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  1. Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Reporter Shield Bill Passed Unanimously by House Washington, Today

    The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current session ends.

  2. Tiene 17 años y acaba de pasar el examen del Colegio de Abogados de California En español, Yesterday

    Se cree que Sophia Park es la persona más joven en aprobar el examen del Colegio de Abogados de California, superando al anterior poseedor del récord: su hermano mayor, Peter.

  3. Sean Combs’s Lawyers Argue That Seizure of Notes From Jail Was Unjust Culture, November 19

    Lawyers for the music mogul objected at a hearing to prosecutors viewing handwritten materials from their client’s cell after a sweep of the Brooklyn jail where he is being held.

  4. At 17, She Just Passed the State Bar of California Express, November 19

    Sophia Park is believed to be the youngest person to pass the California State Bar Exam, besting the previous record-holder: her older brother, Peter.

  5. Could Trump Install Gaetz Without Senate Approval? A Recess Appointment Primer. Washington, November 19

    The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and put appointees in place while the chamber is in recess, a loophole created back when Capitol commutes involved long treks by horse.

  6. Pennsylvania’s Top Court Tells Counties to Stop Defying Its Ballot Order Politics, November 18

    The decision came after officials in at least four counties had ignored the court’s pre-election guidance not to count mail ballots that were undated or misdated.

  7. No, no puede haber un tercer mandato de Donald Trump en 2028 En español, November 18

    La Constitución establece un límite de dos mandatos para los presidentes. Sin embargo, Trump ha insinuado en repetidas ocasiones que le gustaría permanecer más en la Casa Blanca.

  8. North Carolina State Supreme Court Results Interactive, November 18

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 North Carolina state supreme court general election.

  9. No, Trump Cannot Run for Re-election Again in 2028 Politics, November 18

    The Constitution sets a two-term limit for presidents. Still, Donald J. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea that he might like to stay in the White House beyond his next term.

  10. Lawrence Robbins, Lawyer for Prominent D.C. Figures, Dies at 72 Obits, November 17

    He argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court and prepared witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch and Christine Blasey Ford for their congressional testimony.

  11. In Pennsylvania, the Election Litigation Continues, With a Twist National, November 17

    As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.

  12. Trump Turns to His Personal Lawyers to Stock Top Ranks of Justice Dept. Washington, November 15

    The president-elect intends to nominate three members of his criminal defense team to senior roles, raising further concerns about politicization of the department.

  13. Activists Sent to Prison for Pouring Powder Over Case Holding U.S. Constitution Express, November 15

    One climate activist was sentenced to 18 months in prison, the other to two years. They said that they had meant to draw attention to climate change.

  14. Texas Supreme Court Paves Way for Execution in ‘Shaken Baby’ Case National, November 15

    Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning him to testify, the court found.

  15. Pence Urges Republican Senators Not to Confirm R.F.K. Jr., Citing His Support of Abortion Rights Washington, November 15

    Former Vice President Mike Pence described Mr. Kennedy, who does not support a federal abortion ban, as a choice unlike any in the modern era of the G.O.P.

  16. Los nombramientos temerarios de Trump En español, November 14

    Las designaciones del presidente electo para formar su gabinete demuestran su desprecio por un poder ejecutivo responsable.

  17. Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84 Obits, November 13

    A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children.

  18. As Trump Refers to Third Term, Democrat Wants to Leave No Constitutional Loophole Washington, November 13

    Representative Daniel Goldman of New York plans to introduce a resolution clarifying that the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents applies even if the terms are not consecutive.

  19. Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump? Can It? Op Ed, November 12

    The Supreme Court is largely to blame for the challenges it may face over the next four years.

  20. Cómo un buen 2022 les arruinó el 2024 a los demócratas En español, November 11

    Si los demócratas hubieran perdido de manera contundente en las elecciones de mitad de mandato, quizá Joe Biden habría sido la figura de transición que había prometido ser.

  21. The Democratic Blind Spot That Wrecked 2024 Op Ed, November 10

    Maybe it would have been better if the red wave had crashed ashore in 2022.

  22. Immigration Lawyers Prepare to Battle Trump in Court Again National, November 10

    Nearly eight years after the first challenges to his immigration policies, Donald Trump is returning to the White House promising a more aggressive crackdown.

  23. America’s Split Screen on Abortion Magazine, November 9

    The abortion rights movement won in many states — even some that voted for Donald Trump. Where does it go from here?

  24. Analyzing Why Trump Won the Election Letters, November 8

    Readers point to Joe Biden, the economy, “hate and fear” and no-show voters. Also: How Roe v. Wade saved a woman’s life.

  25. ¿Qué es el Proyecto 2025 y por qué Trump se distanció de él durante la campaña? En español, November 8

    Los demócratas atacaron los vínculos de Donald Trump con el proyecto de derecha que busca remodelar el gobierno federal. Varios de los autores del plan trabajaron en su gobierno.

  26. We Don’t Have Time to Waste in Despair Op Ed, November 7

    What should Trump’s opponents do next?

  27. Estados Unidos tomó una decisión arriesgada En español, November 7

    La elección de Trump supone una grave amenaza para el país, pero no determinará el destino a largo plazo de la democracia estadounidense.

  28. Richard Winfield, Protector of Press Freedom, Dies at 91 Obits, November 6

    As a lawyer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, he challenged efforts to muzzle reporters and organized lawyers to promote free expression around the world.

  29. What Is Project 2025, and Why Did Trump Distance Himself From It During the Campaign? Politics, November 6

    Democrats had attacked Donald J. Trump’s ties to the conservative policy blueprint for reshaping the federal government. Several of its authors served in his administration.

  30. How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access Interactive, November 6

    Ballot measures that passed on Tuesday will lift abortion bans in two states and expand access in others. Defeated measures in three states mean their abortion restrictions will remain in place.

  31. Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Succeed in 7 of 10 States National, November 6

    Voters in red and blue states supported abortion rights, but the movement broke its winning streak.

  32. Ohio Republicans Expand Control of State Supreme Court National, November 6

    The race was one of several that reflected the increasing politicization and influence of state supreme courts nationwide.

  33. America Makes a Perilous Choice Op Ed, November 6

    How American democracy can endure through a second Trump presidency.

  34. La medida sobre el derecho al aborto fracasa en Florida En español, November 6

    El apoyo a la medida no alcanzó el 60 por ciento necesario para su aprobación. Habría permitido el aborto “antes de la viabilidad”, normalmente en torno a las 24 semanas de embarazo.

  35. La Suprema Corte de México desecha la propuesta para invalidar los cambios judiciales En español, November 6

    La medida evita a la presidenta Sheinbaum tener que elegir entre acatar el fallo que anularía la reforma o ignorarlo y alinearse con los líderes de su partido.

  36. Abortion Rights Measure Fails in Florida National, November 6

    The defeat is a political victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who had become the face of a well-funded opposition campaign.

  37. Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Contentious Judicial Overhaul Foreign, November 6

    The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.

  38. New York Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 New York elections.

  39. Texas Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Texas elections.

  40. Arkansas Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Arkansas elections.

  41. North Carolina Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 North Carolina elections.

  42. Illinois Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Illinois elections.

  43. Nevada Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Nevada elections.

  44. Washington Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Washington elections.

  45. Kentucky Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Kentucky elections.

  46. Alabama Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Alabama elections.

  47. Ohio Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Ohio elections.

  48. Minnesota Election Results Interactive, November 5

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Minnesota elections.

  49. Marijuana and Drug Policy on the Ballot Interactive, November 5

    See results for ballot measures on marijuana in the 2024 general election

  50. Abortion on the Ballot Interactive, November 5

    See results for ballot measures on abortion in the 2024 general election

  51. Don’t Let Trump Make America Into an Image of Himself Op Ed, November 5

    We cannot become what he wants us to be.

  52. Why Isn’t Trump Running Away With This? Op Ed, November 4

    Voters hate inflation — Democrats should be breathing a sigh of relief to be heading into a coin-flip election.

  53. ¿Cómo funciona el Colegio Electoral? En español, November 4

    “Se trata de un sistema único y hecho a medida que creo que nadie volvería a crear hoy en día”, dijo una experta.

  54. What to Know About the Electoral College Express, November 2

    “This is a very unique and bespoke system that I think nobody would create again today,” one expert said.

  55. Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’ Culture, November 1

    A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.

  56. New York Court Suspends Lawyer Who Pushed Trump’s Fake Electors Scheme Washington, October 31

    The lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, had previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy in a Georgia court.

  57. A Texas Judge’s Fight to Keep a High Profile Case Out of His Court Business, October 31

    A battle over a new rule to limit credit card late fees has spiraled into a larger skirmish about how much power litigants should have to maneuver their cases into friendly courtrooms.

  58. Musk Seeks Switch to Federal Court for Suit Against His Online Petition National, October 31

    The Philadelphia district attorney sued in state court to block Elon Musk’s petition drive, saying it amounted to illegally paying people to register as voters. A hearing was scheduled for Thursday.

  59. México aprueba una propuesta que impide impugnar cambios a la Constitución En español, October 31

    La medida ha suscitado críticas de juristas que afirman que anularía cualquier control judicial de los asuntos constitucionales.

  60. Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes Foreign, October 31

    The bill has drawn criticism from legal scholars who say it would bulldoze any judicial oversight of constitutional matters.

  61. With $2 Million for G.O.P. Judges, Elon Musk Wades Further Into Texas Politics National, October 30

    The world’s richest person has waded into local election contests in Texas where his sizable contributions can make a big difference.

  62. Harris Makes Her Final Case, and Trump Seizes on ‘Garbage’ Podcasts, October 30

    Plus, refunds for canceled flights.

  63. Supreme Court Declines to Remove R.F.K. Jr. From Ballot in Two Key States Washington, October 29

    Since throwing his support behind former President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Kennedy has sought both to be removed from and to remain on various state ballots.

  64. My Fellow Republicans, It’s Time to Say Enough With Trump Op Ed, October 29

    G.O.P. members need to put country above party.

  65. John F. Keenan, U.S. Judge in Myerson and Marcos Trials, Dies at 94 Obits, October 28

    He was impatient with courtroom theatrics, and the Manhattan trials of the commissioner and ex-beauty queen Bess Myerson and the former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos had plenty.

  66. Trump’s Changing Messages on Abortion, in 660 Quotes Interactive, October 28

    Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric, contradicted himself and nearly dropped “pro-life” from his vocabulary. Yet there is no evidence that his views on abortion have changed.

  67. Musk Wins Appeal Over Tweet He Had to Delete About Union Push Business, October 26

    The Fifth Circuit court ruled that the 2018 post was protected speech. It also vacated an order to reinstate a pro-union Tesla worker who was fired.

  68. Mega-Donors Pour $8 Million Into Late Push Against N.Y. Abortion Measure Metro, October 25

    Opponents of the so-called Equal Rights Amendment have cast it as a broad attempt by Democrats to grant rights to transgender athletes and migrants.

  69. How the Country’s Understanding of Abortion Could Change if Trump Wins National, October 25

    Activists on both sides say Trump could effectively ban abortion nationwide and establish fetal personhood, the longtime goal of the anti-abortion movement.

  70. Mississippi’s Absentee Ballot Measure Violates Federal Law, Appeals Court Rules National, October 25

    The law requires officials to count absentee ballots received by mail up to five days after Election Day. It appears unlikely that the ruling will affect the current election.

  71. New ‘RBG PAC’ Spending $19 Million From Secret Donors to Aid Trump on Abortion Politics, October 25

    A Republican super PAC is running ads invoking the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to help Donald Trump win voters who favor abortion rights. Her family denounced the effort as “nothing short of appalling.”

  72. Trump Is Telling Us What He Would Do. Believe Him. Interactive, October 25

    The former president’s most disturbing statements are not bluster. They are a road map to what he will do if elected again.

  73. Top Law Firms Shrink From the Heat of the Mideast Conflict Metropolitan, October 25

    When a Columbia professor needed a lawyer because of her comments about the actions of former Israeli soldiers on campus, tensions over the Israel-Hamas war got in the way.

  74. What to Know About New York’s Six Ballot Measures Metro, October 25

    The first, Proposition 1, is designed to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution. The rest would make changes to New York City’s governing charter.

  75. As Election Day Nears, Democrats Test Just How Powerful Abortion Really Is National, October 24

    They hope the issue helps their candidates. But some voters may support Republican candidates as well as abortion-rights ballot measures.

  76. A Toast to a Night When 2 Women Made History Metro, October 24

    In 1973, the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue would not serve unaccompanied women. A legal challenge overturned that ban.

  77. Abortion Pills Are Safe. Post-Roe America Isn’t. Op Ed, October 24

    In many states, hospitals are delaying or denying standard reproductive care.

  78. Kurt Olsen Helped Trump Fight His 2020 Defeat. Trump Is Talking to Him Again. Politics, October 22

    Mr. Olsen, a lawyer, has spoken to the former president multiple times in recent weeks. He’s insisted it’s important to make legal demands concerning voting-machine data before Election Day.

  79. Abortions Have Increased, Even for Women in States With Rigid Bans, Study Says Upshot, October 22

    A new analysis shows how many women in states with bans are seeking procedures or pills from out-of-state providers.

  80. Sorry, Trump. The Issue of Abortion Is Not Going Away. Op Ed, October 22

    It resists all attempts at moderation and compromise.

  81. 6 Books to Help You Understand the Reproductive Rights Debate Book Review, October 22

    Journalists and scholars explore the issue at every level, from the movement that took down Roe to the human stories of women who had abortions, and those who were denied.

  82. Harris’s Early Career: Prosecutor by Day, Boldface Name by Night National, October 22

    As Kamala Harris toiled as a junior prosecutor in Alameda County, Calif., she developed important connections among San Francisco’s financial and social elite.

  83. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  84. 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.

  85. 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.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

  89. 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.

  90. 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.

  91. 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.

  92. 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.

  93. 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.

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

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  95. 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?

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

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

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

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

  98. 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.