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February 21, 2026
Handing defeats to Trump, Supreme Court signals potential course change
A pair of rulings on tariffs and National Guard deployment mark the justices’ first major decisions against the president. More may be coming.
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February 20, 2026
Trump slams justices after Supreme Court strikes down most of his tariffs
The ruling deals a major blow to the president’s signature economic policy and represents a stinging political setback.
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January 13, 2026
Supreme Court appears skeptical of arguments against bans of trans athletes
The justices heard arguments on whether bans in two states on trans athletes competing in women’s sports violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
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January 13, 2026
A West Virginia teenage trans athlete’s case goes to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is to hear arguments about a teenage trans athlete competing despite a state law that bans transgender women and girls from women’s sports teams.
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January 11, 2026
Eyes are on Gorsuch as Supreme Court weighs rights of trans athletes
With the Supreme Court set to weigh the legal rights of transgender athletes, Justice Neil Gorsuch is in the spotlight as the swing vote advocates are courting.
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December 26, 2025
Trump suffers several defeats in effort to punish opposing lawyers
Courts have ruled against Trump’s efforts to take security clearances away from opposing lawyers. The latest loss comes in a case involving lawyer Mark Zaid.
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court to review Mississippi case on alleged omission of Black jurors
The Supreme Court agreed to review the conviction of a death-row inmate who says prosecutors discriminated by excluding Black jurors during his 2006 trial.
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December 9, 2025
Supreme Court weighs further loosening campaign finance limits
Republican leaders are asking the high court to remove limits on how much parties can spend in coordination with federal candidates on items like advertisements.
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December 3, 2025
Supreme Court weighs Mississippi preacher’s argument on civil rights
Police in Brandon arrested Gabriel Olivier and charged him with breaking a recently passed city law that confined protests to a designated area near the theater.
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December 1, 2025
Efforts to block internet music piracy hit Supreme Court skepticism
Record companies and internet service providers faced off at the Supreme Court in a music piracy case that could change how millions of Americans use the internet.
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