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PROFILE: The DC Circuit authorizes nationwide expedited deportations — a judicial turning point
On June 23, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a 2-1 verdict that fundamentally redraws the architecture of immigration law in…
INVESTIGATION: Blanche v. Lau — the Supreme Court 6-3 puts thousands of permanent residents at risk
On June 23, 2026, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau: the DHS can treat a lawful permanent resident —…
COMMENTARY: The Supreme Court 6-3 bars the door on asylum seekers — Sotomayor predicts deaths
June 26, 2026 will stand as one of the darkest days in American asylum policy in decades. In a single day, the United States…
EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court 6-3 strips 350,000 Haitians and Syrians — America undresses itself
On June 26, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision authorizing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
REPORT: The Supreme Court at the Crossroads on Birthright Citizenship in the United States
Before the start of July 2026, the United States Supreme Court must hand down one of the most anticipated and consequential decisions in decades:…
DECODING: Trump's DOJ opens criminal investigation against Carroll — justice as a weapon
Here is what happened in June 2026: Donald Trump's Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation against E. Jean Carroll — the woman a…
ANALYSIS: Carroll vs. Trump — the Supreme Court delays a $5 million verdict for the 15th time
Fifteen. Fifteen times since February 2026, the United States Supreme Court has pulled Donald Trump's appeal against the $5 million verdict from its calendar…
NARRATIVE: Ankara, July 2026 — the summit set to reshape the war and the Alliance
On June 25, 2026, speaking from Washington, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte chose words that belong nowhere near the usual register of Atlantic diplomacy.…
EDITORIAL: Gripen for Ukraine — when Sweden gives Kyiv the wings of its survival
On May 28, 2026, at a military base in Uppsala, Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelensky shook hands in front of…