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Mail-in ballot being placed in an envelope, illustrating the Postal Service ballot rule dispute

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let USPS Mail-Ballot Rule Take Effect Before Midterms

By Rebecca Lawson04 Sep, 2026

Barbed wire fence outside a U.S. immigration detention facility

9th Circuit Deals Trump Another Blow on Mandatory Migrant Detention

By Rebecca Lawson30 Jul, 2026

Exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order in 6-3 Ruling

By Rebecca Lawson20 Jul, 2026

US Supreme Court building represents Fourth Amendment ruling on geofence warrants

Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Require Fourth Amendment Protections

By Rebecca Lawson29 Jun, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. with protesters gathered on the steps

The Supreme Court Is Days Away From Decisions That Could Rewrite the Rules of American Life

By Rebecca Lawson22 Jun, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. with American flag

Supreme Court Weighs Four Major Trump Executive Power Cases

By Rebecca Lawson22 May, 2026