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  1. The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century Op Ed, November 18

    Three states are calling on the federal courts for help in making women have more babies.

  2. 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.

  3. Liberal Berkeley’s Toughened Stance on Homeless Camps Is a Bellwether National, November 16

    The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.

  4. Claire Gaudiani, 79, Embattled Connecticut College President, Dies Obits, November 15

    Her unusual approach to building bridges between her wealthy campus and its beleaguered hometown led to a Supreme Court case and a faculty revolt.

  5. End the Criminal Cases Against Trump Op Ed, November 15

    Democracy’s ultimate verdict has been delivered.

  6. A Surprise at the Federalist Society Gala: Justice Breyer, a Retired Liberal Washington, November 15

    The conservative legal group’s annual dinner featured a conversation between Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative. Both stressed the importance of an independent judiciary.

  7. 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.

  8. Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Securities Fraud Case Against Nvidia Washington, November 13

    The case, which is in an early stage, accused the giant technology company of misleading investors about its exposure to the cryptocurrency industry.

  9. India’s Top Court Bans ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Often Used Against Muslims Foreign, November 13

    The tactic, in which state governments raze the homes and businesses of people as acts of retribution, has been on the rise in recent years.

  10. Trump’s Demand to Skirt Senate Confirmations Poses Early Test of a Radical Second Term Washington, November 12

    The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.

  11. 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.

  12. Why Shakespeare Remains Relevant Today Letters, November 10

    Readers discuss the production of the Bard’s plays today. Also: Elderly and physically active; investing in youth to reduce crime; political corruption.

  13. Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire? Conservatives Are Divided. Washington, November 9

    Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.

  14. Trump’s Supreme Court Agenda Is Likely to Include Legal U-Turns Washington, November 8

    In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors.

  15. Man Who Illegally Accessed Ginsburg’s Medical Records Gets 2 Years in Prison Express, November 7

    The man, a former health care worker, was convicted in July on two charges stemming from the privacy breach and his attempts to cover it up.

  16. What to Know About Trump’s New York Criminal Case After the Election Metro, November 6

    Donald J. Trump, the first felon elected president, has a sentencing scheduled for Nov. 26. He has many ways to avoid punishment.

  17. With Political Victory, Trump Fights Off Legal Charges Washington, November 6

    By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. A History of Clashes Between Netanyahu and the Defense Minister He Fired Foreign, November 5

    Yoav Gallant, the ousted cabinet minister, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had sharp public disagreements over Israel’s war against Hamas and what will follow it.

  21. ¿La Corte Suprema podría decidir estas elecciones presidenciales? En español, November 5

    Los expertos señalan que es poco probable que el tribunal termine ejerciendo un papel importante en el resultado, pero es posible. Te contamos por qué.

  22. Could This Presidential Election Be Decided by the Supreme Court? Express, November 5

    It is unlikely that the court ends up playing a major role in the outcome, according to elections experts, but it is possible. Here’s why.

  23. Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Voting Map Dispute Washington, November 4

    The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.

  24. ¿Una salida a la crisis constitucional mexicana? Surge una idea En español, November 2

    Una voz solitaria en la Suprema Corte de México propone un compromiso para disminuir las tensiones políticas. Pero persisten grandes obstáculos.

  25. A Way Out of Mexico’s Constitutional Crisis? One Idea for Compromise Emerges. Foreign, November 2

    A lone voice on Mexico’s Supreme Court has proposed a way to ease the political tensions that have arisen over a judicial overhaul. But big obstacles could prevent any deal.

  26. Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Count of Some Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots Washington, November 1

    Republicans had sought to block the counting of provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid. Democrats celebrated the ruling as a win in a crucial state.

  27. Donald Trump Is Done With Checks and Balances Op Ed, November 1

    You aren’t just choosing a candidate. You’re choosing a theory of power.

  28. Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge Possibly Ineligible Voters for Now Washington, October 30

    A divided court sided with Republicans, allowing the state to cull about 1,600 voters less than a week before Election Day.

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

    Plus, refunds for canceled flights.

  30. 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.

  31. It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Sign Away Your Right to a Trial Op Ed, October 28

    Arbitration caught on for good reason, but it has drifted too far from its original purpose.

  32. Anita Hill: The Smearing of Kamala Harris Op Ed, October 28

    The insults hurled at Ms. Harris are a reminder of how Republican senators tried to shame me when I challenged Clarence Thomas’s fitness.

  33. 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.

  34. 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.”

  35. The Guardrails Failed. Now It’s Down to Us. Op Ed, October 25

    Trump’s great accomplishment is to spread the dangerous lie that our problems can be blamed on the weakest and most vulnerable in our midst.

  36. Trump Seeks to Challenge Jack Smith’s Appointment in Election Case Washington, October 24

    The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected.

  37. This Election Is Also a Choice Between Two Visions of the Federal Courts National, October 23

    Judges have vast influence over the biggest political questions. An analysis of President Biden and Donald J. Trump’s nominees found stark differences that could emerge again after November.

  38. The Princess and the Justice Washington, October 22

    Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis bonded with Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. over Catholicism and ending abortion. She introduced him to her sumptuous world when he visited her Bavarian palace.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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.

  42. The June 30 Student Loans Supreme Court Biden live blog included one standalone post:
  43. 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.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. 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.

  47. 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.

  48. 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.

  49. The February 28 Student Loans Supreme Court live blog included one standalone post:
  50. 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.

  51. 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.

  52. 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.

  53. 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.

  54. 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.

  55. 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.

  56. ‘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.

  57. 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.

  58. 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?

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

    In 2022, we debated the apocalypse.

  60. 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.

  61. 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.

  62. 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.

  63. 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.

  64. 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.

  65. 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.

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

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

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

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

  68. 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.