Chief justice rebukes Trump’s call for judicial impeachment

Share Chief Justice John Roberts criticized a call by President Donald Trump for the impeachment of a federal trial judge who temporarily barred the federal government from deporting noncitizens pursuant to an executive order published on Saturday. The rare public statement was the latest development in a fast-moving battle over […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, March 18

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Texas Arrests Midwife and Associate on Charges of Providing Abortions (J. David Goodman, The New York Times) California bill would restore wetlands protections in wake of Supreme […]

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The morning read for Monday, March 17

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court (James Walsh, The Minnesota Star Tribune) Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act […]

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The morning read for Friday, March 14

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship (John Fritze, CNN) Trump takes birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court (Nina Totenberg, NPR) Trump asks […]

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Trump asks Supreme Court to step in on birthright citizenship

Share The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually anyone born in the United States. In a trio of near-identical filings by Acting Solicitor General Sarah […]

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The morning read for Thursday, March 13

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Case Revs Up Speech Debate (Mary Anne Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law) The Supreme Court Is at a Fork in the Road on Gun Rights […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, March 12

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: A fire chief says he battled Christian discrimination. Supreme Court declines to take his case (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) Supreme Court declines to hear Republicans’ ‘Hail Mary’ […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, March 11

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump’s agenda (Mark Sherman & Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press) Aftershocks of Supreme Court’s […]

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The morning read for Monday, March 10

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court Clears Way for Rare Execution by Firing Squad (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) Idaho AG celebrates end of ‘meddlesome’ emergency abortion lawsuit as case is […]

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