Recent Updates
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US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump sanctuary list
U.S. Supreme Court News 06/11/2025State 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...
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Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions
Supreme Court News 06/03/2025As 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...
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World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/30/2025Financial 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...
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Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect
News Releases 05/25/2025An 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...
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Justice Dept. moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/21/2025The 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’...
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Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/15/2025The 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...
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Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval to End Protections for Venezuelans
U.S. Courts Newsroom 05/11/2025The 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...
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Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members to take effect
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/04/2025The 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...
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/01/2025Louisiana 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...
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Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he meets with Italy’s Meloni
U.S. Supreme Court News 04/18/2025President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to fin...
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HK defends its immigration procedures after British MP was denied entry
U.S. Courts Newsroom 04/12/2025Hong Kong’s government on Monday defended its immigration procedures after a British member of parliament was denied entry to the Chinese city last week, an incident that has prompted concerns among U.K. officials.Wera Hobhouse, a member of the...
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Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products
U.S. Courts Newsroom 04/05/2025The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen electronic cigarette use.But the justices’ unanimous decision throwing out a federal appeals ...