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May 21, 2026
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund in the Cross Hairs
Critics say the deal creates a “slush fund,” a term with a colorful maritime history.
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May 20, 2026
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
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May 16, 2026
At Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump
A long-shot emergency request to restore a voting map was the latest salvo in an all-out legal war over control of the House.
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April 30, 2026
Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights
Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.
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April 30, 2026
In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.
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April 29, 2026
All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attended Trump’s Dinner With King Charles
Their appearance seemed at odds with the chief justice’s oft-stated message that the court he leads avoids even the appearance of political splits.
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April 21, 2026
Aftershocks from ‘The Shadow Papers’
Publication of a trove of confidential Supreme Court memos ignited debates in the legal academy.
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April 18, 2026
Inside the Supreme Court’s Risky New Way of Doing Business
Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine “shadow docket” rulings on presidential power.
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April 18, 2026
Key Excerpts From the Supreme Court’s Secret Memos
The New York Times obtained a trove of documents illuminating the inner workings of the court as it embraced a secretive track for making major decisions.
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April 18, 2026
Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers
Confidential memos written by the justices shed light on how they came to issue emergency orders in cases about the scope of presidential power.
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April 16, 2026
Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science
Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of “investigative hypnosis” in a death-penalty case in Texas.
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April 9, 2026
Supreme Court Secrecy Includes Reasons for Recusal
Justices often don’t disclose why they disqualify themselves from hearing cases. Their silence echoes the court’s unexplained emergency orders.
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April 2, 2026
A President, the Supreme Court and a Landmark Citizenship Order Collide
The justices seems poised to rule against the president’s birthright citizenship plan. He is already furious over their decision rejecting his tariffs program.
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April 2, 2026
In Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case, Trump’s Likely Loss May Not End the Fight
The justices gave respectful consideration to what was once a fringe theory and could rule against it on grounds that would allow Congress to return to the question.
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April 1, 2026
Five Takeaways From the Birthright Citizenship Argument
The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings.
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March 26, 2026
Four Problems for Trump in Birthright Citizenship Case
The president must confront a 1952 federal law, the possibility that millions will lose their citizenships, stateless foundlings and a fluid future.
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March 19, 2026
A Gift From Trump to the Supreme Court
In a caustic critique of the court issued on social media late Sunday night, the president inadvertently buttressed its independence.
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March 12, 2026
Ron DeSantis Wants Speedy Executions, and Lots of Them
After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history.
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March 9, 2026
Hip-Hop Icons Tell Justices That Texas Turned Rap Lyrics Into a Death Warrant
Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.
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March 5, 2026
A Judge’s ‘Battle Royale’ With Trump and the Supreme Court
After repeated but cryptic rebukes from the justices, Judge Brian Murphy last week again ruled against one of the administration’s signature immigration programs.
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