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  1. Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too Washington, Today

    President Trump’s public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally.

  2. Undocumented Women Ask: Will My Unborn Child Be a Citizen? National, Yesterday

    President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is already facing lawsuits, but that has been little comfort to women who expect to give birth after the order goes into effect.

  3. Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order National, Yesterday

    The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.

  4. Words Used in Donald Trump’s Second Inaugural Address Interactive, January 20

    Frequently mentioned words in historic speeches from Donald J. Trump to George Washington.

  5. A King? A Pawn? A Rogue? The Founders Could Barely Imagine a President. Op Ed, January 20

    The young nation had seen many things, but a single executive? Surely not.

  6. Trump Doesn’t Have What It Takes to Be a Great President Op Ed, January 20

    Pushing power to the limit does not guarantee presidential success.

  7. How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall Culture, January 20

    The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks.

  8. Texas Has a Perverse Idea of Religious Freedom Op Ed, January 19

    MAGA’s cruelty toward immigrants and its disregard for civil liberties are on full display in the Lone Star State.

  9. Birthright Citizenship Defined America. Trump Wants to Redefine It. Magazine, January 18

    The 14th Amendment made the U.S. a place where every child was born equal under the law. That might be about to change.

  10. Can He Do That? Here’s What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Means. Washington, January 17

    Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?

  11. Here Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year History Washington, January 17

    President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.

  12. La Corte Suprema de EE. UU. respalda la ley que obliga a vender o prohibir TikTok En español, January 17

    La empresa argumentaba que la ley violaba sus derechos de libertad de expresión y los de sus 170 millones de usuarios estadounidenses.

  13. The January 17 Trump Confirmation Hearings News live blog included one standalone post:
  14. Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned Washington, January 17

    The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.

  15. Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification Washington, January 17

    The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.

  16. For Decades, He Has Regretted Sending a Man Away for Life. Can He Fix It? National, January 17

    Weakened by cancer and nagged by his conscience, a former Georgia prosecutor wants the courts to reverse the sentence he demanded for a man who didn’t physically harm anyone in his crimes.

  17. Why Trump’s Second-Term Agenda Could Hinge on the Court He Hates the Most National, January 17

    Once again, an incoming Trump White House is likely to clash with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But the court in San Francisco has changed since 2017.

  18. Republicans in North Carolina Are Treading a Terrifying Path Op Ed, January 16

    They’re trying to overturn a fair election. Gee, who gave them that idea?

  19. Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81 Obits, January 16

    In 1970 she broke an unwritten rule against women lawyers in the Southern District’s criminal division. She went on to mentor a long list of prominent lawyers.

  20. U.S. Finds Pervasive Safety Failures at South Carolina Jail Express, January 16

    Stabbings, sexual assaults and drug use are rampant in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center because of staff shortages and security failures, a Justice Department investigation found.

  21. Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography Washington, January 15

    The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.

  22. Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It? National, January 15

    The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.

  23. Ex-Judge Forced Off Bench for Threats to Teens Is Back on Public Payroll Metro, January 14

    Erin P. Gall, who resigned from a New York State Supreme Court judgeship after footage showed her threatening to shoot Black teenagers, is now working as a lawyer for Herkimer County.

  24. How the Dream of School Integration Died Book Review, January 13

    A powerful new book by the law professor Michelle Adams recounts the failed effort to integrate Detroit’s schools and the case’s relevance today.

  25. 4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case Washington, January 10

    The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

  26. In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss National, January 10

    An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.

  27. Who Are the Creators Suing Over a TikTok Ban? Washington, January 10

    The plaintiffs include a Texas rancher and a hip-hop artist who say banning the app violates their First Amendment rights. TikTok is paying their legal bills.

  28. Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok Washington, January 10

    The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.

  29. It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed Op Ed, January 9

    The effort to ban TikTok is not about what’s on the platform but about who runs it.

  30. TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech Washington, January 9

    The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed.

  31. Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him. Washington, January 8

    The president-elect’s defense lawyers accused the special counsel of unethical and improper behavior in his prosecutions of their client. They could be in senior Justice Department roles within weeks.

  32. Utah Wants the Supreme Court to Give It Land Owned by All Americans Op Ed, January 8

    Millions of acres could face largely unregulated exploitation.

  33. Biden Administration Moves to Halt Sept. 11 Plea Deal Washington, January 8

    Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.

  34. North Carolina Supreme Court May Decide a Supreme Court Election National, January 7

    Three counts show an incumbent Democrat won election to the State Supreme Court. But an unusual protest by the G.O.P. challenger could be headed to that same Republican-controlled court.

  35. Kamala Harris se enfrentó a una tarea electoral incómoda: certificar la votación que perdió En español, January 6

    La vicepresidenta presidió el lunes el Congreso durante el recuento de los votos del Colegio Electoral que certifica su derrota ante Donald Trump.

  36. Ex-Prosecutor Ordered Disbarred After Framing Colleague for Sexual Harassment Express, January 6

    The woman created fake text messages and changed her phone records to falsely implicate a male investigator in the Denver District Attorney’s Office, a judicial office ruled.

  37. For Harris, an Awkward Election Task: Certifying the Vote She Lost Washington, January 6

    The vice president presided over Congress on Monday as it counted the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.

  38. Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons Washington, January 6

    The Supreme Court has repeatedly ducked Second Amendment challenges to the law. Starkly differing decisions from federal appeals courts last month may change that.

  39. TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs Washington, January 3

    The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment.

  40. South Korean Officials Move on President’s Home, With Warrant in Hand Foreign, January 2

    The authorities are seeking to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into a political crisis.

  41. The January 2 South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol live blog included one standalone post:
  42. Biden Celebrates a Milestone on Judicial Confirmations After a Major Push by Democrats Washington, January 2

    In remarks on Thursday, the president praised Senate Democrats for helping him confirm 235 federal judges, surpassing Donald J. Trump’s first-term total.

  43. Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court Business, January 2

    After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers as utilities came to an end on Thursday.

  44. Trump Loses Appeal of Carroll’s $5 Million Award in Sex-Abuse Case Metro, December 30

    The president-elect had asked a court to overturn the defamation judgment against him in the case, which centered on E. Jean Carroll’s account of a sexual attack in a dressing room.

  45. Democratic Fears of a Constitutional Convention Letters, December 29

    Readers discuss the possibility of Republicans pushing for one. Also: Care for migrant children; sober at parties; Rudolph at Dartmouth.

  46. Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban Washington, December 27

    The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.

  47. Could One Phone Call Lead to the 28th Amendment? The Daily, December 23

    How President Biden could transform women’s rights and rescue his legacy with just a ring.

  48. What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn? Washington, December 23

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in First Amendment challenges to laws banning the app and shielding minors from sexual materials on the internet.

  49. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy. Science, December 23

    Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.

  50. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  51. 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.

  52. 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.

  53. 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.

  54. 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.

  55. 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.

  56. 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.

  57. 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.

  58. 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.

  59. 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.

  60. 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.

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

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  62. 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?

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

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

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

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

  65. 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.