Aftershocks from ‘The Shadow Papers’
Publication of a trove of confidential Supreme Court memos ignited debates in the legal academy.
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Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says
The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
The justices have allowed vouchers for religious schools and required equal treatment in tuition programs. But direct government payments to religious public schools pose a new test.
Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant
A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador.
At the Supreme Court, the Trump Agenda Is Always an ‘Emergency’
As legal challenges to the Trump administration mount, the justices are facing a key test — a flood of “emergency applications” asking for immediate intervention.
Will Religion’s Remarkable Winning Streak at the Supreme Court Continue?
The court, which has been receptive to claims from religious groups, particularly Christian ones, will hear three major cases in the coming weeks.
Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’
The administration had tightened regulations on kits that can be easily assembled into nearly untraceable firearms.
Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts goes beyond what has happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, where leaders spent years remaking the judiciary.
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.
Judge Draws Trump’s Ire Over Ruling to Stop Deportation Flights
President Trump has called for Judge Boasberg to be impeached after he ruled against the administration over the president’s efforts to use a law from 1798 to speed deportations.