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May 24, 2026
With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump
President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.
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May 21, 2026
Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities
An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.
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May 21, 2026
Supreme Court Permits Lawsuits Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960
The Trump administration backed lawsuits brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.
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May 19, 2026
Justices Hint at Strains as Supreme Court Comes Under Scrutiny
Traveling across the country, justices defend the role of the court even as strained relations among its members emerge in writing and remarks.
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May 14, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue
A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
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May 11, 2026
Supreme Court Continues Access to Abortion Pill by Mail, for a Few Days
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has paused until at least Thursday a federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration that would restrict access by mail to mifepristone.
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May 4, 2026
Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
A lower-court ruling had reinstated a Food and Drug Administration requirement that patients visit a health care provider in person to obtain mifepristone.
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May 2, 2026
Supreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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April 29, 2026
Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections
The Trump administration wants to terminate humanitarian protections known as Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti and Syria.
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April 27, 2026
Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
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April 21, 2026
Supreme Court Reviews F.C.C.’s Enforcement Power Against Communications Companies
AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.
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April 20, 2026
Justices to Hear Case on Catholic Preschools That Reject Children of Gay Parents
Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with L.G.B.T.Q. children or parents sued to participate in a state-funded program.
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April 15, 2026
Justice Sotomayor Apologizes for Highly Personal Criticism of Justice Kavanaugh
At the University of Kansas School of Law last week, she criticized her colleague while discussing his views in an immigration-related case.
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April 11, 2026
As Election Looms, Will Alito Retire, Giving Trump a New Supreme Court Pick?
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the subject of intense speculation about whether he will retire in the coming months and give President Trump a fourth nominee.
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April 6, 2026
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Dismissal of Bannon Conviction
Stephen K. Bannon, a former close aide to President Trump, was convicted for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack.
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April 3, 2026
Justice Alito Was Taken to the Hospital Last Month in Undisclosed Incident
Supreme Court justices are not required to release information about their health, and the disclosure practices of individual justices have varied.
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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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April 1, 2026
If Trump Attends Oral Arguments, It Would Be a Presidential First
The president previously mused about attending the Supreme Court’s arguments over his sweeping tariffs, but ultimately did not make an appearance.
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March 31, 2026
Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors
Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18.
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March 30, 2026
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court Splits Conservative Scholars
Before President Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, there was widespread agreement that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship for U.S.-born babies.
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March 25, 2026
Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music
Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
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March 24, 2026
Supreme Court Hears Trump Request to Block Asylum Seekers
A policy of turning back many asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Justice Department wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.
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March 20, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Street Preacher’s Lawsuit
Gabriel Olivier was arrested after violating an ordinance restricting demonstrations outside an amphitheater in Brandon, Miss.
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March 5, 2026
An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts
Liberal justices accused their colleagues of expanding use of the emergency docket again in two orders issued this week.
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March 3, 2026
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy
Christian teachers and parents challenged the state’s policies, which they say require schools to hide students’ transgender status from their parents.
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February 27, 2026
Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech
The justice participated remotely in a closed-door session of a legal conference, a reminder of the heightened threats facing jurists in recent years.
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February 26, 2026
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Syrian Migrants
The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.
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