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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…
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…
PROFILE: The DC Circuit blocks massive cuts to the CFPB — Amy Berman Jackson holds the line
On June 19, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Trump administration's plan to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workforce…
INVESTIGATION: The $100,000 H-1B visa tax — how a judge stopped an unconstitutional policy
On June 8, 2026, federal Judge Leo Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts issued a 42-page decision that voided — nationwide — the $100,000…
COMMENTARY: Judge Sooknanan blocks the SAVE database — electoral purges stopped
On June 22, 2026, federal Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia blocked the SAVE system modified by the Trump administration — a…