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In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision temporarily halting the Trump administration’s use of a wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants. While the ruling was praised by civil rights advocates, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) expressed frustration that it wasn’t unanimous — and warned of the administration’s apparent…
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As the United States Supreme Court faces a wave of consequential litigation under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is distinguishing herself as the Court’s most forceful and independent liberal voice—issuing a series of sharply worded dissents that directly challenge both executive actions and the conservative majority’s procedural posture. In…
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A new federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., is challenging President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on election regulations, arguing that it unlawfully encroaches on state authority and voter rights. The lawsuit, led by the Democratic National Committee, claims Executive Order 14248, titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” violates federal law and…
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Louisiana carried out its first execution in 14 years on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman to death using nitrogen gas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. The execution marked the state’s return to capital punishment and was conducted under Gov. Jeff Landry’s initiative to reinstate the death penalty as part of…
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In a landmark ruling that reshaped American constitutional law, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), effectively overturning Roe v. Wade (1973). The Dobbs decision eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, returning the authority to regulate abortion laws to individual states. This ruling has sparked significant legal, political, and…
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U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has reinstated Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), declaring that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he fired her in January. The decision underscores the limits of presidential power over independent federal agencies and sets the stage for a potential Supreme Court showdown. Background of…
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In a significant legal blow to the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, that the federal government must immediately disburse approximately $2 billion in frozen foreign assistance funds. The ruling upholds a lower court’s temporary restraining order against the administration’s 90-day pause on foreign development aid, marking a…
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The US Department of the Treasury announced on Sunday the suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a key anti-money laundering (AML) law. The move by the Treasury is part of an effort to narrow its scope to foreign reporting companies. The decision, which halts enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting requirements for domestic entities, has…
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The Trump administration has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order preventing the removal of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). The administration argues that the ruling is an “unprecedented assault on the separation of powers” and requires immediate intervention. The emergency application, submitted on…
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Introduction Since his return to the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump has enacted policies that have significantly impacted racial justice movements, particularly in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), reparations, and civil rights protections. His administration has actively worked to dismantle DEI programs in federal agencies, oppose discussions on reparations for slavery,…
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