All Law & Courts
In first big case of the term, Supreme Court tackles free speech and LGBTQ rightsIn its new term, the Supreme Court will hear several cases聽on LGBTQ+ rights, including on transgender athletes and conversion therapy聽for minors.聽
The Supreme Court has given Trump early wins. Now, it has to explain why.From tariffs to the 14th Amendment, the new Supreme Court term is full of cases that will determine whether President Trump鈥檚 expansive view of presidential power is constitutional.
The ExplainerAntifa lacks a structure, so Trump鈥檚 terror group label might not stickPresident Donald Trump says antifa is a domestic terror group. But the movement lacks organizational structure, making it a difficult target for that label.
鈥榊ou have a right to an attorney.鈥� Massachusetts bar strike and the Sixth Amendment.Since May, Massachusetts bar advocates have refused to take new cases, leaving more than 6,000 defendants without counsel. The State Legislature raised their pay, but a deeper question remains: Can states build systems strong enough to fully uphold the Sixth Amendment?
Grand juries usually approve indictments. In LA and DC, they鈥檙e pushing back.Prosecutors typically have little difficulty securing indictments from grand juries. In Washington and Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump has surged troops and federal agents, juries have issued a string of rare rejections.
How the National Guard court ruling in LA affects Trump鈥檚 plans for other citiesWhen President Trump sent the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, he violated an 1878 law prohibiting the use of military personnel for domestic law enforcement activities, a judge ruled Tuesday.聽
First LookJudge bars Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children, for nowThe judge ruled Sunday after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids. The judge, in Washington, says the children need to be taken off the planes while the legal process plays out.
First LookCourt says Trump lawsuit against Maryland federal judges would 鈥榦ffend rule of law鈥�U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen dismissed the Trump administration鈥檚 lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.聽
Trump takes on the federal judiciary 鈥� of an entire stateA lawsuit by the Trump administration鈥檚 Department of Justice is unprecedented in that it sues all the federal District Court judges in Maryland at once. The potentially high-stakes case concerns deportation and the Constitution鈥檚 separation of powers.
US says it will send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea dealKilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran who was mistakenly deported, returned to the U.S. and then released from jail to await trial, may be deported again.
What 20 years of investigations tell us about the Epstein filesThe Trump administration faces pressure to release additional files from investigations of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 known from two decades of lawsuits and what could come from efforts to reveal more.
What the sentence in Breonna Taylor鈥檚 death says about police reform under TrumpA police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 got a 33-month sentence Monday. The Department of Justice鈥檚 approach to the case points to a retreat from police reform efforts.聽
FocusThe Supreme Court may have entered a new phase. Call it the emergency era.The court reached the end of June having issued almost twice as many emergency orders as it did merits opinions. Is this an anomaly, or the start of a new normal?
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions 鈥� a win for Trump administrationWhether the courts will allow President Trump to redefine birthright citizenship through executive order remains to be seen. But the Supreme Court on Friday offered his White House a big win.
Citing religious liberty, justices allow book opt-outs in public schoolsIn a closely watched case about religious freedom and public education, the Supreme Court sided with parents who wanted to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed materials.
First LookFirst lawsuit including children challenges ICE arrest policy at courthousesA Honduran mother and her two children are suing the United States over their courthouse arrest, calling it unconstitutional despite entering legally through a Biden-era asylum app. The lawsuit is believed to be the first involving children.
10 years after same-sex marriage ruling, these conservatives aim to roll it backIt鈥檚 been a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a right to same-sex marriage. Public acceptance has grown since then, but some conservatives aim to challenge that ruling in an echo of what happened with Roe v. Wade.
Q&A: Jim Obergefell reflects on the Supreme Court case that bears his nameTen years ago, the Supreme Court issued the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges, making same-sex marriage a constitutional right. Jim Obergefell remembers that day, and what the fight meant for him and his late husband.
Speeding up Trump agenda, Supreme Court allows third-country deportationsThe Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own. The decision opens the door to faster removals of people in the U.S. without authorization.聽
First LookCan improv theater reduce violent crime? Comedians and police captains team up.The University of Chicago Crime Lab鈥檚 Policing Leadership Academy is using improv theater techniques to teach listening skills to police captains. The academy hopes the approach will increase community engagement and improve officer morale.
