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ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Validates Metering — Asylum at the Border Under Severe Constraint
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision by 6 votes to 3 overturning a lower court judgment that had…
COLUMN: Trump strips citizenship from 17 Americans — tomorrow, it could be you
In June 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced denaturalization proceedings against 17 naturalized American citizens accused of serious crimes. On paper, the…
INVESTIGATION: Trump traps counterterrorism surveillance in the SAVE America Act's net
Since 2008, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been one of the most powerful tools in the American intelligence community's arsenal.…
ANALYSIS: A Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Immigration Blocks — and Protects 39 Countries
On June 5, 2026, Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. of the federal district court in Providence, Rhode Island, issued a ruling that landed like…
COLUMN: A judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visas
On June 8, 2026, federal judge Leo Sorokin of the Boston district court struck down the $100,000 surcharge the Trump administration had imposed on…
EDITORIAL: RFK Jr. defies the courts — and children's vaccine schedules are on the line
A federal judge had said no. Clearly, legally, without ambiguity: the vaccine advisory committee reconstituted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had been formed illegally,…
FACT-CHECK: The Supreme Court clears the way for expulsion of 350,000 Haitians and Syrians — true or true?
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling upholding the Trump administration's power to revoke Temporary Protected Status…
ANALYSIS: The $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — When Trump May Have Defrauded a Federal Court
On the evening of Friday, May 30, 2026, federal judge Kathleen M. Williams of the U.S. District Court opened an explosive inquiry: she wanted…
FACT-CHECK: SCOTUS Transgender Athletes — What the Court Is Really Saying on Rights and Facts
On January 13, 2026, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated cases on transgender athletes: Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and…