Trump’s Tariffs Upended By Supreme Court Decision
“The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.
Dick Cheney’s Expansive Vision of Presidential Power Lives On in Trump’s Agenda
Cheney thought that Congress went too far after Watergate in reining in the presidency. Now Trump and the Supreme Court are embracing Cheney’s views on executive power.
As SCOTUS Enters a New Term, These Cases May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Rulings on the Supreme Court’s “emergency docket” foreshadow its abiding deference to Trump.
The Effects of US-Israel Bond are ‘Etched Into the Mass Graves of Gaza,’ International Legal Complaint Says
The petition charged the United States with aiding and abetting Israel in its commission of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Gaza, in violation of the Convention on…
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental…
Bush Lawyers’ Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT
The Bush administration denied prisoners the right to due process. Now, Trump is doing the same.
By Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions, SCOTUS Affirms the Imperial Presidency
SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law.
What the Supreme Court Ruling Against ‘Universal Injunctions’ Means for Court Challenges to Presidential Actions
The Supreme Court just made it harder for judges to block presidential policies nationwide, but lawmakers hold the key to changing that.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Direct Accomplice in Israel’s Killing and Starvation Machine, Must Be Held Accountable
The foundation's operational model involves luring civilians to specific locations coordinated with the Israeli army, where they are subjected to killing, injury, and cruel and degrading treatment.
Stephen Miller’s Argument for Suspending Habeas Corpus Is Legal Garbage
Suspending the right to challenge the legality of one’s detention in court would shred a core tenet of the Constitution.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wrongful Deportation Case Is More About Individual Rights Than the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy
By Chimene Keitner / The Conversation Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to take action to bring deported Venezuelans back from the El Salvador…
‘You Don’t Have to Comply’: US Attorney, 5 DOJ Lawyers Quit, Refuse to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
Danielle Sassoon, who was the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in her resignation letter that dropping the case against Adams would violate her duty…
Why Federal Courts Are Unlikely to Save Democracy From Trump’s and Musk’s Attacks
By Maya Sen / The Conversation State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and growing number of federal lawsuits opposing President Donald Trump’s barrage…
Pro-Palestine Students, Faculty Sue UC Santa Cruz Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Ban
The lawsuit was filed "to vindicate the fundamental democratic and constitutional rights to free speech, free assembly, and due process against overreach by university authorities," the text said.
The Supreme Court Criminalizes Being Homeless
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow cities to ban people from sleeping outdoors presents a major shift in the perception of poverty and homelessness in the U.S. and what…