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Supreme Court maintains temp freeze on full SNAP benefits

by Jacob Fischler

November 12, 2025

The Supreme Court extended the freeze on full SNAP benefits for November through Thursday.

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks November SNAP payments

by Jacob Fischler

November 8, 2025

Yesterday it appeared that the SNAP soap opera had ended with the USDA issuing full SNAP payments for November but SCOTUS had a surprise guest appearance to destroy that happy ending.

U. S. Supreme court building in washington, d. C.

Dem states ask Supreme Court to halt Trump troop deployment to Chicago

by Jacob Fischler

October 21, 2025

Every state with either a Democratic governor, attorney general or both signed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to side with Illinois and Chicago to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s proposed deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. In an amicus…

Trump’s reignites 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power

by Andrea Katz, Law Professor

October 21, 2025

Over the years, the Supreme Court has treated the 10th Amendment like a magician’s hat, sometimes pulling out state powers, other times finding it empty.

These cases could give the Supreme Court an opening to reshape election law

by Carrie Levine, Votebeat

October 20, 2025

The justices are attempting to reshape election law by revisiting some arguments on redistricting that appeared settled just two years ago.

Supreme Court embracing unitary executive theory?

by Graham G. Dodds, Political Science Prof

October 7, 2025

Since taking office for a second term, President Trump has passed laws by executive order and is amassing power under the unitary executive theory laid out in Project 2025.

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Deportation protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans denied by Supreme Court

by Ariana Figueroa

October 5, 2025

The Supreme Court denied TPS for Venezuelans again. The Trump administration can now quickly deport more than 300,000 people.

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Trump Admin to SCOTUS: Overturn Ruling on Tariffs Case

by Jacob Fischler

September 4, 2025

Trump is the first president to trigger tariffs under the IEEPA. The ruling upheld an earlier decision on the tariffs case by the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come

by Paul M. Collins, Jr.

August 28, 2025

During the 2016 presidential election campaign, candidate Donald Trump took the unprecedented move of releasing a list of his potential Supreme Court nominees.

Voting rights act. Democracy on a brick wall

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The Supreme Court is Lying to You Conservative Justices Fully Destroy 1965 Voting Rights Act

by Mother Jones Staff

August 16, 2025

Republican-appointed justices have decided it is time to fully destroy the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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Due process: What it means in US law and its implications for migrant rights

by Ray Brescia, Albany Law School

July 28, 2025

The American concept of due process began in medieval England. Here’s how we ended up with the recent Supreme Court ruling.

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Many medical treatments could be affected by Supreme Court ruling

by Nada Hassanein

July 11, 2025

States might restrict other sex-specific care, experts say.

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President Trump’s Battle With Federal Courts, Explained

by Paul M. Collins, Jr.

July 8, 2025

The reasons why some courts have multiple judges and others have a single judge can be confusing. Here’s a guide to help understand what’s going on in the federal courts.