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  1. Today’s Trump Administration News live blog included one standalone post:
  2. Newsom Signs Bills to Fight Trump, Including Legal Aid for Immigrants National, Today

    Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has been balancing a desire to push back on Republican policies with a need to cooperate in seeking federal disaster aid.

  3. Trump Administration Flips U.S. Position in Supreme Court Transgender Case Washington, Yesterday

    An administration lawyer said a Tennessee law barring some medical treatments for transgender youths is constitutional and urged the justices to say so.

  4. Trump’s New Line of Attack Against the Media Gains Momentum Business, Yesterday

    First Amendment experts say Mr. Trump’s lawsuits, based on an unproven legal theory, lack merit. But more could be on the way.

  5. Democrats, Under New Leader, Join Fight Against Georgia Election Rules Politics, Yesterday

    One of the D.N.C.’s first official moves with Ken Martin at the helm is joining a lawsuit seeking to block the hand-counting of ballots in Georgia.

  6. Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order National, February 6

    The injunction issued Thursday by a judge in Seattle came a day after another injunction stemming from a lawsuit in Maryland.

  7. The Trump Crisis Deepens Op Ed, February 6

    The president is using every tool at his disposal to reshape the American founding.

  8. The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election Op Ed, February 6

    North Carolinians — all Americans — should be watching closely to ensure that justice is done.

  9. Child Welfare Agency Has No Right to Target Abused Parents, Court Rules Metro, February 5

    New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday that the practice is illegal.

  10. How YouTube Is Changing American Gun Culture National, February 5

    Influencers known as guntubers are delving into the world of firearms, showing viewers everything from how to shoot to how to modify an AR-15.

  11. Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide National, February 5

    The nationwide injunction, from a Maryland case, is more permanent than last month’s restraining order from a judge in Seattle.

  12. There Is No Going Back Op Ed, February 5

    The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.

  13. Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case National, February 5

    Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify more than 60,000 votes.

  14. Samuel Butler, Lawyer Who Helped Create Corporate Giants, Dies at 94 Obits, February 4

    Leading the elite Wall Street firm Cravath, he became a go-to adviser on mergers and acquisitions — “all the big deals that were going on in the ’80s and ’90s.”

  15. This Is Not a Moment to Settle With Trump Op Ed, February 4

    Media institutions and technology companies are offering obscene sums of money to settle feeble or frivolous lawsuits.

  16. N.Y. Moves to Shield Doctors Who Send Abortion Pills to States With Bans Metro, February 3

    Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.

  17. Trump’s Test of the Constitution Editorial, February 1

    Two weeks in, the president is quickly moving to eliminate tools of accountability.

  18. New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There Science, January 31

    The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.

  19. Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers National, January 31

    The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.

  20. Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address Foreign, January 30

    President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

  21. Patel Invoked the Fifth Amendment in a Case Tied to Trump Washington, January 30

    Kash Patel invoked his right not to incriminate himself before a grand jury examining whether Donald Trump mishandled national security secrets.

  22. As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal Metro, January 29

    The involvement of Sullivan & Cromwell in the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction underscored how New York’s legal power players have moved toward Mr. Trump.

  23. La velocidad abrumadora de la agenda de Trump es parte de su estrategia política En español, January 29

    El esfuerzo deliberado del presidente y su equipo por desplegar un flujo incesante de iniciativas ha desorientado a sus rivales en los primeros días del nuevo gobierno.

  24. The January 29 Rfk Jr Health Senate Hearing live blog included one standalone post:
  25. Kennedy Is Keeping His Stake in Vaccine Litigation Washington, January 29

    If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies.

  26. Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage Washington, January 28

    A deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration.

  27. Inmate Sues the Trump Administration Over Transgender Executive Order U.S., January 27

    The suit challenges an executive action that required trans women to be housed in prisons for men, and ends transition-related medical treatment for prisoners.

  28. One of 2025’s Biggest Battles Over Abortion Rights Has Already Begun Politics, January 27

    A contest for control of Wisconsin’s top court may be even nastier and more expensive than its bitter 2023 predecessor, with the fate of an 1849 abortion ban and other policies at stake.

  29. Doug Emhoff to Return to Corporate Law Business, January 27

    The husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris will advise companies in crisis as a partner at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

  30. Trump Explodes Out of the Gate Op Ed, January 27

    For the president’s opponents, it was a week that felt like a decade.

  31. Is Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship ‘Dred Scott II’? Washington, January 27

    The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history.

  32. Born in the U.S.A. Doesn’t Mean What It Used To Op Ed, January 27

    Trump wants to change what it means to be American.

  33. How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality Op Ed, January 26

    Us and them is all the rage.

  34. ‘People Will Be Shocked’: Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency Washington, January 26

    Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.

  35. Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means Op Ed, January 25

    There is no plausible justification for the administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment

  36. Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision National, January 25

    A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.

  37. Court Sides With Democrats in Fight Over Control of Minnesota House National, January 25

    Minnesota’s top court ruled that Republicans had overstepped their authority by conducting business in the Legislature even as Democrats boycotted the session.

  38. Sensing Political Support, Abortion Opponents Raise Ambitions National, January 24

    The March for Life on Friday brought together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.

  39. Un juez federal frenó la orden de Trump de eliminar la ciudadanía por nacimiento, por ahora En español, January 24

    Tras la sentencia, emitida en Seattle, un portavoz del Departamento de Justicia prometió que “defenderá enérgicamente” la orden ejecutiva de Trump.

  40. Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates National, January 24

    In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.

  41. Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship National, January 23

    A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.

  42. Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero: He ‘Changed My Life’ Books, January 23

    The novelist is 75. Rusty Sabich, the now-retired prosecutor he introduced in “Presumed Innocent,” is 77 — and taking on a new case in “Presumed Guilty.”

  43. Desde el primer día, Trump pone a prueba los límites de su autoridad En español, January 23

    No está claro cuántas instituciones quedan en Washington que puedan frenarlo.

  44. Donald Trump Is Running Riot Op Ed, January 23

    Anyone wondering whether the president was going to pick up from 2017 or 2021 can stop wondering.

  45. Border, Asylum, Citizenship: Trump Kicks Off Vast Immigration Changes Washington, January 23

    More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.

  46. Cómo Trump está desafiando los límites del poder presidencial En español, January 22

    Con un torrente de órdenes ejecutivas, el mandatario estadounidense volvió a generar cuestionamientos sobre el uso excesivo del poder presidencial y preparó el terreno para nuevas disputas legales.

  47. Bannon Gets New Lawyer and Brief Delay, With Trial Set for March 4 Metro, January 22

    The adviser to President Trump faces charges that he fleeced donors who thought they were helping to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

  48. Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers Washington, January 22

    The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

  49. Supreme Court Seems Ready to Reject Limit on Excessive-Force Suits Washington, January 22

    The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment of threat.”

  50. El cambio de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento también afectaría a residentes legales En español, January 22

    La orden afectaría a los bebés nacidos de mujeres que viven legal, pero temporalmente, en EE. UU., como estudiantes, investigadoras o trabajadoras contratadas por empresas de alta tecnología.

  51. From Day 1, Trump Tests the Limits of His Authority Washington, January 22

    It is unclear how much is left in Washington to restrain him.

  52. How Trump Is Pushing at Limits of Presidential Power in Early Orders Washington, January 22

    In a flurry of unilateral executive actions, Mr. Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely.

  53. Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too Washington, January 22

    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.

  54. Undocumented Women Ask: Will My Unborn Child Be a Citizen? National, January 21

    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.

  55. Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order National, January 21

    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.

  56. 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.

  57. 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.

  58. 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.

  59. 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.

  60. 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.

  61. 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.

  62. 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?

  63. 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.

  64. 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.

  65. The January 17 Trump Confirmation Hearings News live blog included one standalone post:
  66. 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.

  67. 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.

  68. 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.

  69. 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.

  70. 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?

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

  73. 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.

  74. 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.

  75. 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.

  76. 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.

  77. 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.

  78. 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.

  79. 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.

  80. 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.

  81. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  82. 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.

  83. 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.

  84. 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.

  85. 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.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

  89. 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.

  90. 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.

  91. 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.

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

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  93. 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?

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

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

  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. 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.