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  1. Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries to Which They Have No Connection U.S., Yesterday

    The ruling applies immediately to a group of men the government has sought to send to South Sudan.

  2. Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Suit Over Shaved Dreadlocks U.S., Yesterday

    Damon Landor, whose faith requires him to let his hair grow long, said guards threw a court ruling in the trash before holding him down and shaving his head to the scalp.

  3. He Was a Goatherd as a Boy. Now He’ll Lead Mexico’s Top Court. World, Yesterday

    Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.

  4. De niño fue pastor. Ahora dirigirá la Suprema Corte de México En español, June 22

    Hugo Aguilar Ortiz se ha convertido en una de las figuras indígenas más visibles de México y en un símbolo de la reestructuración del poder judicial impulsada por el partido gobernante en el país.

  5. Supreme Court Won’t Fast-Track Tariffs Challenge U.S., June 20

    In an unusual request, two toy manufacturers had asked the court to greatly expedite their case.

  6. Supreme Court Finds Retired Firefighter Cannot Sue for Disability Discrimination U.S., June 20

    In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired.

  7. Justices Let Fuel Producers Challenge California’s Limits on Car Emissions U.S., June 20

    The 7-to-2 decision stressed that it did not address the merits of the dispute, and concerned only whether the producers had standing to sue.

  8. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors The Daily, June 20

    The justices ruled that a Tennessee law did not violate equal protection principles, a bitter setback for transgender rights proponents.

  9. How the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Reveals a Shift Video, June 19

    In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision.

  10. TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream Business, June 19

    TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on the French Riviera this week, even as a U.S. ban loomed over the company.

  11. The Supreme Court Fails to See Transgender Teens Opinion, June 19

    The retrenchment on transgender rights is fueled by fear: fear of the future, fear of unfamiliar concepts, fear of not knowing one’s child.

  12. Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors U.S., June 19

    The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.

  13. What to Know About the Transgender Rights Movement’s Supreme Court Gamble Magazine, June 19

    A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.

  14. My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken. Opinion, June 18

    As parents, we know better than state officials what our child needs.

  15. Democrats’ Wary Response to Transgender Ruling Shows the Party’s Retreat U.S., June 18

    While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue.

  16. The Court Upheld a State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors. Here’s What We Know. U.S., June 18

    The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.

  17. The Last Time Supreme Court Considered Trans Rights, It Protected Them U.S., June 18

    In 2020, the justices ruled 6-3 that gay and transgender workers were shielded from employment discrimination nationwide.

  18. The Supreme Court’s Decision on Transgender Care for Minors, Annotated Interactive, June 18

    The Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors.

  19. 27 States Have Restricted Gender-Transition Treatments for Minors Since 2021 U.S., June 18

    Transgender minors and their parents, guardians and doctors have challenged bans in 19 states, with mixed results.

  20. What Has Medical Research Found on Gender Treatments for Trans Youth? U.S., June 18

    The Supreme Court cited the uncertainty in the scientific evidence.

  21. Sotomayor Writes the Court ‘Abandons’ Transgender Children to ‘Political Whims’ U.S., June 18

    Justice Sotomayor also read her dissent from the bench, a move typically reserved to emphasize a justice’s extreme displeasure with a decision.

  22. The June 18 Supreme Court Transgender Care live blog included one standalone post:
  23. Read the Supreme Court’s Decision on Transgender Care for Minors Interactive, June 18

    The Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors

  24. Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals U.S., June 17

    Annual financial disclosures revealed some of the perks of being on the Supreme Court, including international teaching and book sales.

  25. Companies Ask Supreme Court to Fast-Track Challenge to Tariffs U.S., June 17

    Two toy manufacturers asked the court to greatly expedite their case, in an unusual request.

  26. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Subpoena to Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers U.S., June 16

    The question for the justices is whether the centers may pursue a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena seeking donor information in federal court.

  27. Trump’s Strategy in Law Firm Cases: Lose, Don’t Appeal, Yet Prevail U.S., June 16

    The handful of notable firms that were targeted by the president for punishment but chose to fight have uniformly won. Nine others have nonetheless pledged almost $1 billion in free legal work.

  28. Alex Polikoff, Who Won a Marathon Housing Segregation Case, Dies at 98 U.S., June 15

    He notched a victory in a Supreme Court decision against the City of Chicago in 1976. He then spent over 40 years making sure the ruling was enforced.

  29. What We Learned About Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Decisions Video, June 15

    President Trump appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to clinch a conservative legal revolution. But soon after arriving at the Supreme Court, she began surprising her colleagues.

  30. How Amy Coney Barrett Is Confounding the Right and the Left U.S., June 15

    President Trump appointed her to clinch a conservative legal revolution. But soon after arriving at the Supreme Court, she began surprising her colleagues.

  31. Justice Barrett: In Her Own Words U.S., June 15

    Off the bench, the Supreme Court justice has discussed her judicial and personal philosophies, having a son with Down syndrome and running away from television trucks in high heels.

  32. Judge Signals Openness to Granting Bail to Returned Deportee U.S., June 13

    Denying the Justice Department’s request to detain the deportee would be a significant rebuke of the Trump administration, which has repeatedly cast him as a dangerous criminal.

  33. Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case U.S., June 12

    Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.

  34. Supreme Court Revives Suit From Victims of Botched F.B.I. Raid U.S., June 12

    Lower courts ruled in favor of agents who had used a battering ram and a flash-bang grenade in mistakenly raiding the home of a Georgia couple.

  35. Trump declara emergencias cuestionables para acumular poder, según los académicos En español, June 11

    En disputas sobre protestas, deportaciones y aranceles, el presidente ha invocado estatutos que es posible que no le proporcionen la autoridad que reclama.

  36. Federal Court Agrees to Continue Trump’s Tariffs as Appeal Gets Underway Business, June 11

    The appeals court’s decision delivered an important but interim victory for the Trump administration.

  37. U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway Business, June 11

    The appeals court’s decision delivered an important but interim victory for the Trump administration.

  38. Justice Dept. Seeks to Pause Ruling Ordering Due Process for Deported Venezuelans U.S., June 10

    The emergency request came a day before the Trump administration was supposed to outline how to allow nearly 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador to challenge their expulsion.

  39. Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say U.S., June 10

    In disputes over protests, deportations and tariffs, the president has invoked statutes that may not provide him with the authority he claims.

  40. The Supreme Court Is Divided in More Ways Than You’d Think Opinion, June 9

    Originalism is not just a unifying philosophy.

  41. Are Millennials ‘Childless’ or ‘Child Free’? Opinion, June 8

    Readers respond to a guest essay by Michal Leibowitz. Also: Is America no longer a beacon?

  42. Justice Jackson Just Helped Reset the D.E.I. Debate Opinion, June 8

    How much should the law treat a person as an individual rather than as a member of a group?

  43. Scott Panetti, 67, at the Center of a Landmark Death Penalty Case, Dies U.S., June 7

    Diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, he spent 30 years on death row. In 2007, the Supreme Court raised the bar for executing the mentally ill, though Texas still tried to put him to death.

  44. Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records U.S., June 6

    As Elon Musk leaves Washington, the team he formed to ferret out waste and abuse won dual victories in the Supreme Court.

  45. Trump Administration Asks Justices to Clear the Way for Cuts to Education Department U.S., June 6

    Lawyers for the administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

  46. Will White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely. Business, June 6

    The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.

  47. How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa U.S., June 6

    Homeland Security is holding eight deportees under 24/7 guard at a U.S. military base in Djibouti. It’s unclear how long they’ll be there, or where they’ll be sent next.

  48. This Idea Explains a Lot About What Has Happened in Trump 2.0 Opinion, June 6

    Why anti-managerialism is back.

  49. Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Built on Lessons From First-Term Fights U.S., June 5

    The addition of visa overstays as a rationale could provide an opening for new legal challenges, migrant advocates say.

  50. Supreme Court Backs Catholic Charity Denied Exemption in Tax Case U.S., June 5

    The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for the exemption.

  51. Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gunmakers U.S., June 5

    The case focused on whether the Mexican government could legally sue U.S. manufacturers over claims that they shared blame for violence by drug cartels.

  52. Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit U.S., June 5

    The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases.

  53. Judge Orders Trump Administration to Take Steps to Give Due Process to Deported Migrants U.S., June 4

    The judge also said the men, expelled under the Alien Enemies Act, were likely to prevail in their claims that they had been treated unfairly, deported with no chance to contest their removals.

  54. Trump’s Tariffs Are a Step Toward Unbridled Presidential Power Opinion, June 4

    Courts would be hard-pressed to explain why arguments that were fatal to the Biden administration’s overreach do not apply to Trump’s tariffs.

  55. Justice Dept. Drops Biden-Era Push to Obtain Peter Navarro’s Emails U.S., June 3

    The department’s move is one of many recent actions taken to dismiss criminal and civil actions against Trump allies such as Mr. Navarro, the president’s trade adviser.

  56. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Illinois Mail-In Ballot Law U.S., June 2

    The justices added four cases to their docket for next term, including a lawsuit brought by a conservative group challenging an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be counted after Election Day.

  57. Introducing ‘The Protocol’ Podcasts, June 2

    Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care got pulled into a political fight that could end it in the United States.

  58. Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles U.S., June 2

    The case from Maryland was the court’s latest opportunity to apply its recently announced history-based test for assessing the constitutionality of gun control laws.

  59. A Fiery Brief Fueled by Conservatives Helped Put Trump’s Tariffs in Peril U.S., June 2

    A coalition including leading figures on the right said the president’s program did violence to the Constitution. One judge cited it eight times.

  60. Trump Aides Insist That Tariffs Will Remain, Even After Court Ruling U.S., June 1

    One official said that the president is unlikely to delay his initial 90-day pause on some of his highest rates.

  61. Why Trump Is Mad at the ‘Sleazebag’ Leonard Leo Opinion, June 1

    The president is very unhappy with the federal judiciary and the Federalist Society.

  62. Lawyers for Migrants Press Appeals Court to Stop Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act U.S., May 31

    It was an opening salvo in what is likely to be the decisive legal battle over the president’s attempts to employ the rarely used wartime law as a centerpiece of his aggressive deportation agenda.

  63. Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks U.S., May 30

    The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed.

  64. Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration, for Now, to End Biden-Era Migrant Program U.S., May 30

    The administration had asked the court to allow it to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 people facing dire humanitarian crises in their home countries.

  65. Tariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy U.S., May 29

    A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.

  66. Trump Officials Intensify Attacks on Judges as Court Losses Mount U.S., May 29

    White House reactions to unfavorable court rulings appeared designed to undermine confidence in the judiciary.

  67. Supreme Court Curbs Scope of Environmental Reviews U.S., May 29

    The question for the justices was whether an agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah.

  68. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Send Migrants to South Sudan U.S., May 27

    Government lawyers said a federal judge in Boston had overstepped his authority by requiring hearings before deportations to countries other than the migrants’ own.

  69. Justices Allow School to Bar Student From Wearing ‘Only Two Genders’ Shirt U.S., May 27

    Conservative justices dissented as the Supreme Court denied review in that case and one on religious objections to mining on sacred Indian land.

  70. Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power? Opinion, May 25

    The Supreme Court bears a heavy dose of responsibility for plunging the legal world into chaos.

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

  73. 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.

  74. The June 30 Student Loans Supreme Court Biden live blog included one standalone post:
  75. 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.

  76. 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.

  77. 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.

  78. 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.

  79. 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.

  80. 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.

  81. The February 28 Student Loans Supreme Court live blog included one standalone post:
  82. 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.

  83. 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.

  84. 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.

  85. 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.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. ‘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.

  89. 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.

  90. 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?

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

    In 2022, we debated the apocalypse.

  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. 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.

  95. 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.

  96. 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.

  97. 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.

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

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

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

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

  100. 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.