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FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Politics Sep 09

Chief justice keeps Trump funding freeze in place for now

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jun 26

U.S. President Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress
Supreme Court’s final opinions of the term are coming Friday, Roberts says

Six cases remain to be decided, including whether President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship can take effect anywhere in the United States.

By Associated Press

Nation May 22

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court 4-4 vote ends Oklahoma’s taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school

The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics May 08

FILE PHOTO: Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term
WATCH: ‘Judicial independence is crucial,’ Chief Justice Roberts says

Amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive.”…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Apr 07

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington
Chief justice pauses deadline for Trump administration to return Maryland man from El Salvador

The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Mar 19

Watch 4:54
Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice

By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz

Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ‘radical left’ judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary.

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Mar 19

Watch 6:50
Constitutional law professor analyzes Trump’s clash with the judiciary

By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams

Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump's criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president’s…

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Mar 18

Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching a judge who ruled against him

By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a rare statement.

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Jul 02

6 big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term

By Marcia Coyle

Despite former President Donald Trump’s dominance of the docket, much more happened in rulings that may affect multiple aspects of American lives.

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May 30

Chief Justice Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Supreme Court ethics

By Associated Press

Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito.

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