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July 12, 2026
On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court 'originalists' split on history and Trump
The conservative justices see 'originalism' as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to changing times. But that flipped this year.
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July 2, 2026
How Roberts led a fractured Supreme Court to wins for the right and defeats for Trump
In President Trump's second year back in the White House, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court punctured his claim to have power with no limits.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
California's long-standing ban on semiautomatic assault rifles could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties
The Supreme Court ruled again that campaign funding is free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court rules states may ban trans athletes from girls' sports teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho which forbid transgender athletes from from competing on the girls sports teams. uphold state laws in Idaho and W Va.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit birthright citizenship
The justices said Trump may not revise the Constitution and change citizenship laws in an executive order.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court limits police use of cellphone data to find crime suspects
Unwary crime suspects could be tracked by investigators who had access to their phone location records.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit against CNN
Justice Clarence Thomas says the court should 'reconsider' past rulings that protect press from libel suits.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court: Trump may fire heads of independent agencies, but not the Federal Reserve
The court's conservatives said the president had the authority to remove all officials who wield executive authority, even if the agency officials had fixed terms set by law.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court allows late-arriving mail ballots, leaving California's system unaffected
The 5-4 majority rejected Republicans' bid to restrict balloting by mail.
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court refuses Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's $5-million sexual abuse verdict
Trump says he was wrongly accused of a pattern of sexually abusing women based in part on his own words.
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June 25, 2026
Asylum seekers may be turned away at the southern border, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court sharply limited the right to asylum for migrants who say they are fleeing persecution.
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court rules Trump may end legal protection for Haitians and Syrians
The court said Congress gave the Department of Homeland Security the power to cancel temporary protections for migrants from unsafe countries.
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June 25, 2026
Gun owners may carry a weapon into stores, Supreme Court rules, rejecting a California law
Supreme Court extends the right to carry in public
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June 23, 2026
Inmates may not sue prison officials who violate their religious rights, Supreme Court rules
A Rastafarian inmate lost his dreadlocks and religious-liberty suit against Louisiana prison officials.
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June 22, 2026
Supreme Court says ex-LAPD officer may be sued for excessive force in street shooting
Judges agreed officer had reason to fire four shots at a knife-wielding suspect but not six.
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June 18, 2026
Drug users don't lose their gun rights, Supreme Court rules
A unanimous court rules for gun rights and against the drug laws.
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June 15, 2026
Supreme Court will decide if 'criminal aliens' can be held indefinitely while they fight deportation
The case could give the administration more power to arrest and hold immigrants, including green card holders, who have criminal records.
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June 3, 2026
Supreme Court rules Alabama may redraw congressional maps to oust a Black Democrat
The decision clears the way for the governor and state lawmakers to redraw their congressional voting map with six districts that favor Republicans and one that favors a Democrat.
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May 31, 2026
Here are the big cases the Supreme Court will decide in June
The court faces big decisions on cases including birthright citizenship, gun rights, transgender athletes and President Trump's power over independent agencies.
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May 21, 2026
Cruise lines can be held liable for using docks seized under Castro, Supreme Court rules
Supreme Court upholds lawsuits over property that was confiscated in Cuba by Fidel Castro's government.
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May 15, 2026
Supreme Court turns away Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate new voting map
The new election map blocked the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.
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May 14, 2026
Supreme Court, in 7-2 vote, upholds abortion pills sent by mail, for now
The court rejects an antiabortion challenge to mifepristone, an FDA-approved medication for ending early pregnancies.
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May 7, 2026
Louisiana urges Supreme Court to block abortion pills sent by mail
The justices are likely to act soon on an emergency appeals filed by two makers of mifepristone.
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May 5, 2026
Supreme Court resembles a feuding family with arguments that go on for years
The Supreme Court justices try to maintain a cordial working relationship. But amid a sharp ideological divide, testy exchanges and simmering anger have been increasing.
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May 4, 2026
Supreme Court puts hold on ruling that would block mailing of abortion pills
If the order is upheld, it would make it illegal for women in California and other states to obtain the pills through a pharmacy or by mail if they did not see a doctor first.
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April 29, 2026
Supreme Court leans in favor of Trump's bid to end protections for Syrian, Haitian migrants
Trump's lawyers say Congress gave the Department of Homeland Security, not judges, the power to end Temporary Protective Status granted earlier.
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April 29, 2026
Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in setback for Black Democrats
The Supreme Court retreats from 1986 rules that called for electing Blacks and Latinos to Congress and state and local boards.
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April 27, 2026
Supreme Court wary of barring police from phone searches to find crime suspects
A divided Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the police use of phone tracking data violates the Constitution's protection against "unreasonable searches."
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April 22, 2026
U.S. troops may sue military contractors for their injuries, Supreme Court rules
Justice Clarence Thomas is joined by the liberals in refusing to shield negligent military contractors, even in combat zones.
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