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Trump Wants to Kick ‘Rogue Activist Judges’ Off Cases. Can He?

A Supreme Court decision and ethics opinions give judges room to speak their minds.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche ahead of a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House last month.
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Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues

The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.

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The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to change mail-in voting rules on Monday.
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Defying Precedent in Ten Commandments Case

A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text.

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A poster of the Ten Commandments in a classroom in Fort Worth this year.
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Is Letting Only Seniors Vote by Mail Unconstitutional?

Federal appeals courts have split on the question, making Supreme Court review likely.

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A group of 18-year-old students registering to vote at what was then the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia on Jan. 15, 1954. Georgia extended the right even before the adoption of the 26th Amendment.
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Trump’s Speed on the White House Ballroom Threatens to Outpace the Courts

In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.

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President Trump has proceeded with White House ballroom construction at a furious pace even as courts weigh its legality.
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A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds

Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend.

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Chief Justice John Roberts argued 39 Supreme Court cases as a lawyer in the solicitor general’s office and in private practice.
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After Supreme Court Losses, Trump Keeps Pushing

Is the administration defying the court or pursuing lawful alternatives?

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President Trump has said that three Supreme Court rulings will not stand in his way and that other paths exist to get to where he wants to go.
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How Supreme Court Oral Arguments Have Transformed Since Covid-Era Precautions

Live audio, a new format and new voices have transformed and unsettled the court’s signature public ceremony.

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Stopgap measures the Supreme Court began in 2020 during Covid have led to fundamental changes in the court’s signature public arguments.
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A ‘Zombie Court’ for Terror Cases Awakens

Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case.

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The William B. Bryant Annex in Washington, D.C.
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