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  • US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump sanctuary list

    US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump sanctuary list

    U.S. Supreme Court News 06/11/2025

    State and local officials blasted the Trump administration’s widely anticipated list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions that are deemed uncooperative with federal immigration enforcement, with some of the most enthusiastic supporters of t...

  • US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire

    US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire

    U.S. Court News 06/08/2025

    The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages, saying it would embolden Hamas militants.All 14 other members of the...

  • Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions

    Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions

    Supreme Court News 06/03/2025

    As President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire ? including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club ? Democrats have united in condemning what they call blatant corruption from the White House.But the Democratic Party’s ow...

  • World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

    World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

    U.S. Supreme Court News 05/30/2025

    Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.U.S. futures jumped early Thursday and oil prices rose more than $1. The U.S. dollar rose agains...

  • Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect

    Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect

    News Releases 05/25/2025

    An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out.The Friday ruling came after the Trump admin...

  • Justice Dept. moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis

    Justice Dept. moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis

    U.S. Supreme Court News 05/21/2025

    The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel a settlement with Minneapolis that called for an overhaul of its police department following the murder of George Floyd, as well as a similar agreement with Louisville, Kentucky, saying it doesn’...

  • Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

    Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

    U.S. Supreme Court News 05/15/2025

    The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.It was unclear what such a decision might look like, bu...

  • Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval to End Protections for Venezuelans

    Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval to End Protections for Venezuelans

    U.S. Courts Newsroom 05/11/2025

    The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal...

  • Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas

    Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas

    Recent Cases 05/07/2025

    A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump’s invocation of it was “unlawful.”U.S. District Court Judg...

  • Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members to take effect

    Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members to take effect

    U.S. Supreme Court News 05/04/2025

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.The court acted in the dispute over a policy that presumptively disqualifies tra...

  • Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy

    Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy

    U.S. Supreme Court News 05/01/2025

    Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the c...

  • Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation at US’ Guantanamo detention center

    Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation at US’ Guantanamo detention center

    U.S. Court News 04/25/2025

    Immigration and civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives, according to a new co...