Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court
Read full article: Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme CourtA federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving Supreme Court justice in American history
Read full article: Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving Supreme Court justice in American historySupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln.
Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case
Read full article: Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse casePresident Donald Trump's lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, is asking a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award.
Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year
Read full article: Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election yearRecent court rulings on abortion pill access have reignited a contentious political issue in a midterm year.
Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
Read full article: Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulingsThe Trump administration has been found in violation of court rulings in an extraordinary number of lawsuits on a broad set of issues.
Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal
Read full article: Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade dealPresident Donald Trump says he'll increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.
Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling
Read full article: Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's rulingLouisiana’s congressional primaries are not going forward as scheduled in May as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some statesSeveral states already are taking steps to respond to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana.
Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is whenThe U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country.
Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
Read full article: Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice DepartmentFormer FBI Director James Comey has appeared briefly in court, kick-starting a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely be a challenge for the Justice Department to win.
GM expects a $500 million tariff refund from Trump levies the Supreme Court struck down
Read full article: GM expects a $500 million tariff refund from Trump levies the Supreme Court struck downGeneral Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies.
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected
Read full article: Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedWhen the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them.
Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring DemocratsVirginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements.
Justice Department reaches $1.25M settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe
Read full article: Justice Department reaches $1.25M settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probeAn aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement with the federal government.
Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says
Read full article: Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor saysJustice Sonia Sotomayor says part of the reason for President Donald Trump's string of wins on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is that her conservative colleagues believe that blocking executive policies is a blow that can't be easily fixed.
Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
Read full article: Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress convictionLongtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring electionWisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in an election that will either maintain or expand the court’s liberal majority.
Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship
Read full article: Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenshipPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in MississippiThe Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him.
Here's a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms
Read full article: Here's a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case loomsThe Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.
Some familiar names to the Supreme Court in a death row case over racial bias in jury makeup
Read full article: Some familiar names to the Supreme Court in a death row case over racial bias in jury makeupSome names will be familiar to the Supreme Court in the latest case involving a Black death row inmate from Mississippi.
Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year
Read full article: Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this yearThe Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month.
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
Read full article: Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme CourtThe Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries.
Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump
Read full article: Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring TrumpSupreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda.
Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal
Read full article: Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appealThe Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation.
Hong Kong firm seeks $2 billion over Panama's takeover of 2 key canal ports
Read full article: Hong Kong firm seeks $2 billion over Panama's takeover of 2 key canal portsA subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports.
Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court
Read full article: Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme CourtIn a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds.
Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process
Read full article: Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund processA federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month.
Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there
Read full article: Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 thereIsrael’s top court will allow international aid groups to keep operating in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories.
Panamanian investigators remove documents from offices of company that ran canal ports
Read full article: Panamanian investigators remove documents from offices of company that ran canal portsPanamanian investigators have carried documents out of offices belonging to a Hong Kong-owned company that operated ports at either end of the Panama Canal until its concession was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court last month.
Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrants
Read full article: Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrantsThe Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now.
Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes poker
Read full article: Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes pokerA prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player.
Brazil’s Supreme Court begins trial of suspects in Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco killing
Read full article: Brazil’s Supreme Court begins trial of suspects in Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco killingBrazil’s Supreme Court has started the high-profile trial of the suspects allegedly behind the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018.
FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegal
Read full article: FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegalFedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal.
Aid groups petition Israeli court to let them keep working in Gaza after ban over new rules
Read full article: Aid groups petition Israeli court to let them keep working in Gaza after ban over new rulesSeventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules.
Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator following Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator following Supreme Court rulingA Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them.
After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
Read full article: After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff moneySenate Democrats are unveiling a bill to have the government refund about $175 billion in Trump-era tariff money after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were illegal.
US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers
Read full article: US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losersU.S. stocks slumped after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution.
Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump's tariffs
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump's tariffsSome Republicans seemed relieved at the news that the Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime.
Murky outlook for businesses after tariff ruling prompts countermoves by Trump
Read full article: Murky outlook for businesses after tariff ruling prompts countermoves by TrumpBusinesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place.
Trump seethes over Supreme Court justices who opposed him on tariffs, especially those he appointed
Read full article: Trump seethes over Supreme Court justices who opposed him on tariffs, especially those he appointedPresident Donald Trump’s vision of the Supreme Court, in which his three appointees are personally loyal to him, collided with the court’s view of itself when six justices voted to strike down Trump’s signature economic policy, global tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law.
Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
Read full article: Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxesPresident Donald Trump is dealing with a major legal defeat Friday after the Supreme Court struck down many of the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth.
Jury to get tax-evasion case against Supreme Court lawyer who became high-stakes poker player
Read full article: Jury to get tax-evasion case against Supreme Court lawyer who became high-stakes poker playerA trial is drawing to a close for the tax-evasion case against a prominent Supreme Court lawyer accused of failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in winnings from ultra-high-stakes poker games.
Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts
Read full article: Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming expertsThe U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test.
Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19
Read full article: Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn 19, including chest, genital and facial surgeries.
3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, the Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffs
Read full article: 3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, the Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffsWhen the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly fast resolution seemed possible.
Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
Read full article: Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officersIt has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.
In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exception
Read full article: In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exceptionThe Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Read full article: AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook caseFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be counted
Read full article: Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be countedThe next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how the head count will be done and who'll be counted.
Bolsonaro briefly leaves Brazilian prison for medical tests after a fall from his bed
Read full article: Bolsonaro briefly leaves Brazilian prison for medical tests after a fall from his bedBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has briefly left a prison in Brasilia for medical examinations after hitting his head.
India's top court denies bail to 2 Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trial
Read full article: India's top court denies bail to 2 Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trialIndia’s Supreme Court has denied bail to two Muslim student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been detained for years without trial.
The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun laws
Read full article: The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun lawsThe Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights.
Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled
Read full article: Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabledThe Supreme Court has heard arguments about how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution.
Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board membersThe Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.
West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptions
Read full article: West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptionsThe West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children.
Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Read full article: Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffsCostco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes.
Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector case
Read full article: Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector caseArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state.
Bangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next elections
Read full article: Bangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next electionsBangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system for elections but says it won’t apply to the polls being held early next year.
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
Read full article: EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it coversThe Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwideA call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference.
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
Read full article: Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markersThe Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.
Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, extending a Democratic majority on its highest court
Read full article: Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, extending a Democratic majority on its highest courtAll three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court.
Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them
Read full article: Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses themFor President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will.
A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump's tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?
Read full article: A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump's tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?A small company in Vermont that specializes in women's cycling apparel is at the center of the fight over President Donald Trump's contentious tariff policy.
Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign
Read full article: Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaignDemocrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appeals his 27-year prison sentence
Read full article: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appeals his 27-year prison sentenceLawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat.
Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright Office
Read full article: Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright OfficeThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers
Read full article: Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapersMore anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections.
How a 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for meteoric growth in legal sports betting
Read full article: How a 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for meteoric growth in legal sports bettingA 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to the legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial.
After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation rise
Read full article: After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation riseBlack lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political representation following oral arguments in a Supreme Court case.
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights ActSection 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.
Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights ActThe Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.
Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebration
Read full article: Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebrationA New Jersey man has been arrested on charges that he had explosive materials in his possession near a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing to celebrate an annual Mass marking the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term.
Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids
Read full article: Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kidsA majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.
New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential power
Read full article: New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential powerA monumental Supreme Court term is set to begin with major tests of presidential power on the agenda.
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship
Read full article: Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenshipA federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
