A divided federal appeals panel says the administration can't strip detained immigrants of their shot at a bond hearing — deepening a circuit split that may soon land at the Supreme Court.
The nation's highest court delivered a sweeping rebuke to the White House, affirming that citizenship by birth is a constitutional guarantee, not a policy the president can undo with a signature.
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said law enforcement's sweeping location-data warrants trigger constitutional privacy protections, sending the case back to a lower court for further review.
From birthright citizenship to presidential firing power, the justices are sprinting to finish 22 cases before summer recess — and Donald Trump is not happy about where most of them appear to be headed.
Four landmark cases testing the outer limits of presidential authority are awaiting rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, with decisions expected before the close of the current term that will shape American governance for decades.
In a rare procedural move, the Supreme Court on May 4 issued its judgment immediately in a major Louisiana redistricting case, bypassing the standard 32-day waiting period and handing Republican lawmakers the legal cover to redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterms.
