
The Raw Story - 1 hour 26 min ago
There might be only one way to put an end to President Donald Trump 's war in Iran something Supreme Court Justice John Roberts pointed out years earlier, according to a report Wednesday. Roberts has been questioned over his views on the unitary executive theory, the idea that the president should have broad control over the government, and Roberts has even helped grant this administration multiple Supreme Court wins. But Roberts previously took a firm stance on how presidents can control the...

CNBC - 3 hours 3 min ago
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, said President Trump was not authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, IEEPA, to impose tariffs.

The Hill - 3 hours 23 min ago
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to end temporary deportation protections extended to roughly 350,000 Haitians, intensifying a legal battle Wednesday that had already been brewing before the justices. The Justice Department days earlier urged the justices to similarly end Syria's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. That case remains pending, too. In his latest plea, Solicitor General D. John Sauer warned that more cases are "waiting in the wings." Beyond...

New York Times - 3 hours 45 min ago
A detention center in San Diego. The Trump administration's filing Wednesday is the second such emergency petition pending before the court dealing with whether the it can end the protected status for a group of immigrants.

The Hill - 5 hours 8 min ago
American voters' confidence in the Supreme Court has hit a record low, according to a new poll. In the NBC News survey, 22 percent of respondents said they either had "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of confidence in the court. That is down from 29 percent who said the same in July 2024...

TMZ - 6 hours 40 min ago
Travis Scott is running to the defense of a Black man in Texas whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing for a double murder ... the guy is on death row, and Travis says the use of his rap lyrics against him to impose capital punishment was…...

The Guardian - 6 hours 51 min ago
Supreme court recently rejected Cedric Ricks' claim that potential jurors in his trial were eliminated based on race Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A north Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in Bedford, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort...

Forbes - 8 hours 56 min ago
Republicans' confidence in the court has plunged even as justices have mostly sided with President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 9 hours 16 min ago
Decision to shield pro-Bolsonaro truck driver sentenced for 8 January 2023 attack could inflame Brazil election politics Argentina has granted asylum to a Brazilian fugitive convicted for his role in 2023 pro-Bolsonaro riots a decision that analysts say could reverberate in Brazil 's upcoming presidential election. A week after Luiz In cio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, took office, hundreds of people ransacked Brazil's congress building, presidential palace and supreme court on...

Slate - 9 hours 27 min ago
At first glance, Chiles v. Salazar, argued before the Supreme Court in October and still awaiting a decision, appears to ask a narrow legal question.

Los Angeles Times - 13 hours 27 min ago
California homeowners got lower payments for their solar under a 2022 regulatory decision. An appeals court just upheld that. Environmental groups may appeal to the state Supreme Court.

NBC News - 14 hours 27 min ago
The percentage of voters with significant levels of confidence in the Supreme Court has dropped to its lowest point since NBC News began polling on the question in 2000, according to the most recent survey...

Newser - 15 hours 41 min ago
America's billionaire class is pouring unprecedented sums into elections , reshaping races from small school boards to the US Senate, according to a New York Times analysis. Since the Supreme Court loosened campaign finance rules in 2010, ultrawealthy donors have become central power brokers in both federal and state politics, outspending...