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  1. Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps Business, Today

    In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.

  2. Families in Limbo After Supreme Court Order Interrupts Food Stamp Payments U.S., Yesterday

    In many states, it remained unclear how the Supreme Court’s Friday night order might immediately affect low-income residents.

  3. Canada Culls Hundreds of Ostriches as a Court and a Kennedy Fail to Save Them World, Yesterday

    The birds, exposed to the avian flu, were killed after Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal and a rescue effort by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fell short.

  4. Did Trump’s Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder? U.S., November 7

    The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.

  5. A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision U.S., November 7

    Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.

  6. The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control. Opinion, November 7

    And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.

  7. Trump’s Bad Week The Daily, November 7

    President Trump has endured major setbacks at the ballot box, at the Supreme Court and in Congress.

  8. The Election Is Over. Now Take the Quiz. New York, November 7

    If you have followed coverage of the history-making New York City mayoral election, here’s a chance to check your knowledge.

  9. Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy U.S., November 6

    A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate.

  10. Key Questions From Conservative Justices in the Tariffs Case U.S., November 6

    A lively argument spanning almost three hours featured illuminating exchanges that tested the usual commitments of some of the justices on the right side of the court.

  11. Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’ U.S., November 6

    In arguments before the Supreme Court, the White House backed away from its claims that President Trump’s tariffs were about raising revenue.

  12. Judge to Consider Moving Trump’s Hush-Money Conviction to Federal Court New York, November 6

    A federal judge must now determine whether President Trump’s immunity for official acts means that his Manhattan criminal case belongs in federal court.

  13. What a Rough Day in Court Means for Trump’s Tariffs Business, November 6

    Businesses and investors are bracing for uncertainty after Supreme Court justices questioned the legality of a core part of the president’s trade policy.

  14. Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Tariffs The Daily, November 6

    The justices are considering the legality of using a 1977 emergency statute to impose charges on scores of countries.

  15. A Big Test for Trump’s Tariffs, and Major Cuts to Air Traffic The Headlines, November 6

    Plus, using A.I. to find a date.

  16. A Skeptical Supreme Court Puts Trump’s Economic Agenda in Question U.S., November 6

    President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political cudgel. A decision invalidating them could hamper his power.

  17. Trump Is Always Teaching Us About the Constitution Opinion, November 6

    Where is the line between authority and authoritarianism?

  18. Why It Will Be Hard for Five Justices to Bless Trump’s Tariffs Opinion, November 6

    The problem with giving any president basically unconstrained authority to raise revenue via tariffs.

  19. Five Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument U.S., November 5

    The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours.

  20. Redistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History U.S., November 5

    First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.”

  21. What Is the Nondelegation Doctrine? U.S., November 5

    The groups challenging the president’s tariffs assert that the measures overstep the principle that Congress cannot cede its legislative powers to other branches of government.

  22. The November 5 Trump Tariffs Supreme Court live blog included one standalone post:
  23. A Major Question in the Tariffs Case: The ‘Major Questions Doctrine’ U.S., November 5

    The Supreme Court used the doctrine, which requires Congress to speak clearly to confer vast economic power, to strike down several Biden administration programs.

  24. Lawyer Who Won Trump’s Immunity Case Will Now Defend His Tariffs U.S., November 5

    As Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, D. John Sauer laid out an expansive vision of presidential power. Now the solicitor general, he will offer a new broad view of the president’s authority.

  25. A Supreme Court Veteran and a Newcomer Will Make the Case Against Trump’s Tariffs U.S., November 5

    Neal Katyal, who has argued over 50 cases before the court, represents a group of businesses. Benjamin Gutman, Oregon’s solicitor general, represents a coalition of states and is making his first appearance.

  26. Is the U.S. Trade Deficit an ‘Emergency’? U.S., November 5

    Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.

  27. What is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Levy Tariffs? U.S., November 5

    The Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of tariffs the president has invoked emergency powers to place on many trading partners.

  28. What Are Tariffs? U.S., November 5

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments about presidential power to impose tariffs. But what are they?

  29. Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs Interactive, November 5

    President Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Here's how much of his tariff agenda is under threat at the Supreme Court.

  30. Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Face High-Stakes Supreme Court Test U.S., November 5

    Justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to unilaterally impose tariffs.

  31. Tariffs Are Here to Stay, Even if the Supreme Court Rules Against Trump U.S., November 5

    The Trump administration says it has plenty of other options to impose tariffs, if the court rules against the president.

  32. How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further U.S., November 4

    Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.

  33. Supreme Court Considers Toxic Baby Food Lawsuit Involving Whole Foods U.S., November 4

    The justices grappled with a case involving a lawsuit by a Texas couple who claimed toxins in baby food had sickened their son.

  34. In Search of the Great Literary Novel Opinion, November 4

    Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme Court split on tactics.

  35. Small Businesses Gear Up for Tariff Fight at Supreme Court U.S., November 4

    Companies that sell diamonds, plant sensors and wine all have one thing in common: They are weighing in against tariffs in a consequential case.

  36. Bessent Plans to Attend Tariff Arguments at the Supreme Court U.S., November 4

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the idea that his presence could be seen as an attempt to intimidate the court on a case that President Trump considers vital to his economic policy.

  37. Dick Cheney Dies at 84, and Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny Podcasts, November 4

    Plus, killer whales versus great whites.

  38. Three Major Tests of Trump’s Power, and the Anonymous Ballroom Donors Podcasts, November 4

    Plus, killer whales versus great whites.

  39. She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs. U.S., November 4

    The Liberty Justice Center led by Sara Albrecht is better known for backing right-leaning causes, but it filed the tariff case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this week.

  40. Tune Into the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Justices Will Be Squirming. Opinion, November 4

    The Trump tariffs case is before the court this week.

  41. Trump’s Power Faces Pressure Test in Court and at Ballot Box U.S., November 4

    President Trump has a lot riding on the results of Tuesday’s elections, his tariffs case at the Supreme Court and the future of the government shutdown.

  42. La Corte Suprema debatirá si decirle ‘no’ a Trump y sus aranceles En español, November 3

    Lo que está en juego es la legalidad de la política económica emblemática de Trump: el uso de poderes de emergencia para imponer aranceles generalizados.

  43. Supreme Court Grapples With Suit by Soldier Injured in Bombing on U.S. Base U.S., November 3

    The lawsuit stemmed from a 2016 suicide attack in Afghanistan by a former Taliban member hired as a subcontractor on an American military base.

  44. The Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs Business, November 3

    A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.

  45. Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power U.S., November 3

    The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

  46. There’s Still a Shared American Story, and JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Vision Isn’t It Opinion, November 3

    For decades, the United States has clashed over two stories of nationhood.

  47. The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid U.S., November 3

    One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.

  48. At the Supreme Court, Liberal Justices Are Split Briefing, October 31

    We go inside their strained relationship.

  49. Resistance to Trump Isn’t Enough Opinion, October 31

    Why liberals need a plan and promise to make Congress great again.

  50. The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices U.S., October 31

    Outnumbered and facing vast stakes, Justices Kagan and Jackson are split over the best approach: investing in diplomacy inside the court or sounding the alarm outside.

  51. Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Set for ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft World, October 30

    Mass demonstrations are planned in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to end a decades-old exemption from military service for Israel’s Haredi religious students.

  52. In the Trump Presidency, the Rules Are Vague. That Might Be the Point. Magazine, October 30

    The U.S. has long believed that unspecific laws threaten democracy. So why is the administration being so vague?

  53. Supreme Court Asks for More Info in Trump Request to Deploy National Guard in Chicago U.S., October 29

    President Trump has ordered troops to Portland, Ore., Los Angeles, Washington and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.

  54. Trump Argues in Formal Appeal That His Conviction Was ‘Fatally Marred’ New York, October 28

    In 2024, a jury found that Donald J. Trump approved a scheme to falsify business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star. He became the first felon president.

  55. Ser latino en EE. UU. no debería ser un delito En español, October 27

    La campaña del gobierno de Trump contra la migración ilegal se ha convertido en una ofensiva de discriminación.

  56. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official U.S., October 27

    An appeals court sided with the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying her role is to work with Congress.

  57. Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test? U.S., October 27

    The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.

  58. Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime Opinion, October 27

    Trump’s immigration tactics violate both the law and human decency.

  59. The Supreme Court Owes the Country an Explanation for Its Big Decisions Video, October 27

    The Times editorial board critiques the Supreme Court’s overuse of the emergency docket to deliver consequential decisions without explaining its reasoning.

  60. Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race? U.S., October 24

    For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being tested.

  61. Me atrapaste. Hablo español En español, October 21

    Hoy en día, hablar español en voz alta en Estados Unidos se siente, extrañamente, como un acto transgresor.

  62. A 200-Year-Old Precedent Holds the Key to Trump’s Troop Deployment U.S., October 21

    The administration says the ruling, stemming from the seizure of an old mare, forbids judges from second-guessing his use of the National Guard.

  63. Judges Warn of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ and Universities Reject Trump Offer The Headlines, October 21

    Plus, a drastic drop in peanut allergies.

  64. Illinois Officials Ask Supreme Court to Keep Block on Trump’s Chicago Troop Deployment U.S., October 20

    A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country.

  65. Supreme Court Will Weigh Gun Restrictions for Drug Users U.S., October 20

    The Second Amendment case tests a federal law used to convict Hunter Biden that bars drug users and addicts from possessing guns.

  66. There Are Lessons From the Nixon Era in Trump’s Attempts to Freeze Spending U.S., October 18

    Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey lawmakers’ instructions.

  67. Judge Gives Prosecutors Until June 1 to Begin Retrial in Etan Patz Case New York, October 17

    The conviction of Pedro Hernandez in the 1979 murder of the 6-year-old was vacated. The Manhattan district attorney is exploring whether to try him again.

  68. Funding Runs Out for Federal Courts, Threatening Delays and Staff Shortages U.S., October 17

    The office that administers the federal court system said that as of Monday, the judiciary will not have funding to sustain “full, paid operations.”

  69. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago Area U.S., October 17

    The president has mobilized state-based military forces to U.S. cities over the objections of state and local officials.

  70. The Supreme Court Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era Video, October 17

    What do we expect from the Supreme Court and what can it actually do? On “Interesting Times,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Ross Douthat discuss how the court makes decisions, with an eye toward the future, rather than focusing on the moment we live in right now.

  71. Why Was Roe v. Wade Overturned? Video, October 17

    Abortion isn’t a right protected by the Constitution nor is it deeply rooted in the country’s history. Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes how the Supreme Court’s majority came to that conclusion on this week’s episode of “Interesting Times.” She tells Ross Douthat the tools she uses to interpret the law.

  72. What Trump’s War on Sanctuary Cities Is Really About Magazine, October 17

    A movement born in churches to help vulnerable immigrants has become a constitutional battleground in Chicago and Portland, Ore.

  73. We’ve Never Seen Anything Like Trump and Crypto. Opinion, October 17

    Trump’s crypto windfall represents a mixing of personal and government interests at an unprecedented scale.

  74. Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act U.S., October 16

    After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future.

  75. Amy Coney Barrett Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era Opinion, October 16

    The Supreme Court justice isn’t making decisions based on public opinion.

  76. The Israel-Gaza War Always Had an Unacknowledged Third Front Opinion, October 15

    Thousands of hostages are still awaiting freedom.

  77. Could a Supreme Court Ruling on Election Maps Affect the Midterms? Timing Matters. U.S., October 15

    A prohibition on the use of race in drawing electoral districts could allow states to redraw legislative lines before voting begins next year.

  78. The October 15 Supreme Court Voting Rights live blog included three standalone posts:
  79. The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans The Upshot, October 15

    Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

  80. Voting Rights Act’s Impact Has Reached Far Outside the South U.S., October 15

    While the 1965 law was adopted in response to discriminatory practices in southern states, it has affected states and localities nationwide.

  81. Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency U.S., October 15

    Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

  82. Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future. U.S., October 15

    If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.

  83. In Patz Case, Manhattan Prosecutors Ask for Months to Decide on Retrial New York, October 14

    The district attorney is searching for witnesses and plans to ask the Supreme Court to consider the Etan Patz case. A defense lawyer for the man accused in the killing says they’re dawdling.

  84. Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones’s Appeal of Payment to Sandy Hook Families U.S., October 14

    Mr. Jones was ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families who lost children in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Conn.

  85. Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act? U.S., October 14

    The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation. A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power.

  86. Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials U.S., October 13

    As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent.

  87. Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge? U.S., October 12

    There is little information in court filings about the dozen plaintiffs who challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander.

  88. Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders U.S., October 11

    Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

  89. Neil Gorsuch Has a Few Thoughts About America Today Op Ed, August 4

    The justice talks about everything from his indictment of the regulatory state to the rights of Native Americans.

  90. What to Watch for in Today’s Elections, and More Podcasts, November 7

    Plus, a gun rights case at the Supreme Court and WeWork’s bankruptcy filing.

  91. 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.

  92. The June 30 Student Loans Supreme Court Biden live blog included one standalone post:
  93. What the Debt Ceiling Deal Means for Student Loan Payments Washington, May 30

    The legislation would prevent President Biden from issuing another last-minute extension on the payments beyond the end of the summer.

  94. Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away Op Ed, May 23

    A justice who frequently struggles to see injustice and cruelty in the present will surely struggle to see injustice and cruelty in the past.

  95. Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Pandemic-Era Immigration Measure Washington, May 18

    The justices acted after the Biden administration announced that the health emergency used to justify the measure, Title 42, was ending.

  96. Biden Is Running on His Record (and Away From It) Washington, April 25

    President Biden has acknowledged that he has not accomplished all he wished to. But that, he maintains, is an argument for his re-election.

  97. 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.

  98. 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.

  99. The February 28 Student Loans Supreme Court live blog included one standalone post:
  100. Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan U.S., February 28

    The administration faced a conservative court that has insisted that government initiatives with major political and economic consequences be clearly authorized by Congress.

  101. Biden Officials Tell Supreme Court That Title 42 Case Will Soon Be Moot Washington, February 8

    The justices are set to hear arguments on March 1 on whether Republican-led states may seek to keep in place the immigration measure, which was justified by the coronavirus pandemic.

  102. 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.

  103. Biden Administration Defends Student Loan Cancellation at Supreme Court Washington, January 5

    In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration had acted within its authority in moving to forgive hundreds of billions in student debt.

  104. The Met’s Efforts to Increase Ticket Sales for Operas Letters, December 30

    Readers praise plans for more contemporary works. Also: Zelensky and American values; protecting the minority; remote work; the Groucho exception.

  105. Will Lifting Title 42 Cause a Border Crisis? It’s Already Here. National, December 29

    Plans to lift Title 42 have prompted dire predictions of chaos on the border. But there is already a migrant surge, because the pandemic policy was never an effective border-control tool.

  106. ‘This Is Not About the Pandemic Anymore’: Public Health Law Is Embraced as Border Band-Aid Washington, December 28

    For some lawmakers and politicians on both sides of the aisle, brandishing Title 42 is a way to flaunt an aggressive stance on the border.

  107. Migrant Expulsion Policy Must Stay in Place for Now, Supreme Court Says Washington, December 27

    The temporary stay in lifting the pandemic rule known as Title 42 is a provisional victory for 19 states, led mostly by Republicans, that had sought to keep it in place on the border.

  108. En 2022, debatimos el apocalipsis en Español, December 27

    ¿Se está acabando el mundo tal como lo conocíamos? ¿Lo sabrías, siquiera, antes de que fuera demasiado tarde?

  109. Was the World Collapsing? Or Were You Just Freaking Out? Op Ed, December 20

    In 2022, we debated the apocalypse.

  110. 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.

  111. 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.

  112. Sparks Fly as Musk Moves Fast to Remake Twitter Business, October 31

    The social network’s new owner wants to cut costs and make money from more aspects of tweeting. But some advertisers and celebrities remain cautious.

  113. Supreme Court to Reopen to the Public When Justices Return Washington, September 28

    The courthouse has been closed to most visitors since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime the court has been transformed.

  114. A Campaign Tactic by Democrats: Smart? Risky? Unethical? Letters, August 14

    Readers debate the party’s strategy of supporting far-right G.O.P. candidates it thinks it can beat. Also: Covid and schools; Ukraine’s students; Kansas and abortion.

  115. Pelosi in Taiwan: Sharp Views All Around Letters, August 3

    The House speaker’s visit is reviewed, pro and con. Also: The Kansas abortion vote; OB-GYNs; coal miners; rich and poor friends; single-issue voters.

  116. Your Friday Briefing: A Major U.S. Climate Ruling Dining, June 30

    Plus Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island.

  117. Your Friday Evening Briefing N Y T Now, May 27

    Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

  118. 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.