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July 14, 2026
Takeaways From Rare Congressional Testimony by Two Supreme Court Justices
Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, the first Supreme Court justices to testify since 2019, talked about ethics and security threats during a collegial hearing.
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July 14, 2026
In Rare Testimony, Supreme Court Justices Will Ask Congress for Security Funds
Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, the first justices to appear before lawmakers since 2019, are requesting millions of dollars to address security concerns amid rising threats.
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July 13, 2026
With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request.
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July 4, 2026
Justice Alito Gives No Indication He’s Ready to Step Down From the Supreme Court
This term, Justice Alito delivered major wins for conservatives on voting rights, immigration and guns. He’s given no indication that he’s ready to step down.
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July 2, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Reporter to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source
Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by ...
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July 1, 2026
The Supreme Court’s Momentous Term, and How Trump Has Made at Least $2.2 Billion in Office
Plus, zombies at the mall.
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July 1, 2026
Despite Some Losses for Trump, Supreme Court Delivers Enduring Conservative Wins
The justices pushed back on some of President Trump’s signature moves, but they also expanded presidential power and supplied victories on long-sought conservative goals.
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July 1, 2026
Takeaways From a Transformative Supreme Court Term
The justices rejected some of President Trump’s signature initiatives, but delivered lasting, long-sought conservative wins.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court Allows States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports
The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women’s sports teams.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court to Weigh Constitutional Protection for AR-15 Rifles
Two cases to be heard in the fall challenge legality of state and local bans on the weapons, which are popular with gun owners and have been used in mass shootings.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads
Plus, a daring rescue mission in space.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power to Fire Officials but Prevents Lisa Cook Removal
In twin rulings, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fed’s independence and said its leaders could not be fired at will, but said President Trump could fire other independent regulators for any reason.
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June 29, 2026
With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided
The justices will decide this week whether President Trump can end the guarantee of birthright citizenship and fire a leader of the independent Federal Reserve.
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court Lets Trump End Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians
President Trump has pushed to rescind Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from countries convulsed by humanitarian crises.
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border
A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.
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June 23, 2026
Supreme Court Sides With Exxon in Lawsuit Over Assets Seized by Cuba
The Trump administration backed Exxon Mobil’s effort to be compensated for oil and gas assets confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960.
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June 23, 2026
Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights.
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June 23, 2026
Major Supreme Court Decisions Testing Trump’s Policies Remain
Over the next two weeks, the justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes.
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June 22, 2026
Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz
Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering the 6-year-old boy, but an appeals court in July had said Mr. Hernandez was entitled to a new trial.
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June 16, 2026
Internal Emails Raise Questions About D.H.S. Ending Haiti Protections
Newly released documents could complicate deliberations by the Supreme Court over whether the Trump administration can immediately cancel deportation protections for some migrants.
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May 28, 2026
Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion of Black Jurors
Terry Pitchford was convicted in 2006 for his role in the murder of a shopkeeper by a 12-member jury that included one Black member.
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May 26, 2026
Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.
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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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