Jul 17 Trump administration races to rebuild tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of Trump’s tariffs in February. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:56 Supreme Court justices make case for more security funding By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress as the nation’s highest court looks to increase security funding in the wake of threats. It’s the first time Supreme Court justices have appeared before Congress since 2019. Continue watching
Jul 13 WATCH: Justices Kagan and Barrett testify on Supreme Court budget, security By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. Continue reading
Jul 09 What's next for immigrants with TPS after Supreme Court ruling? By Maria Ramirez Uribe The legal status of nearly 1.3 million immigrants facing war or environmental disasters in their home countries is up in the air following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. In a 6-3 decision, the… Continue reading
Jul 08 Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment. Continue reading
Jul 01 Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark praises Supreme Court ruling affirming birthright citizenship By Terry Tang, Associated Press The great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, the Chinese American at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that established the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, called Tuesday’s ruling a victory for all Americans, saying it reaffirmed that precedent. Continue reading
Jul 01 E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay her $5.8M after Supreme Court rejects his appeal By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the… Continue reading
Jul 01 How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one key exception. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 5:40 Examining the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship, campaign finance rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court wrapped up its term issuing major rulings in cases centered on some of the nation’s biggest political fights. The most high-profile is a landmark ruling striking down President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Geoff… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 4:43 How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams To discuss the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling, Amna Nawaz spoke with Amanda Frost. She is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the author of “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to… Continue watching