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SCOTUS Weighs Trans Athlete Ban Affecting 1 Girl

West Virginia case could reshape transgender student athlete policies nationwide

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court is about to weigh in on a West Virginia sports law that, for now, affects exactly one high school athlete—but could help decide the rules for transgender competitors nationwide. On Tuesday, the justices will hear the case of 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, a transgender girl who...

SCOTUS Weighs Trump Tariffs in High-Stakes Decision

Justices to consider emergency powers, possible refunds to importers

(Newser) - The Supreme Court could reshuffle a big chunk of US trade policy as soon as Friday. The justices are expected to rule on whether the White House legally used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to impose hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs—measures the administration partly...

US Trade Gap Takes a Steep Downward Turn

To its lowest level since 2009, as gold exports surge, pharmaceutical imports plunge amid tariffs

(Newser) - Traders weren't the only ones caught off guard by October's trade numbers. The US trade gap dropped to $29.4 billion in October, its smallest reading since 2009 and about half what Wall Street economists had penciled in, per the Wall Street Journal . Imports fell to $331.4...

DeSantis Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Map

GOP governor puts session on calendar for April to redraw Florida districts

(Newser) - Florida's governor is pushing the congressional map fight right up to the wire. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ordered a special legislative session for April 20-24 to redraw Florida's US House districts, timing it just days before the current April 24 candidate filing deadline. He said the extra session...

SCOTUS' Vow to Treat Rich, Poor Equally Is Falling Short

Economists' research finds Supreme Court's partisan shift toward the more affluent since 1950s

(Newser) - A new economic study argues that if you want to predict a Supreme Court ruling these days, follow the money. Researchers from Yale and Columbia say the court has increasingly ruled in ways that benefit wealthier parties over poorer ones, diverging from the judicial oath to do "equal right...

Trump Gives Up on 3 National Guard Deployments

But he says troops may return to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland

(Newser) - The long-running tug-of-war over who controls California's National Guard has ended with a quiet retreat from Washington. State Attorney General Rob Bonta says the Trump administration has dropped its bid to block a federal court order that returns command of the Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, ABC10 reports. The...

SCOTUS Rules Against Trump on National Guard

Justices won't let him send troops to Chicago

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has put the brakes on one of President Trump's more aggressive law-and-order moves. In an unsigned order Tuesday, the court blocked the president from sending National Guard troops into Chicago to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, CNN reports. "At this preliminary stage, the government...

Supreme Court Denies Administration on Judges Case

Decision isn't final but breaks string of Trump successes on emergency docket

(Newser) - The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power. The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, but it touches on the effects of a...

Ex-Clerk's Lawyer: Trump Can Pardon Her State Conviction

Law experts dispute legality of Trump's pardon for Tina Peters

(Newser) - A Colorado election case is turning into a constitutional test after an attorney for former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters claimed President Trump can wipe away her state conviction with a presidential pardon, KJCT 8 reports. Attorney Peter Ticktin argues that Trump's clemency powers are not confined to federal...

SCOTUS Questions Limits on Political Party Spending

Conservative justices appear willing to overturn 2001 decision on election spending

(Newser) - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared to back a Republican-led drive that would erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president and overturn a quarter-century-old decision.
  • A day after the justices indicated they would reverse a 90-year-old precedent limiting the
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Trump to Alito, Thomas: Don't Retire From SCOTUS

Both justices are in their 70s, and some on the right would like them to step down under Trump

(Newser) - As part of his wide-ranging interview with Politico , President Trump weighed in on the possibility of new Supreme Court vacancies—and he'd like to see the two oldest conservatives remain on the bench. Clarence Thomas is 77 and Samuel Alito is 75, but Trump isn't on board with...

Chief Justice: Precedent in Trump Case Is a 'Dried Husk'

SCOTUS appears ready to overturn 1935 precedent, expand Trump's firing powers

(Newser) - The Supreme Court appeared ready on Monday to give President Trump greater authority to fire independent government officials—a move that could significantly expand presidential power and erode long-standing protections against political interference. The case centers on Trump's decision to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democratic member of the...

Justices to Decide Birthright Citizenship

Justices are to hear arguments on Trump's order in the spring

(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the US illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices will hear Trump's appeal of a lower-court ruling that struck...

Supreme Court Lets Texas Proceed With GOP-Favoring Map

A lower court had found redrawn congressional districts moved minority voters to help Republicans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas can go ahead with its new congressional district map in the 2026 midterm elections, a redrawing intended to boost Republican strength in the US House by as many as five seats at President Trump's behest. The decision, apparently on a 6-3 vote,...

Costco Demands Tariff Refund, Takes Trump Team to Court

Retail giant claims White House has no authority to collect tariffs

(Newser) - Costco is taking the Trump administration to court, demanding a refund for tariffs it calls illegal, NBC News reports. In a lawsuit filed with the Court of International Trade, the retail giant argues that President Trump's tariffs—imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—were not authorized...

North Carolina's Redistricting Can Take Effect, Judges Rule

Court says the gerrymandering appears driven by partisan, not racial, considerations

(Newser) - A panel of federal judges declined on Wednesday to block North Carolina's new congressional map, which is intended to favor Republican candidates, from taking effect ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The decision was issued in a unanimous 57-page order by three judges, all of whom were appointed by...

Alito Gives GOP Map a Reprieve as SCOTUS Weighs Case

Move could give Republicans 5 more seats in Texas in 2026

(Newser) - Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily reinstated Texas' contested congressional map, a move that could boost Republicans by up to five seats in the 2026 midterms, while the Supreme Court reviews a lower court's decision that found the map likely relied on unconstitutional racial considerations. The redistricting plan, pushed by...

EPA Wants to Strip Protections From 85% of Wetlands

Areas with intermittent and ephemeral streams could soon be open for development

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday proposed a sharp rollback of federal protections for wetlands, rivers, and other waterways, a move that could remove safeguards from most wetlands around the country and potentially affect drinking water sources for millions of Americans. The proposed rule would limit the Environmental Protection Agency's...

Trump: I Want $2K Tariff Checks Out Next Year

Plan would require approval of Congress and could cost $200B

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday that Americans could see $2,000 tariff dividend checks as soon as mid-2026, putting a timeline on a proposal he has floated several times this year. The president said the payments would go to individuals with moderate incomes, but the plan would require congressional approval—an...

SCOTUS to Consider 'Metering' at the Border

Issue is whether migrants can be turned away during busy periods without getting to apply for asylum

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has agreed to review a controversial border policy known as "metering," which allows federal officials to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when they deem too many migrants are trying to apply at once. The case, set to be heard next year, could...

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