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Lawyers for immigrants whom the Trump administration is seeking to deport urged the court to leave in place a ruling that bars the government from sending them to countries that are not identified in their removal orders.

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The Supreme Court on Monday announced that Justice Samuel Alito will not continue to participate in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a significant dispute that will be argued in just one week.

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The Trump administration on Monday morning asked the Supreme Court to block an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that bars the Federal Bureau of Prisons from enforcing a new policy on healthcare for transgender inmates.

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For the third time in less than a month, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to allow Missouri to use a new congressional map, intended to benefit Republicans, in the November 2026 elections.

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The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to use a modified centralized database to verify voters’ citizenship.

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Telling the justices that it had been deprived of “an essential tool to remove certain aliens,” the Trump administration asked the court to clear the way for the government to deport noncitizens to countries not identified in their removal orders.

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Missouri seeks to use congressional map expected to benefit Republicans

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Please consider joining us on LinkedIn Live tomorrow for a discussion between Amy and Briefly’s Adam Stofsky about the upcoming term. Use this link to register for the event, which will begin at 1 p.m. EDT.

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On Tuesday night, challengers to Missouri's new congressional map asked the justices to block a decision by a federal appeals court in St. Louis that instructed the state to use it in the November elections.

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In a column for SCOTUSblog, @heffnera shared several things he's learned from being part of a series, @OpenMindTV, that has spent seven decades covering the Supreme Court.

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Like Genalo v. Black before it, the new petition addresses due process rights and Section 1226(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which requires detention of noncitizens who have committed certain crimes and who are awaiting removal proceedings.

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Thanks to all who joined us at the 2026 SCOTUSblog Summit. Here's Amy's overview of the event.

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Thanks to Sen. Durbin and to all our speakers at Wednesday's SCOTUSblog Summit.

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Pleased to join @SCOTUSblog today to discuss the relationship between Congress and the courts.

As co-equal branches of government, it is up to us to check the executive branch and secure justice for the American people.

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The groups contend that, in violation of federal law, “the government has recklessly created an error-laden master citizenship database that endangers millions of Americans’ privacy and voting rights.”

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to allow the U.S. Postal Service to carry out parts of a new rule on mail-in voting.

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The dismissal leaves only one argument currently scheduled for Oct. 13 and only six total arguments in the October sitting.

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At the Supreme Court, the justices will soon consider whether to again wade into the legal fallout from that terrible event.

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Trump administration asks justices to decide on its appointments of acting U.S. attorneys

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The Supreme Court on Thursday morning paused a ruling by a federal judge in Missouri that would have allowed the state to use a new congressional map intended to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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