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How will the US supreme court’s ruling on TPS affect 1.3 million immigrants?

Ruling is huge blow for residents with temporary protected status, many of whom have resided here legally for decades

The Guardian - US · Jul 7

U.K. Might Force Social Platforms To Give Government-Backed Media Special Status

Plus: The Democrats' Project 2029 would ban minors from social media, the Supreme Court protects private data in geofence warrant ruling, and more...

Reason · Jul 6

The secretive Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in secret

Salon · Jul 3

Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power

The U.S. Supreme Court – with its six conservative justices, three of whom were nominated by President Donald Trump – has recently reversed landmark decisions that have long guided American government and society. Over the last few years, the court has stripped federal protection of abortion rights, affirmative action, gun…

The Conversation · Jun 30

Supreme Court strikes down campaign coordination limits

The Supreme Court overturned a key campaign finance restriction in a decision issued Tuesday, clearing the way for political parties nationwide to spend unlimited amounts on behalf of candidates in federal elections. The 6-3 decision came in a challenge from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as well as Vice President…

Roll Call · Jun 30

Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history

The Supreme Court has held that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant

The Independent UK · Jun 29

In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says 'Geofence Warrants' Count as a 'Search'

Understanding Chatrie v. United States.

Reason · Jun 29

US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections

Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rules

The Guardian - US · Jun 29

Supreme Court to release final opinions of term Tuesday

The Supreme Court announced it will wrap up decisions for the term Tuesday, which is expected to include a ruling on a case over President Donald Trump’s push to unilaterally alter birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday announced the last day for opinions, which is likely…

Roll Call · Jun 29

'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers': Supreme Court upholds Trump immigration policies

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to the president's hardline approach toward immigration.

The Times of India · Jun 26