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  1. The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments Opinion, Today

    Remember when Republicans loved small government?

  2. Supreme Court to Consider Illinois Mail-In Balloting Lawsuit U.S., Today

    The case, one of several challenges to mail-in ballot rules lodged by allies of President Trump, involves an effort to exclude votes received after Election Day.

  3. What is the Alliance Defending Freedom? U.S., Yesterday

    The conservative Christian law firm and advocacy group has been involved in a number of recent cases, including challenges to abortion access and gay and transgender rights.

  4. More Than 20 States Have Banned Conversion Therapy for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors U.S., Yesterday

    The Supreme Court’s decision in a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors would have implications for many states with similar laws.

  5. The Lawyer Who Secured Sweeping Presidential Power Now Helps Trump Deploy It U.S., Yesterday

    As the administration’s top advocate before the justices, D. John Sauer has notched several recent Supreme Court victories.

  6. What Is Strict Scrutiny, and Why Does It Matter? U.S., Yesterday

    It is the most demanding form of judicial review. If it applies, Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy is probably doomed.

  7. A Key Precedent Overturned Limits on Professionals’ Speech U.S., Yesterday

    The ruling, usually referred to as NIFLA, arose from a First Amendment challenge to California law regulating “crisis pregnancy centers.”

  8. What Is Conversion Therapy? A History of the Practice. U.S., Yesterday

    The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful.

  9. Trump Considers Insurrection Act, and Flights Slow During Government Shutdown The Headlines, Yesterday

    Plus, a new way to fight robocalls.

  10. No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants Opinion, Yesterday

    The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.

  11. Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Challenge to Ban on Conversion Therapy U.S., Yesterday

    The court’s ruling in the Colorado case will have implications for more than 20 other states with similar laws.

  12. Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store U.S., October 6

    The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.

  13. La Corte Suprema rechaza la apelación de condena de Ghislaine Maxwell En español, October 6

    La exempleada y amiga de Jeffrey Epstein argumentó que un acuerdo secreto entre unos fiscales y el multimillonario financiero invalidaba su condena.

  14. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell U.S., October 6

    The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction.

  15. Supreme Court Starts Consequential Term, and Illinois Governor Warns of ‘Trump’s Invasion’ The Headlines, October 6

    Plus, when Silicon Valley comes to the farm.

  16. Supreme Court Returns to Face Trump Tests of Presidential Power U.S., October 6

    As the justices return to the bench Monday, the court will confront a series of cases central to the president’s agenda.

  17. The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law' Opinion, October 6

    The phrase doesn’t appear in the Constitution or its amendments.

  18. Can Conversion Therapy Be Banned? Colorado Faces Speech Test at the Supreme Court. U.S., October 5

    Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18.

  19. Who Still Has Temporary Protected Status? U.S., October 4

    Conflicting court rulings have plunged hundreds of thousands of people with temporary protection from deportation into uncertainty.

  20. The Problem Lurking Beneath Our Church-and-State Debates Opinion, October 4

    What exactly is religion, anyway?

  21. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Hawaii Law Limiting Guns on Private Property U.S., October 3

    The Second Amendment case involves a Hawaii law that generally prohibits firearms on private property that is accessible to the public.

  22. Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion Opinion, October 2

    There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher education.

  23. Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law Obituaries, October 2

    Her streak of Supreme Court victories, which began during the New Deal era, benefited millions of workers and continue to shape labor rights today.

  24. Trump’s Shutdown Agenda, and a Wave of Mysterious Drones in Scandinavia The Headlines, October 2

    Plus, what Jane Goodall learned among the chimps.

  25. Fed’s Independence Remains at Risk Despite Temporary Legal Victory Business, October 2

    A Supreme Court order keeping Lisa Cook on the Federal Reserve Board for now is “a time to exhale but not breathe easy,” one expert said.

  26. How the Government Shutdown Is Slowing the Federal Courts U.S., October 1

    Justice Department lawyers are asking judges to pause their cases until funding resumes.

  27. Trump and Hegseth: The Quantico Campaign Opinion, October 1

    Readers sharply criticize the speeches by the president and the secretary of defense. Also: A cynical order from the Supreme Court.

  28. Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now U.S., October 1

    The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Ms. Cook and instead set oral arguments in the case for January.

  29. Full Federal Appeals Court to Hear Alien Enemies Act Case U.S., October 1

    The decision vacated a finding by a panel of the court’s judges regarding President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, but did not clear the way for such expulsions to resume.

  30. ‘Hypercharged’ Is the Only Word for This Supreme Court Opinion, September 30

    Three legal experts on an action-packed Supreme Court, as it enters a new term.

  31. Alaska Seized a $95,000 Plane Over Illicit Cargo: A Six-Pack of Beer U.S., September 29

    The plane’s owner, an 82-year-old veteran, has asked the Supreme Court to hear his case and set limits on forfeitures of property used to commit crimes.

  32. The Man Expanding Trump’s Presidential Powers Video, September 29

    Coral Davenport, a New York Times reporter, explains how Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, plans to circumvent Congress’s budgetary powers to advance the Trump administration’s agenda.

  33. El gobierno de Trump pide a la Corte Suprema que permita el fin de la ciudadanía por nacimiento En español, September 28

    Los abogados del gobierno pidieron a los jueces que despejaran el camino para la orden ejecutiva del presidente que pone fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento.

  34. Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy New York, September 27

    Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jersey, was told she might have violated her contract, according to an email shared with The New York Times.

  35. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of Birthright Citizenship U.S., September 27

    Government lawyers asked the justices to clear the way for the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

  36. Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash Foreign Aid U.S., September 26

    The Trump administration objects to paying out $4 billion appropriated by Congress.

  37. Google Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute With Fortnite Creator U.S., September 25

    The case could rewrite the rules on how businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system.

  38. Top Economic Leaders Warn Supreme Court to Allow Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now U.S., September 25

    In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence.

  39. This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook Opinion, September 24

    Trump dreams of infinite presidential power.

  40. Trump Targets Tylenol and Vaccines, and ABC Brings Kimmel Back The Headlines, September 23

    Plus, America’s new astronauts.

  41. Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner U.S., September 22

    The justices said they will consider whether to overrule a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency.

  42. Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege World, September 20

    Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.

  43. Trump Asks the Supreme Court, Again, to Lift Protections for Venezuelans U.S., September 19

    The solicitor general accused a federal trial judge of defying an earlier order from the justices, though one that provided no reasoning.

  44. In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line U.S., September 19

    The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not.

  45. El ‘discurso de odio’ y la Primera Enmienda en EE. UU.: lo que hay que saber En español, September 18

    Los funcionarios del gobierno de Trump han hablado mucho de castigar ciertos tipos de mensaje. Esto es lo que dice la ley.

  46. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor U.S., September 18

    President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, at which the Fed voted to cut interest rates.

  47. What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment U.S., September 17

    There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says.

  48. Fed Meeting Set to Bring Together Trump Ally With Targets of President’s Ire Business, September 16

    Stephen Miran and Lisa Cook will both cast votes at the central bank’s meeting on Wednesday, where policymakers are expected to lower interest rates.

  49. The Rise of the Supreme Court’s So-Called Shadow Docket The Daily, September 15

    Many of the rulings in which the justices have cleared the way for President Trump’s agenda have come in terse, unsigned orders.

  50. The Supreme Court’s Fast Track Needs a Name, and the Justices Are Split U.S., September 15

    Critics call the expedited rulings, which have become routine in the second Trump administration, the “shadow docket.” The justices have other ideas.

  51. White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing U.S., September 14

    In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.

  52. On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Divides U.S., September 14

    The second Trump administration has filed roughly the same number of applications so far as the Biden administration did over four years. But they have fared quite differently.

  53. Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America Books, September 14

    In “We the People,” the Harvard historian worries that the glacial amendment process is leading the country to crisis.

  54. Federal Judge Questions Deportations to Ghana U.S., September 14

    A hearing in the case of five migrants deported to Ghana last week showed how earlier Supreme Court rulings have paved the way for President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

  55. Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Was Illegal, Judge Rules U.S., September 14

    Months have passed since the lawsuit was filed, and many of the fired employees have moved on, the judge noted.

  56. A Chaotic Showdown Over Election Integrity in India World, September 13

    Opposition parties say a move by India’s election commission is part of a wider pattern of election influencing by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which derides the claims.

  57. Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks Opinion, September 12

    Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.

  58. One Country Knew What to Do When Its President Tried to Steal an Election Opinion, September 12

    Brazil just succeeded where we failed.

  59. Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute U.S., September 10

    The interim order came after a decision in June on medical care for transgender youths and as the justices prepare to hear arguments on transgender athletes.

  60. Trump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling U.S., September 10

    For the president, the power to issue limitless tariffs is at the heart of his second-term vision, from trade to foreign policy.

  61. Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History Opinion, September 10

    Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.

  62. ‘We All Thought the Raids Were Over’: Fears Return for Immigrants in L.A. U.S., September 9

    Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume.

  63. Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now U.S., September 9

    Acting on his own, the chief justice issued an “administrative stay” pausing a trial judge’s ruling while the full court considers the matter.

  64. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump’s Sprawling Tariffs U.S., September 9

    The justices moved quickly to schedule oral argument to consider the legality of the president’s signature economic initiative.

  65. In New Book, Think Tank Behind Project 2025 Takes On the Constitution U.S., September 9

    The Heritage Foundation’s clause-by-clause analysis, to be published next month, is an originalist manifesto and a showcase for aspiring Supreme Court nominees.

  66. Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza City, and Congress Releases Epstein Birthday Notes The Headlines, September 9

    Plus, the fight for control of Fox News.

  67. The Supreme Court Decision on ICE and Racial Profiling, Explained U.S., September 8

    The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional.

  68. Amy Coney Barrett’s Memoir Is as Careful and Disciplined as Its Author Books, September 8

    In a studiously bland new book, “Listening to the Law,” the Supreme Court justice describes her legal philosophy and tries to sidestep the court’s recent controversies.

  69. Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops U.S., September 8

    A federal judge had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like a person’s ethnicity or that they speak Spanish.

  70. Trump Administration, Again, Asks Supreme Court to Let It Block Foreign Aid U.S., September 8

    The court has been largely receptive to the administration’s claims of executive power.

  71. States Heading Toward Constitutional Showdown Over Abortion Shield Laws Health, September 8

    Texas and New York are at the leading edge of an escalating states’ rights battle over the mailing of abortion pills to patients in states with bans.

  72. 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.

  73. 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.

  74. 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.

  75. The June 30 Student Loans Supreme Court Biden live blog included one standalone post:
  76. 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.

  77. 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.

  78. 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.

  79. 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.

  80. 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.

  81. 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.

  82. The February 28 Student Loans Supreme Court live blog included one standalone post:
  83. 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.

  84. 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.

  85. 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.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

  89. ‘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.

  90. 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.

  91. 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?

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

    In 2022, we debated the apocalypse.

  93. 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.

  94. 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.

  95. 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.

  96. 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.

  97. 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.

  98. 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.

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

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

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

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

  101. 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.