The First Supreme Court ‘Emergency’ of Trump’s Second Term Is Here
The case involves major constitutional questions about presidential power—but its unusual posture could make it a dud.
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
On his first day back in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Under the order, the ...
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How the Courts Can Stop Trump
The former national legal director of the ACLU analyzes recent efforts to block the president’s executive orders.
DOJ Says It Will Defend NLRB Firing to High Court if Needed, Citing 'Humphrey's Executor'
In Humphrey's Executor v. United States, the high court held in 1935 that a president must have cause to fire the member of a ...
Trump's firings of independent agency heads put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs
President Trump has terminated the heads of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board, sparking legal challenges over their removal.
Decision to end Venezuelan TPS is ‘frivolous’ and can be defeated in court, report says
The Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans was “frivolous”, politically motivated and of questionable legality, a public policy research think tank said ...
National Politics
The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general ...