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The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on immigration stops in Los Angeles. The ruling voids a restraining order from a judge who found that 鈥渞oving patrols鈥� were conducting indiscriminate arrests in the city. The order had barred agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job, or location. The Trump administration argued the order wrongly restricted agents carrying out a crackdown on illegal immigration. 鈥� The Associated Press

The French government collapsed in a confidence vote, marking a new crisis that forces President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in a year. No clear front-runner has emerged to succeed Prime Minister Fran莽ois Bayrou, who announced the vote over his unpopular budget plans last month. 鈥� AP

An appeals court rejected President Donald Trump鈥檚 bid to overturn an $83.3 million judgment in a defamation case brought by journalist and author E. Jean Carroll. The case stems from Mr. Trump鈥檚 2019 public denials of Ms. Carroll鈥檚 accusation that he sexually assaulted her in a New York department store in the 1990s. The ruling also rejected Mr. Trump鈥檚 claim of presidential immunity in the lawsuit. 鈥� Staff

Markets in Argentina tumbled after a defeat for President Javier Milei鈥檚 party in the province of Buenos Aires. The results stoked concerns about the government鈥檚 ability to implement its economic agenda, signaling a tough battle for Mr. Milei in national midterm elections on October 26. His party is aiming to secure enough seats to avoid overrides of presidential vetoes. 鈥� Reuters

Nepal lifted its ban on social media platforms after mass protests led by young people turned deadly on Monday. At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured as demonstrators decried the shutdown as censorship. The unrest also tapped into frustrations over corruption and stalled economic growth. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli expressed regret and promised compensation for victims. 鈥� Staff

The Czech Republic broke up a Belarusian spy network. The Czech counterintelligence agency announced Monday it discovered Belarusian spies in several European countries, with the help of agencies in Hungary and Romania. Belarus is led by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 鈥� AP

Ethiopia is inaugurating Africa鈥檚 largest dam today. The $5 billion hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile is set to double Ethiopia鈥檚 electricity capacity and provide power for millions living without it. Officials see the dam as a source of national pride and a milestone in self-reliance. But Egypt and Sudan, who rely on the Nile, warn the project could limit their water supply, especially in drought years. 鈥� Staff

Britain has dramatically cut road deaths over the past seven decades, according to a recent analysis by Our World in Data. Even as the number of vehicles and miles driven has soared, fatalities have fallen roughly 22-fold since 1950. Experts credit smarter policies, safer cars, and changes in driver behavior for the progress. 鈥� Staff

A missile attack against an alleged crime boat symbolizes how the Trump administration is using new and controversial tactics to erode the power of drug cartels in the Americas. U.S. military assets are formidable, but so are the challenges.

The latest scores from the test dubbed 鈥渢he nation鈥檚 report card鈥� raise concerns about the state of STEM education and college readiness in the U.S. The outcomes suggest to some where improvements in education need to be focused.

Front-line medics work grueling hours to help Ukrainian soldiers defending their country. Many come from other professional backgrounds. Behind them stands a scaffolding of support to help maintain their mental well-being.

KSUT, a radio station serving a remote community in Colorado, exemplifies the new challenges many rural public broadcast stations face as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting closes. For now, local listeners are helping to keep the station afloat.聽

Indonesia鈥檚 horror film boom聽points to聽deeper聽religious and cultural聽beliefs behind the scary movies that are packing cinemas.

Since taking office nearly nine months ago, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders that have kept the legal profession working overtime. By early September, 202 of the orders had spawned at least 395 court challenges.

Twenty-three of the cases were fast-tracked to the Supreme Court in hopes of emergency action. One of the latest to be bumped up is an Aug. 29 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that rejected the president鈥檚 claim of an emergency to impose trade tariffs.

This 鈥渓itany of litigation,鈥� as one analyst characterizes the cascade of charges and countercharges, frustrates many Americans. Elected leaders from both parties are criticizing judges and rulings. Meanwhile, some judges, normally reticent, are weighing in.

Much of the frustration comes by historic design. The nearly 240-year-old constitutional principles of separation of powers and checks and balances remain highly relevant today 鈥� that is, if consistently applied. According to Michael Kryzanek, professor emeritus of political science at Bridgewater State University, these tenets are 鈥渁 means of slowing the process of governmental decision-making so that the result is based on compromise, consensus and bipartisan cooperation.鈥�

Too often, issues that could be resolved in elections or by legislators end up in the courts, burdening the judicial system and sometimes eroding trust in this powerful branch. According to a Pew Research Center report in August, fewer than half of Americans hold a favorable view of the Supreme Court, down from 70% in 2020. Only 14% say the nine justices are doing an excellent or good job of keeping politics out of decision-making.

Many judges have pushed back on these claims. In 2018, President Trump lashed out at an 鈥淥bama judge鈥� for a decision against an administration plan to restrict asylum applications. That sparked Chief Justice John Roberts to respond.

鈥淲e do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,鈥� he stated categorically. The role of the courts, he said, is "to interpret the ... laws of the United States and ensure that the political branches act within them.鈥�

A few weeks ago, Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference that 鈥淚t鈥檚 a difficult job that each of us has.鈥� He praised 鈥渢he trial judges who operate alone ... on the front lines of American justice.鈥�

The challenge now, as in years past, is to honor and elevate the distinct, constitutionally-mandated role of the judiciary. 鈥淩eal change, lasting change, effective change,鈥� according to Dr. Kryzanek, comes from 鈥渧ital interaction between the executive and legislative branches,鈥� rather than continually calling on the judiciary 鈥渢o manage a constant flow of partisan disputes.鈥�