Sep 08 Watch 5:42 Legal scholar analyzes key court rulings on Trump’s immigration agenda By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson, Doug Adams For a legal perspective on new developments regarding President Trump’s immigration agenda, Geoff Bennett spoke with William Banks, professor emeritus of law at Syracuse University. Continue watching
Sep 08 Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated after she sued. Continue reading
Sep 08 Supreme Court ends restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up U.S. citizens By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in dissent people have been grabbed, thrown to the ground and handcuffed because of their looks and their accents. Continue reading
Sep 08 Trump administration asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 5:19 Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Jonah Anderson A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. It's another legal setback for the White House, which has also seen courts… Continue watching
Aug 21 Supreme Court lets Trump cut $783 million of health research funding amid anti-DEI push By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court majority lifted a judge’s order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National Institutes of Health to align with Republican President Donald Trump’s priorities. The high court did keep Trump administration guidance on future funding… Continue reading
Aug 14 Supreme Court allows Mississippi to enforce social media age verification law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has refused to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 6:46 Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court has handled a flood of appeals from the Trump administration on its emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket. In the first six months of Trump’s term, the conservatives on the court have sided with him… Continue watching
Jul 25 Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision By Michael Casey, Associated Press More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quickly back to the nation’s highest… Continue reading
Jul 25 Republicans and independents have warmed on Supreme Court since 2022 abortion ruling, poll says By Mark Sherman, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Views of the nation's highest court remain more negative than they were as recently as early 2022, before the high-profile ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs… Continue reading