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Supreme Court Curbs Trump’s National Guard Deployment Authority in Landmark Posse Comitatus Ruling

The Supreme Court delivered a major rebuke to President Trump's use of federalized National Guard troops for domestic law enforcement, ruling that his administration...

Trump Issues Pardons for 11 People Including Clean Air Act Violators and Former Abramoff Associate

President Trump issued a fresh round of pardons over the July Fourth weekend, granting clemency to 11 people, most of whom were convicted of...

Supreme Court Splits on Executive Power: Fed’s Lisa Cook Protected, but Independent Agency Precedent Overturned

In a pair of rulings issued the same day, the Supreme Court delivered President Trump a mixed verdict on the limits of his executive...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, Affirming 14th Amendment Guarantee

The Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship violates the Constitution, delivering a major defeat to...

Key Surveillance Law Remains in Limbo as Section 702 Standoff Tests Constitutional Limits of Executive Power

A critical foreign intelligence surveillance authority known as Section 702 lapsed for the first time in its history last month after Congress failed to...

Trump Pardons 11, Including Clean Air Act Violators and a Republican Donor Tied to Jack Abramoff Scandal

President Trump issued 11 pardons ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, granting clemency to nine people convicted of violating federal emissions laws and...

Trump’s DOJ Defies Federal Judge’s Order to Release Unredacted Epstein Files

The Justice Department has refused to comply with a federal judge's deadline to release additional unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records, instead asking for a 60-day...

Supreme Court Grants Trump Sweeping New Power Over Independent Federal Agencies

In a landmark 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has overturned a 91-year-old precedent that shielded independent federal agencies from direct presidential control, handing President...

Federal Judge Strikes Down Philadelphia’s Ban on Masked ICE Agents, Citing Constitution’s Supremacy Clause

A federal judge has blocked Philadelphia from enforcing a new city law that would have banned federal immigration officers from wearing masks or concealing...

Jack Smith Warns of “Attack on Rule of Law,” Says Judges No Longer Trust Justice Department Prosecutors

Former special counsel Jack Smith broke his silence this week with a pointed warning that the U.S. Justice Department has become fundamentally unable to...

Federal Judge Rules Anti-Trump “86 47” Flag Is Protected Speech, Rejecting Administration’s Threat Claims

A federal judge has issued a final ruling that a controversial "86 47" flag displayed near the National Mall constitutes protected political speech rather...

DHS Watchdog Finds Secret Service Missed Dozens of Chances to Stop Trump Assassination Attempt

A newly released Department of Homeland Security inspector general report has detailed sweeping security failures that allowed a gunman to open fire on President...

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