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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend

22. Oktober 2026 um 01:32
A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

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People protest the plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.

Ahead of Midterms, Justice Kagan Says Rulings Have Intensified Polarization

21. Oktober 2026 um 01:38
The justice said during a discussion that recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, gerrymandering and campaign finance have deepened America’s divides.

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Justice Elena Kagan in Washington this summer. Justice Kagan, one of the court’s three liberals, has issued strongly worded dissents in individual election-related cases.

Mahmoud Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt Deportation

20. Oktober 2026 um 20:34
Mr. Khalil had recently graduated from Columbia when he was arrested by ICE agents and became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

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Mahmoud Khalil speaking in Manhattan last year. His memoir, “No Land to Stand On,” recounts his harrowing experience of being arrested in the lobby of his New York apartment building and held for months in a detention camp in Louisiana.

Supreme Court to Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions

The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.

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In 2023, the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

An Angry Judge and a Maybe-Lawyer in the Briefing Room

15. Oktober 2026 um 17:05
A roundup of legal news from the past week.

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The Supreme Court considered a case on the Video Privacy Protection Act this week.

Supreme Court Again Sides With Republicans in Political TV Ad Fight

14. Oktober 2026 um 22:17
The Trump administration had filed an emergency application asking the justices to intervene in a long-running dispute over political ad rates.

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The order was likely to be only a modest boost for the G.O.P., as the court had made its position clear in two previous rulings in recent months.

In Age of Online Ads, Supreme Court Weighs Videotape-Era Privacy Law

14. Oktober 2026 um 20:23
The justices will consider how the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 applies in the digital age of streaming videos, email newsletters and targeted advertisements.

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Judge Robert H. Bork during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1987.

Supreme Court Will Review Dispute Over Records From Elon Musk’s DOGE

13. Oktober 2026 um 15:48
A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.

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Members of the Department of Government Efficiency visited the U.S. African Development Foundation in March 2025.

Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Could Face Challenge in Federal Courts

09. Oktober 2026 um 22:27
Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad.

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Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army Base in 2009. It is unclear he will ask the courts to block the administration’s plans to execute him.

Supreme Court, for Now, Sides With Trump Administration in TV Ad Fight

08. Oktober 2026 um 21:18
The court paused a lower-court ruling while it considered the latest move in a monthslong fight over who is entitled to low rates for political ads.

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Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in Washington last year.

Christa Pike’s Case Puts Execution Methods Under Scrutiny

06. Oktober 2026 um 12:50
Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

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In a photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.

Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term?

The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases.

Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change Case

06. Oktober 2026 um 08:13
The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.

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The Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, Colo. The case before the justices pits officials from nearby Boulder against Suncor and Exxon Mobil.

How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term

Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

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The court will hear oral arguments in about 60 cases starting on Monday and continuing through late April.

As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire

03. Oktober 2026 um 19:52
The justice, the second oldest on the court at 76, told CBS News that he decided against stepping down last term. He could face pressure should Democrats win the Senate in November.

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Justice Alito is the second-oldest justice on the court.
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