and forceful at Georgetown University Law Center, which has called attacks by the Trump administration a threat to academic freedom.

  26. Trump lleva sus deportaciones a la Corte Suprema En español, March 29

    El gobierno de Trump pidió a los jueces que le permitieran utilizar una ley en tiempo de guerra para continuar con las deportaciones de venezolanos sin apenas garantías procesales.

  27. Appeals Court Allows Trump to Fire Heads of 2 Independent Boards Washington, March 29

    The ruling, in a case seen as a test of the president’s push for expansive executive authority, cripples the operations of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board.

  28. As Democrats Rail Against Musk, Republicans Shrug Politics, March 28

    Both Republicans and Democrats think Elon Musk will help them win a key race the Wisconsin Supreme Court next week.

  29. Judge’s Order Slows Trump Deportation Plans Washington, March 28

    A temporary order will give some migrants a chance to convince the government that deporting them to “third countries” such as El Salvador would put them at risk.

  30. Elon Musk Backtracks on a Legally Questionable Plan to Pay Voters Politics, March 28

    Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.

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  32. Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms Washington, March 28

    The president said the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom had agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono work on issues that he supports.

  33. As Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders, a Split Emerges in Big Law Business, March 28

    The president has targeted firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court, while Mr. Trump said he’d reached a deal with Skadden to avert an executive order.

  34. Justice Dept. Investigates L.A. Sheriff Over Concealed Carry Permit Delays Washington, March 28

    The Justice Department said it believed the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had violated residents’ Second Amendment rights through delays in issuing the permits.

  35. Musk to Campaign in Wisconsin Ahead of Critical State Court Election Washington, March 28

    The billionaire is reprising another of the moves he did to help elect Donald J. Trump in November.

  36. Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending Washington, March 27

    Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.

  37. Judge Moves to Prevent Hegseth, Waltz and Others From Deleting Houthi Texts Washington, March 27

    Judge James E. Boasberg said top officials, including the defense secretary, the national security adviser and the secretary of state, must preserve the messages they exchanged.

  38. Skadden, a Top Law Firm, Is in Talks to Avert an Executive Order Business, March 27

    The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at WilmerHale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.

  39. Columbia University Locked Its Campus and Unleashed a Contentious Debate Real Estate, March 27

    Students and neighbors are suing the school, magnifying the broader complaint that institutions stifle free expression when they restrict access to public spaces following protests.

  40. About That Rule of Law … Op Ed, March 27

    Trump is taking the law into his own hands.

  41. She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. Climate, March 27

    A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

  42. Un tribunal de apelaciones mantiene el bloqueo de las deportaciones que invocan la Ley de Enemigos Extranjeros En español, March 27

    El tribunal dijo que, aunque se necesitaban más argumentos, los abogados de los migrantes probablemente tendrían éxito en sus alegaciones de que a los venezolanos se les había denegado el debido proceso.

  43. Judge Extends Pause on Firings of Probationary Workers for 5 Days Washington, March 26

    The judge said he needed more time to determine whether a longer-term halt should apply to the entire country or be restricted to certain states while the case proceeds.

  44. Elon Musk’s Wisconsin Problem Politics, March 26

    A legal battle over Tesla sales in Wisconsin is the quiet backdrop to a big State Supreme Court race.

  45. Judge Assails White House Efforts to Kick Her Off Perkins Coie Case Washington, March 26

    The move to disqualify the judge was emblematic of the Trump administration’s broader attacks on the federal judiciary, which in recent weeks has pushed back against executive actions.

  46. Federal Judiciary Creates New Task Force With Threats on the Rise Washington, March 26

    The panel will be led by a federal judge from Maryland, seeking to protect against threats as President Trump and his allies single out judges that have blocked parts of his agenda.

  47. Appeals Court Maintains Block on Deportation Flights Under Wartime Power Washington, March 26

    The panel said that while further argument was needed, lawyers for the migrants would likely succeed in their claims that the Venezuelans had been denied due process.

  48. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Cancel Grants to Teachers Washington, March 26

    In boilerplate letters, the administration told recipients that the grants supported diversity efforts and were wasteful.

  49. Why Elon Musk and Tesla Have a Legal Bone to Pick With Wisconsin Politics, March 26

    As the billionaire and his allied groups pour more than $20 million into a race for the state’s top court, his car company is suing Wisconsin over a law restricting vehicle sales.

  50. Big Law Splinters Under a Trump Onslaught Business, March 26

    The president’s repeated clashes with the nation’s most prestigious law firms has had a destabilizing business effect.

  51. Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order Business, March 26

    Fears that competitors could take its top rainmaking talent added to the law firm’s worries about a Trump executive order that targeted it.

  52. Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to Shut Down Radio Free Europe Washington, March 26

    The judge’s temporary restraining order will allow the federally funded broadcaster to stay open at least until March 28.

  53. Trump’s Old Grudge Fuels Swipe at a New Law Firm Washington, March 25

    An executive order underscored the extent to which the president, who faced four indictments after he left office, aims to exact a price from anyone associated with past investigations of him.

  54. Court Lets Trump Pause New Refugee Admissions but Thousands Must Be Let In National, March 25

    A court order requires thousands of refugees to be admitted to the United States. But funding for organizations that assist them after arrival remains uncertain.

  55. El gobierno de Trump invoca ‘secreto de Estado’ en los vuelos de deportación de venezolanos En español, March 25

    El Departamento de Justicia dijo que no revelaría más información a un juez federal sobre dos vuelos a El Salvador este mes, a pesar de la orden judicial de hacer regresar los aviones.

  56. The Duty of Law Firms Under Attack Letters, March 25

    Readers weigh in on the capitulation of the law firm Paul, Weiss to the Trump administration’s demands. Also: Beyond campus stereotypes; analog parenting.

  57. Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters Metro, March 25

    The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.

  58. They Are America’s Most Powerful Law Firms. Their Silence Is Deafening. Op Ed, March 25

    Bowing to Trump won’t protect their businesses and clients.

  59. Olvidados en la cárcel sin abogado: así le falla un pueblo de Texas a los acusados pobres En español, March 25

    En el condado de Maverick, las autoridades pueden tardar meses en informar de una detención a los fiscales, mientras los acusados esperan en la cárcel. Rara vez se asignan abogados a quien los solicita.

  60. Should There Be Limits to Research on Human Embryos? Interactive, March 25

    For decades, scientists have abided by a 14-day boundary on their work. Now science can do more. But should it?

  61. Forgotten in Jail Without a Lawyer: How a Texas Town Fails Poor Defendants Local Investigations, March 25

    People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.

  62. Justice Dept. Refuses to Give Judge Flight Data, Citing State Secrets Washington, March 24

    The extraordinary move by the Justice Department was an escalation of its conflict with the judge in the case and, by extension, the federal judiciary.

  63. Trump Chooses His Former Lawyer as Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Metro, March 24

    Alina Habba, who defended President Trump against E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation claims, will oversee the work of about 150 prosecutors.

  64. Israel’s Perfect Storm: Fighting Enemies Abroad and Each Other at Home Foreign, March 24

    For months, Israelis put aside their deep rifts to fight a common enemy. Now, amid a renewed government push for power, they are battling one another.

  65. Trump, Big Law, and an ‘Existential Crisis’ Business, March 24

    The president’s clash with some of the nation’s biggest law firms appears to be far from over, potentially splintering the legal community even further.

  66. Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest Politics, March 24

    With Elon Musk backing her conservative opponent, a Wisconsin judge seeking a seat on the state’s top court has amassed what is believed to be a record war chest for a judicial campaign.

  67. Immigrants and Freedom of Speech N Y T Now, March 24

    President Trump is taking advantage of an unsettled aspect of the law.

  68. Law in Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Was Once Struck Down — by Trump’s Sister Washington, March 24

    Judge Maryanne Trump Barry ruled that the law invoked against Mr. Khalil violated the Constitution by giving unfettered discretion to the secretary of state.

  69. The Claim Trump Is Making That ‘Could Break the American System’ Op Ed, March 24

    Understanding the president’s shift from unconstitutional to anti-constitutional actions.

  70. Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts Washington, March 24

    A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map.

  71. ‘Buckle Up’: In Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary National, March 24

    Republicans in Montana and other states complain that liberal judges are tossing out the laws they pass. Now, conservative legislators are trying to change the rules, and the judges.

  72. Head of Paul, Weiss Says Firm Would Not Have Survived Without Deal With Trump Washington, March 23

    Brad Karp, the managing partner of the elite New York law firm, sent an email to its lawyers defending a highly criticized arrangement reached with the Trump administration last week.

  73. It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump Op Ed, March 23

    The judiciary will never surrender to the president its constitutional role to interpret the Constitution.

  74. Mariah Carey Did Not Copy Her Christmas Hit From Another Song, Judge Rules Express, March 23

    Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

  75. With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession Washington, March 22

    A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone.

  76. The Repercussions of Trump v. United States May Finally Be Hitting Roberts Op Ed, March 22

    What is the chief justice getting at?

  77. The Nonprofit Caught in the Fray of Trump’s Attacks on Big Law Business, March 22

    A federal inquiry into D.E.I. practices at 20 law firms zeroed in on SEO, a decades-old program that helps students land jobs on Wall Street.

  78. Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution? Op Ed, March 22

    The president and his allies are encouraging a campaign of menace.

  79. Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big Wisconsin Race Politics, March 22

    The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race.

  80. El desafío de Trump a los tribunales supera el manual del autócrata En español, March 22

    El creciente enfrentamiento del presidente de Estados Unidos con los tribunales federales es incluso más agresivo que lo ocurrido en países como Hungría y Turquía.

  81. Trump Jumps Into a Major Wisconsin Court Race With an Endorsement Politics, March 22

    The president threw his support to Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate in a race for control of the battleground state’s top court. Elon Musk has spent millions of dollars on the contest.

  82. How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump Washington, March 22

    Paul Weiss was targeted by an executive order from President Trump. Its chairman, who had worked against Mr. Trump during his first term, then went to the Oval Office and cut a deal.

  83. Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession Business, March 22

    Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.

  84. What to Know About Paul Weiss, the Law Firm Bowing to Trump’s Demands Metro, March 21

    The 150-year-old firm has employed many Democrats, including Manhattan’s former U.S. attorney. Its revenue was more than $2.6 billion last year.

  85. Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case Washington, March 21

    “This court has not kept its disdain for President Trump secret,” the Justice Department said in a motion in a case filed by a law firm suing the administration.

  86. Bruce M. Selya, Federal Judge Known for Polysyllabic Prose, Dies at 90 Obits, March 21

    Judge Selya enlivened his writing with original vocabulary and colorful figures of speech. “Selyaisms” included asseverate, crapulous and sockdolager.

  87. Robert Denham, Lawyer Who Steered Companies Through Crises, Dies at 79 Obits, March 21

    Among his rescues was teaming up with Warren Buffett to keep the investment bank Salomon Brothers afloat amid a bid-rigging scandal in the 1990s.

  88. Are We in a Constitutional Crisis? Video, March 21

    Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, says the right question is not whether there is a constitutional crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause and how the American government may be fundamentally transformed.

  89. Paul Weiss Chair Says Deal With Trump Adheres to Firm’s Principles Business, March 21

    In an email message, the law firm’s chairman, Brad Karp, reassured employees that its deal with President Trump was in keeping with its principles.

  90. Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic Politics, March 21

    By offering cash to voters who sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” Elon Musk’s super PAC can help identify conservative voters in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

  91. Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands Washington, March 20

    Paul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments.

  92. House Republicans Want to Impeach Judges. Here’s How the Process Would Work. Washington, March 20

    Judges have rarely been removed from the federal bench, and only for criminal acts. But House Republicans are intensifying efforts to oust them for decisions against President Trump.

  93. Administration’s Details on Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient,’ Judge Says Washington, March 20

    In an angry order, the judge, James E. Boasberg, told the Trump administration to explain why he should not find that officials had violated his instructions for the flights to return to the United States.

  94. New York City Can’t Allow Noncitizens to Vote, Top State Court Rules Metro, March 20

    The Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling that had declared unconstitutional the city’s bid to allow noncitizens to vote.

  95. Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants Washington, March 20

    It remains unclear whether the Trump administration will apply the law in this way. But such an interpretation, experts say, would infringe on basic civil liberties.

  96. How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It National, March 20

    President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

  97. ‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook Foreign, March 20

    The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.

  98. Hate Jury Duty? These People Actually Pay for It. Express, March 20

    Immersive theater productions are taking jury service, which most consider a burden to be avoided at all costs, and packaging it as entertainment.

  99. Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’ Washington, March 20

    More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings.

  100. Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court National, March 19

    A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections. Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary.

  101. Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges Washington, March 19

    Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.

  102. Judges Fear for Their Safety Amid a Wave of Threats National, March 19

    Federal judges are worried that online threats against those who oversee high-profile cases challenging Trump administration policies may lead to real-world violence.

  103. Judge Grants the Government Another Day to Share Details on Deportation Flights Washington, March 19

    Judge James Boasberg has asked the government to tell him what time two planes took off from U.S. soil and from where, what time they left U.S. airspace and what time they landed in El Salvador.

  104. Trump’s Showdown With the Courts The Daily, March 19

    After the president called for a judge’s impeachment, and the chief justice publicly scolded him, has America arrived at a constitutional crisis?

  105. Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis Washington, March 19

    Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.

  106. Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional Op Ed, March 19

    Where all this goes is still up to us.

  107. With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left Politics, March 19

    The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.

  108. La influencia de Musk no se limita al DOGE y debería ser motivo de alarma En español, March 19

    El que un multimillonario con poder en el gobierno federal pretenda también dictar la dirección de las elecciones estatales debería alarmar profundamente a cualquier persona comprometida con el federalismo.

  109. Musk’s Role in Dismantling Aid Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds Washington, March 18

    It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief could be temporary.

  110. El gobierno de Trump se opone a las órdenes de un juez sobre las deportaciones En español, March 18

    El Departamento de Justicia también redobló sus esfuerzos para evitar dar al juez, James Boasberg, la información detallada que había solicitado sobre las deportaciones.

  111. Rebuking Talk From Trump, Roberts Calls Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Improper Washington, March 18

    The chief justice rarely issues public statements. This one was reminiscent of another in 2018 defending judicial independence after the president criticized a different judge’s ruling.

  112. Judge in Deportation Case Draws Ire of Republicans as White House Pushes Back Washington, March 18

    The attacks on the judge, James E. Boasberg, elicited a rare public rebuke by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who essentially told critics to knock it off.

  113. Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why. Foreign, March 18

    An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the country’s Constitution — and its culture.

  114. How Trump Is Scaring Big Law Firms Into Submission The Daily, March 18

    The president’s campaign of retribution is having an impact on the entire legal profession.

  115. This Election Will Be a Crucial Test of Musk’s Power Op Ed, March 18

    Elon Musk isn’t stopping at DOGE.

  116. Trump Administration Questions Law Firms Over D.E.I. Employment Practices Washington, March 18

    The move by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes as the administration is taking aggressive steps to intimidate law firms.

  117. A Judge Ordered Deportation Planes to Turn Around. The White House Didn’t Listen. Washington, March 18

    A New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off.

  118. The Tell-All Book That Meta Doesn’t Want You to Read Op Ed, March 17

    The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.

  119. Texas Arrests Midwife and Associate on Charges of Providing Abortions National, March 17

    The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time health care providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

  120. Con las deportaciones, Trump se acerca a un enfrentamiento con el poder judicial En español, March 17

    Los aviones deportados venezolanos que aterrizaron en El Salvador parecían desobedecer a un juez federal que había ordenado que regresaran a los detenidos a Estados Unidos.

  121. Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights Washington, March 17

    The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.

  122. Schumer and the Shutdown About-Face Letters, March 17

    Responses to Senator Chuck Schumer’s reversal on the stopgap spending bill. Also: A Trump threat to law firms; the risk of TB; theaters in peril.

  123. La Casa Blanca niega haber violado la orden de un juez al deportar a migrantes venezolanos En español, March 17

    La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca también afirmó que los tribunales federales “no tienen jurisdicción” sobre la gestión de los asuntos exteriores del presidente ni sobre su poder para expulsar a enemigos extranjeros.

  124. Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding Metro, March 17

    The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president, calls it an “existential threat.”

  125. The Women Most Affected by Abortion Bans Upshot, March 17

    After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.

  126. With Deportations, Trump Steps Closer to Showdown With Judicial Branch National, March 16

    “Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights to his country turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.

  127. White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans Washington, March 16

    Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.

  128. Mixed Messages on Masculinity Letters, March 16

    Readers weigh in on masculinity in politics. Also: Making way for corruption; when Donald Trump flouts laws; the perversion of U.S. power.

  129. Don’t Fool Yourself Into Thinking It Will Stop With Columbia Op Ed, March 16

    The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil show that the culture war is no longer just a culture war.

  130. Roy L. Prosterman, 89, Dies; Worked to Secure Land for the Rural Poor Obits, March 15

    Seeing land rights as the key to lifting up the impoverished, he pushed authoritarian governments as well as emerging democratic ones to distribute farmland.

  131. The Founders Were Afraid for the Country, Too Op Ed, March 15

    Franklin was worried. Madison was more optimistic.

  132. Appeals Court Lets Trump’s Diversity Crackdown Proceed Washington, March 15

    Three judges on a Virginia appeals panel agreed to let the Trump administration orders move forward but were sharply divided on the values of diversity, equity and inclusion.

  133. Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss Washington, March 15

    Experts have warned that the president’s efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.

  134. Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here Are the Highlights. Foreign, March 14

    The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

  135. Is This a ‘Negative World’ for Christians? Letters, March 14

    Readers react to a profile of the Christian author Aaron Renn. Also: The link between poverty and health; absent ex-presidents; solo female travelers.

  136. La orden ejecutiva de Trump sobre la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento llega a la Corte Suprema En español, March 14

    Es la primera vez que la disputa legal sobre la orden del presidente llega al máximo tribunal de Estados Unidos. Si el gobierno de Trump tiene éxito, la política podría entrar en vigor en algunas partes del país.

  137. Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Reaches the Supreme Court Washington, March 13

    Trump administration lawyers asked the justices to limit the sweep of decisions by three lower courts that issued nationwide pauses on the policy.

  138. Trump Administration Replaces Top I.R.S. Lawyer Washington, March 13

    Attempts by Elon Musk’s team to gain access to I.R.S. data have raised legal concerns at the agency.

  139. Passionate Voices in an Anguished Time Letters, March 13

    Readers make heartfelt pleas in the age of Trump. Also: The E.P.A. abandons its mission.

  140. Who Is Elon Musk Helping Now? A Judicial Candidate Who’s a Big Trump Fan. Politics, March 13

    Brad Schimel, a judge who is so supportive of the president that he dressed up as him for Halloween, is hoping to flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court for conservatives.

  141. Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System Washington, March 12

    The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.

  142. Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy? National, March 12

    Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some conservatives want to limit that power.

  143. 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.

  144. How Far Gone Are We? Op Ed, March 12

    A typology of constitutional crises and constitutional rot.

  145. Law Firm Targeted by a Trump Executive Order Files Suit Washington, March 11

    There had been deep concerns in the legal community that no firm was going to be willing to step up and represent the firm, Perkins Coie.

  146. Top Law Firms Defend Overhaul of America’s Business Court Business, March 11

    After backlash from Elon Musk and companies like Meta, Big Law is publicly supporting a bill seeking to reform the Delaware Court of Chancery.

  147. This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare Op Ed, March 10

    Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

  148. Detrás de una demanda colectiva: la línea directa contra Sean Combs En español, March 10

    Un edificio de un solo piso en Montana es ahora el punto central de recolección de denuncias de agresión sexual contra Combs.

  149. The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law Op Ed, March 9

    If our liberties can survive a world war, then they can and should survive the Trump administration.

  150. Inside the Sean Combs Hotline: The Makings of a Mass Tort Culture, March 9

    From a low-slung building in Montana, employees process sex abuse complaints against the music mogul that have been drawn to them through advertising and a viral hotline.