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Trump Delivered News to Bondi in 4 Words

'I think it's time,' he told the newly fired AG, reports the Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - Pam Bondi learned she was out as attorney general during a short limo ride with President Trump to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. "I think it's time," he told her, according to an account in the Wall Street Journal . The two briefly sat next to each other...

Wong Kim Ark's Great-Grandson Speaks Out

'They will be shamed for history if they get this wrong,' says descendant of 1898 plaintiff

(Newser) - A man whose family history helped define who is an American is now watching the Supreme Court to see if that legacy holds. Norman Wong, 76, spoke outside the court Wednesday as justices heard arguments over President Trump's order to curb birthright citizenship—128 years after Wong's great-grandfather, Wong Kim...

SCOTUS Appears Likely to Uphold Birthright Citizenship

Justices question Trump order limiting citizenship for some immigrants' children

(Newser) - The Supreme Court sounded unconvinced Wednesday that a president can unilaterally shrink one of the bedrock promises of the 14th Amendment. In a closely watched case on President Trump's order to restrict birthright citizenship, several justices from across the court's ideological spectrum pressed Solicitor General D. John Sauer on his...

Trump's Supreme Court Arrival Is a Presidential First

He will attend oral arguments in birthright citizenship case

(Newser) - President Trump will officially be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court. The AP reports crowds watched from the sidewalks as Trump's motorcade drove along Constitution and Independence Avenues, passing the Washington Monument and the National Mall on the way to the...

SCOTUS Rules Against Colo. Ban on Conversion Therapy

Decision favors Christian therapist, may lead to similar impact in other states

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a conservative Christian therapist a win, dealing a setback to state efforts to restrict conversion therapy for minors. In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said Colorado's ban on licensed therapists trying to change a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity violates...

Trump Lashes Out at 'Stupid' Courts Ahead of Birthright Case

'Dumb Judges and Justices will not a great Country make'

(Newser) - President Trump is again taking aim at the courts—this time as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh one of his most controversial executive orders. In a Monday Truth Social post, the president blasted what he called a "stupid" judicial system and "dumb judges and justices" as the...

Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Imprisoned Netflix Star

21-year sentence for murder plot remains in effect for 'Joe Exotic' of Tiger King fame

(Newser) - Joe Exotic's latest legal gambit has ended with a one-line rejection from the Supreme Court. The justices on Monday declined to hear the former Netflix star's bid to overturn his 2019 conviction for plotting to have rival Carole Baskin killed, reports the Hill . Exotic—real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage—...

SCOTUS Could Overturn 128 Years of Precedent

Birthright citizenship fight revives 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark

(Newser) - More than a century ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark was a US citizen. That 1898 case, in which the government tried to block Wong from returning to his country of birth after a visit to China, recognized that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to anyone...

Op-Ed: Prediction Markets Exploit a Betting Loophole

Mick Mulvaney argues that 'predictions' are same as wagers, and teens are getting hooked

(Newser) - As the NCAA tournament enters crunch time, Mick Mulvaney argues there's a fast-growing sideline to March Madness that looks like sports betting, walks like sports betting—and is quietly dodging state rules on sports betting. In an opinion piece for the Washington Post , the former Trump chief of staff...

Trump Says 2 Justices He Appointed 'Sicken Him'

'They're bad for our country,' he says of SCOTUS appointees who joined ruling on tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump isn't just unhappy with the Supreme Court, he's calling out two of his own picks to it. At a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Wednesday, the president ripped Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett for joining a 6–3 ruling that struck...

Internet Service Provider Scores Big SCOTUS Win

Court rules 9-0 that Cox Communications isn't liable for pirated music

(Newser) - Internet providers just got some breathing room from the Supreme Court in a major copyright showdown. In a unanimous result Wednesday, the court said Cox Communications cannot be held broadly liable for customers who illegally download music, wiping away the core of a $1 billion win Sony and other labels...

SCOTUS Hears Case on Border 'Metering'

Justices may allow Trump to revive restrictive border asylum policy

(Newser) - The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border. Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department's push to overturn a lower-court ruling against the...

Stephen Miller May Be Targeting an '82 SCOTUS Ruling

Trump adviser is reportedly urging Texas to cut public school funding for undocumented children

(Newser) - Stephen Miller is pressing Texas Republicans to test how far they're willing to go on immigration—starting with public school funding for undocumented kids. In a closed-door meeting in DC last week, the Trump White House adviser questioned why Texas still pays to educate children who aren't citizens...

Trump Whales on 'Mail-in Cheating,' Then Votes by Mail

President has been asking Congress to restrict mail voting, but used it in Tuesday's election in Florida

(Newser) - President Trump just used a system he's been hammering as "mail-in cheating." Voter records in Palm Beach County, Fla., show the president cast his ballot by mail in Tuesday's state House special election, where he has endorsed Republican Jon Maples over Democrat Emily Gregory. The records,...

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Texas Death Row Inmate

Rodney Reed has been on death row for more than 25 years, wants crime scene evidence re-tested

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him. The justices left in place a ruling against Reed from the federal appeals court in New Orleans for the second...

SCOTUS Appears Likely to Limit Mail-in Voting

Conservative justices are skeptical of Mississippi law allowing counting of late-arriving ballots

(Newser) - The Supreme Court seems ready to toss out a Mississippi rule that lets mail ballots arrive after Election Day, a move that could ripple through elections nationwide. During arguments Monday, the court's six conservatives signaled strong doubts about the 2020 law, which permits counting ballots postmarked by Election Day...

If SCOTUS Nixes This, Midterms Could Get Chaotic

Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on grace periods for mail-in ballots

(Newser) - There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections—Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail will be given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. Whether...

24 States Challenge EPA's Rollback of Climate Finding

Massachusetts AG calls move a 'blatant' violation of the law

(Newser) - Two dozen states are asking a federal court to put the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to gut climate regulation at its source. In a lawsuit filed in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Thursday, 24 Democrat-led states plus a dozen cities and counties...

Roberts Warns Against Personal Attacks on Judges

The hostility has 'got to stop,' he says days after Trump's latest broadside

(Newser) - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says personal attacks on America's judges are becoming dangerous. Speaking at Rice University on Tuesday, Roberts warned that criticism of judges has shifted from dissecting legal reasoning to targeting individuals, and that the trend carries real risks, NBC News reports. "The problem...

Trump Lashes Out at 'Inept,' 'Unjust' SCOTUS

'They are hurting our Country, and will continue to do so,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump is fuming at an institution that has done as much as anyone to keep his political future alive: the Supreme Court. In a series of Sunday night posts on Truth Social , the president blasted the top court as a "weaponized, and unjust Political Organization" and "completely...

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