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China's Top Court Issues Landmark Biodiversity Rulings
China's top court released five landmark biodiversity cases, setting precedents for wildlife crime, restorative justice, and invasive species control.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Kagan and Barrett Detail Threats in Plea for Security
Supreme Court justices Kagan and Barrett testified about rising threats to their safety, requesting $228 million for expanded security.
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Trade and EconomyPolitics
Trump Administration Races to Rebuild US Tariff Wall
With a July 24 deadline looming after the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs, the Trump administration scrambles to find new legal pathways.
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PoliticsLaw
E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6M From Trump in Abuse Case
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Donald Trump after a three-year legal battle, marking a historic resolution in the abuse and defamation case.
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PoliticsLaw
Justices Kagan and Barrett Urge More Court Security
Justices Kagan and Barrett testified before Congress about rising threats, requesting $228M for Supreme Court security amid a surge in violent threats.
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PoliticsLaw
Sen. Banks Introduces Citizenship Act to End Birthright Rule
Sen. Jim Banks introduces the Citizenship Act to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, citing Justice Kavanaugh's roadmap.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Conservative Groups Demand Ethics Probe Into Justice Kagan
Conservative legal groups call for a Senate ethics probe into Justice Elena Kagan, arguing she cannot be impartial in upcoming climate litigation.
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Gun Control & LegalPolitics
Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons
The 7th Circuit upheld Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
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PoliticsElections
Trump Ousts Election Commission Members in Voting Overhaul
President Trump fired all remaining Election Assistance Commission members, leaving the federal agency unable to act months before the midterm elections.
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PoliticsAbortion Rights
Kansas to Vote on Elected Supreme Court in Abortion Fight
Kansas voters decide August 4 whether to elect Supreme Court justices, a ballot measure targeting abortion rights after the 2022 amendment defeat.
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Civil RightsLegal
Transgender Girls Drop NH Lawsuit After Supreme Court Ruling
Two transgender girls withdraw their challenge to New Hampshire's sports ban after the Supreme Court upheld similar laws and personal hardships mounted.
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PoliticsLegal
Judge Orders $5.8M Paid to E. Jean Carroll; Trump Appeals
A federal judge orders E. Jean Carroll to collect $5.8 million in Trump sex abuse case; Trump appeals and emergency stay is denied.
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U.S. Law & Politics
Supreme Court Allows Texas Age Verification Law for Apps
The Supreme Court declined to block Texas's age verification law for app downloads, allowing it to take effect while legal challenges continue.
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U.S. Law & PoliticsSociety
YMCA Pressured on Transgender Policies After Title IX Ruling
The American Parents Coalition urges the YMCA to revise transgender policies after the Supreme Court's unanimous Title IX ruling on biological sex.
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TechnologyPolitics
Supreme Court Allows Texas Age Verification Law for Apps
The Supreme Court declined to block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification and parental consent for minors downloading mobile apps.
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LegalPolitics
Supreme Court Upholds $800-a-Day Fine for Ex-Fox Reporter
Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge who refuses to reveal sources, in major press freedom case.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Upholds State Transgender Sports Laws
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states may regulate transgender athlete participation in girls' sports, upholding bans in 27 states.
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LawMedia
Supreme Court Lets $800/Day Fine Stand for Journalist
The Supreme Court declined to halt an $800-a-day contempt fine against former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge for refusing to reveal her source.
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LegalMedia
Supreme Court Allows $800-a-Day Fine for Reporter's Sources
Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge, who refuses to reveal a confidential source.
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HealthcarePolitics
Supreme Court TPS Ruling Worsens US Healthcare Crisis
Supreme Court ruling ending TPS for 350,000 Haitians threatens to worsen the US healthcare staffing crisis as nursing aides lose work authorization.
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PoliticsSupreme Court
Supreme Court Strikes Down Coordinated Party Spending Limits
The Supreme Court struck down limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates, reshaping campaign finance ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Supreme Court & PoliticsPolitics
Supreme Court Term: Conservative Wins and Trump Losses
The Supreme Court term expanded presidential power while dealing Trump defeats on birthright citizenship, the Fed, and mail-in voting.
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PoliticsFinance
Trump's $1.4B Crypto Windfall Sparks Ethics Questions
Trump's financial disclosure reveals over $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, sparking ethics debates as the Supreme Court expands power over regulators.
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PoliticsSocial Issues
Walz Faces Backlash Over SCOTUS Trans Athlete 'Cruel' Remark
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called the Supreme Court's transgender athlete ruling 'cruel,' sparking fierce online backlash from conservatives.
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PoliticsSupreme Court
Supreme Court Landmark Rulings on Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court issued six major rulings on June 30, blocking Trump's birthright citizenship order and expanding presidential power.
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Media
NPR Retracts False Report Claiming Justice Alito Retired
NPR retracted a false report that Justice Samuel Alito retired from the Supreme Court after veteran reporter Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement.
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Immigration & LawPolitics
Supreme Court Expands Trump Immigration Powers, Experts Warn
The Supreme Court expands Trump's authority over TPS and asylum. Experts warn the rulings could accelerate a historic U.S. population decline.
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Supreme Court & LawPolitics
Supreme Court: Alito-Sotomayor Exchange a 'Misunderstanding'
The Supreme Court issued a rare public statement calling an exchange between Justices Alito and Sotomayor a 'misunderstanding,' highlighting tensions.
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PoliticsSupreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Asylum Turnbacks, Ends TPS for Haitians
The Supreme Court ruled the US can turn away asylum seekers at the border and end TPS for Haitians, sparking fear in communities nationwide.
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Supreme Court / LawPolitics
Supreme Court Rules on Guns, Immigration, and Liability
The Supreme Court issued four major rulings on guns, asylum, TPS deportations, and Monsanto liability, reshaping federal law across multiple domains.
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PoliticsLegal
Bolton Pleads Guilty; Courts Block Trump Voting, Immigration
John Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents case as courts block Trump's mail-in voting order and the Supreme Court clears TPS deportations.
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PoliticsSupreme Court
Vance on Watergate, Newsom on Tax, Supreme Court Guns TPS
Vance says Watergate would be a 12-hour story today; Newsom calls for national billionaires tax; Supreme Court strikes down gun laws and upholds TPS end.
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HealthcareRights
Four Years After Dobbs: Abortion Access Shifts Unexpectedly
Four years after Dobbs, abortion rates have risen as telemedicine and shield laws reshape access. Key legal battles over medication abortion loom.
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PoliticsImmigration
Supreme Court Expands Trump Immigration Powers in Two Cases
Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow Trump to block asylum seekers at the border and end TPS for Haitians and Syrians, shifting immigration law.
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Law & Supreme CourtPolitics
Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Gun Law in 6-3 Ruling
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii's 'vampire rule' gun law in a 6-3 decision, ruling states cannot require owner permission to carry guns on public land.
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Law & Supreme CourtPolitics
Supreme Court Blocks Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Against Bayer
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims over Bayer's Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of pending lawsuits.
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Supreme CourtImmigration
Supreme Court Sides With Trump in Green Card Holders Case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that border officers don't need clear evidence to deny green card holders reentry, a major win for Trump immigration policies.
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Supreme CourtCivil Rights
Supreme Court: Rastafari Man Cannot Sue Over Dreadlocks
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Rastafari man cannot sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks, limiting religious freedom remedies.
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Supreme CourtCrime
Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Etan Patz Murder
The Supreme Court reinstated Pedro Hernandez's murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, ruling the Second Circuit exceeded its authority.
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Supreme CourtPolicing
Alito, Thomas Dissent in Race-Based Policing Case
Justices Alito and Thomas dissented after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether race can factor into Fourth Amendment seizure analysis.
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Politics & Law
Supreme Court Weighs New Election Law Cases From Four States
Supreme Court could decide June 22 whether to hear election law appeals from Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, and Pennsylvania ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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PoliticsUnited States
Redistricting Battle for 2028 Gains New Life After Ruling
The congressional redistricting battle is poised to reignite for the 2028 elections as both parties position for advantage after a landmark court ruling.
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PoliticsLaw
Law Students Take Judiciary Workplace Fight to Supreme Court
Emory law students petition the Supreme Court over the judiciary's exemption from Title VII protections, citing a broken self-policing system.
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Supreme Court & LawPolitics
Supreme Court: Marijuana Users Can Own Guns in Landmark Case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that federal law cannot automatically ban marijuana users from owning guns, in a landmark Second Amendment ruling.
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PoliticsUnited States
Redistricting Battle Could Reshape 2028 Elections
A new gerrymandering fight is brewing ahead of 2028 after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. Both parties are positioning to redraw maps.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Unanimously Narrows Gun Ban for Drug Users
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden, ruling the government cannot automatically disarm marijuana users.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Supreme Court to Reshape Presidential Power for Decades
The Supreme Court's 11 pending decisions on birthright citizenship, firing power, and voting rights could redefine presidential authority for decades.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Limits Executive Power in Tariffs Ruling
Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariff authority under IEEPA in landmark separation of powers case, with major cases still pending.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Nears End of Term with Major Cases Pending
The Supreme Court has 23 cases left to decide, including rulings on birthright citizenship, executive power, and immigration that could reshape US law.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court in Final Stretch With Major Cases Undecided
The Supreme Court has 23 cases left to decide, including rulings on birthright citizenship, presidential power, transgender rights, and voting.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Supreme Court Gutted Voting Rights Act, Leaving Few Options
The Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, leaving minority voters with limited options.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Supreme Court Poised for Landmark Rulings on Trump's Agenda
The Supreme Court will issue major rulings on birthright citizenship, presidential power, mail ballots, and campaign spending, reshaping Trump's agenda.
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Issues Three Major Rulings on SEC and Voting
The Supreme Court delivered three consequential rulings: upholding SEC disgorgement, preserving FCC telecom enforcement, limiting voting rights.
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Legal & RegulatoryPolitics
Supreme Court Upholds SEC and FCC Power in Twin Rulings
The Supreme Court issued two major rulings on June 4, unanimously upholding SEC disgorgement authority and siding 8-1 with the FCC on data privacy fines.
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Trade & EconomyPolitics
Trump Proposes Tariffs on 60 Nations, Fights Refund Order
Trump proposes Section 301 tariffs on 59 countries and the EU over forced labor, while appealing a court order for $166 billion in refunds.
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PoliticsSupreme Court and Legal
Supreme Court Allows Alabama GOP Map for 2026 Elections
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Alabama can use a congressional map favoring Republicans, rejecting claims of racial discrimination.
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PoliticsEconomy
Trump Appeals Order Allowing Universal Tariff Refunds
Trump administration appeals a court order allowing all importers to seek refunds for $166B in struck-down IEEPA tariffs, potentially freezing repayments.
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Politics
Swatting Call Targets Justice Amy Coney Barrett at Home
Police responded to a swatting call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Virginia home. The hoax report of gunshots was quickly determined to be fictitious.
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Supreme Court & JusticePolitics
Supreme Court Rules for Black Death Row Inmate on Bias
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 for Terry Pitchford, a Black death row inmate from Mississippi, finding racial bias in jury selection.
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PoliticsLegal
Supreme Court Sides with Trump in Immigration Judges Dispute
Supreme Court rules for Trump in dispute over speech restrictions on immigration judges, reversing lower court on procedural grounds.
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Economy & TradePolitics
$20.6 Billion in Tariff Refunds Paid, More on the Way
The Trump administration has refunded $20.6 billion in IEEPA tariffs, with $85 billion in total refunds being processed after the Supreme Court ruling.
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PoliticsVoting Rights
Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Map Over Racial Discrimination
A federal court blocked Alabama's GOP-drawn congressional map, ruling it intentionally discriminates against Black voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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SportsLegal
Supreme Court Clears Way for Flores Case vs. NFL
The Supreme Court declined to hear the NFL's appeal in Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.
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PoliticsUnited States
Civil Rights Era Collapsing, Hannah-Jones Warns After Ruling
Nikole Hannah-Jones warns the civil rights era is collapsing as the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and states eliminate Black districts.
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Politics
Redistricting Defeat Divides Democrats in Virginia
Virginia Democrats are divided after the Supreme Court rejected their redistricting bid, ending hopes for a 10-1 congressional map.
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Supreme CourtPolitics
High Court Blocks Execution of Inmate With Disability
Supreme Court blocks Alabama execution of inmate with intellectual disability in 5-4 ruling reinforcing Eighth Amendment protections.
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Supreme CourtPolitics
Supreme Court Revives Cruise Lawsuits Over Cuba Seizures
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that lawsuits against cruise lines using Havana docks confiscated by Cuba in 1960 can proceed, reviving $440 million in claims.
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PoliticsLegal
Supreme Court Sends Native Voting Rights Case to Lower Court
Supreme Court vacated a ruling stripping Native American tribes of the right to sue under the Voting Rights Act, sending the case back for review.
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PoliticsSocial Issues
Trump EEOC Moves to End Job Data Amid Civil Rights Battles
Trump administration moves to end EEO-1 race and sex job data; Justice Jackson warns SCOTUS; NAACP targets college sports over voting rights
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PoliticsLaw
Supreme Court Sends Native Voting Rights Case to Lower Court
The Supreme Court vacated a ruling blocking Native American tribes from suing under the Voting Rights Act, sending the case back under a stricter standard.
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PoliticsJudiciary
Supreme Court Justices Hint at Strains Under Scrutiny
Supreme Court justices publicly air grievances as public confidence declines, with liberal justices warning the court risks being seen as political.
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PoliticsSports
NAACP Urges Boycott of Southern College Sports Over Voting
The NAACP's 'Out of Bounds' campaign urges Black athletes to boycott college sports in eight Southern states over voting rights rollbacks.
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