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PROFILE: Pauline Newman, 98, Suspended Federal Judge — The Supreme Court Slams the Door
On June 16, 2026, the United States Supreme Court denied without comment the petition of Judge Pauline Newman, age 98, permanently preventing her from…
INVESTIGATION: SCOTUS Reinstates Etan Patz Murder Conviction — 47 Years of Justice Finally Sealed
On June 22, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling reinstating the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez in the case of…
COMMENTARY: The Federal Circuit Sits En Banc on Trump's Article II Civil Service Firings
On June 17, 2026, the Federal Circuit en banc — meaning all active judges of that appellate court sitting collectively — agreed to urgently…
EDITORIAL: Los Angeles resists Trump — the judge sides with the sanctuary city
On June 23, 2026, federal judge Fernando Olguin of California rejected the Trump administration's lawsuit against the Los Angeles municipal ordinance limiting the city's…
REPORT: Texas secures a permanent freeze on administrative closure of deportation cases
On June 23, 2026, federal judge Reed O'Connor of Texas approved a consent decree between the Trump administration and the state of Texas, permanently…
DECODING: The Supreme Court takes up the case of immigrants detained without a bail hearing
On June 15, 2026, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear during its October 2026 term a Trump administration appeal on one of…
ANALYSIS: SCOTUS 9-0 in Hemani — when the right to bear arms protects the marijuana smoker
On June 18, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling — 9-0 — in the case United States v. Hemani. The…
FACT-CHECK: Trump's $515 million fine struck down on appeal — what is true, what is not
In early June 2026, a New York appeals court issued a widely discussed ruling in the civil fraud case between Attorney General Letitia James…
TESTIMONY: Smith v. Trump — justice moves forward despite claimed presidential immunity
On June 9, 2026, a federal court handed down a ruling that, amid the permanent noise of the Trump era, deserves careful attention: the…