Trump’s executive order looks to redefine the constitutional right of birthright citizenship to exclude the children of noncitizens. In your opinion, does he have any legal ground to stand on? No. Now,
The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding,
A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States on Sunday, siding with the government's national security concerns over ...
When the Supreme Court upheld a law that banned TikTok from the US, it seemed well aware that its ruling could resonate far beyond one app. The justices delivered an unsigned opinion with a quote from Justice Felix Frankfurter from 1944: “in considering the application of established legal rules to the ‘totally new problems’ raised by the airplane and radio,
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. So at the last conference, the Supreme Court acted on a ton of relists.
The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding,
Trump issued an executive order that would erase part of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all children born on US soil. Birthright citizenship has been American doctrine since it was ratified in 1868 and affirmed multiple times by the Supreme Court – notably in the late 19th century during an era of anti-immigrant sentiment.
If you meet someone who's running for office, writes contributing columnist John Lindstrom, ask one question: Are you a grown up?
The Trump administration’s campaign to abolish birthright citizenship is not going well. Less than 72 hours after Trump issued an executive order on federal recognition of the constitutional principle,