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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…
NARRATIVE: Jan. 6 civil suits — Trump gets a pause during his immunity appeal
More than five years after the January 6, 2021 assault on the United States Capitol, the civil lawsuits filed against Donald Trump by injured…
ESSAY: John Bolton pleads guilty — what Trump's enemy reveals about political justice in America
On June 4, 2026, John Bolton — former National Security Advisor, Republican hawk, and one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics — agreed to…
COLUMN: The trans military ban is unconstitutional — the DC Circuit spoke, 2-1
On June 1, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the policy of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth banning transgender people…
OPINION: The $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund — when the DOJ tries to buy its own exoneration
A few weeks ago, the Trump administration announced the creation of a fund worth nearly $1.776 billion — a figure deliberately evoking 1776, the…