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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use new congressional map

The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with its new congressional map in a decision issued Tuesday evening, pausing a lower-court ruling that the map was likely unconstitutional. The unsigned order from the court’s conservative majority allowed the state to use its preferred map, one first adopted in 2023…

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US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man

Court throws out state’s challenge to judicial finding that inmate convicted of murder is ineligible for death penalty

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Supreme Court moves Alabama closer to new congressional map

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a lower court ruling that found Alabama’s congressional map illegally and unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters, potentially paving the way for the state to adopt a map with one less district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the result. The unexplained,…

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Supreme Court Order Stuns Legal Experts: 'Entirely Worrisome' Texas Ruling Revealed

The US Supreme Court has cleared Texas to use a controversial mid‑decade election map expected to add up to five Republican House seats.

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Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects

The Supreme Court seems inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes

The Independent UK

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map

The high court had previously allowed the map to be used temporarily, but Monday’s ruling makes that permanent.

The Texas Tribune

Stephanie Barclay on "The Emergency Docket's Mistaken Birthday"

Contrary to what some believe, the Clean Power Plan was not the first executive branch action stopped on the "Shadow Docket."

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Leaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal Why Court Stayed Clean Power Plan (Setting Important "Shadow Docket" Precedent in the Process)

A New York Times scoop reveals that Chief Justice Roberts was concerned that the EPA would (again) get away with imposing unlawful burdens on utilities.

Reason

SCOTUS justices air disputes in rare public rifts

Recent remarks have offered a rare public display of the deep ideological divides within the most secretive branch of the U.S. government.

Axios

Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh after supreme court justice row

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues rare public apology to Brett Kavanaugh over ‘hurtful comments’

The apology is highly unusual given the Supreme Court’s long tradition of privacy and friendly relationships between the justices

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson condemns conservative justices’ pro-Trump orders

Liberal judge attacks emergency-docket rulings as Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for remarks about Brett Kavanaugh

The Guardian - US

Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says part of the reason for President Donald Trump's string of wins on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is that her conservative colleagues believe that blocking executive policies is a blow that can't be easily fixed

The Independent UK

Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives

In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court held on March 31, 2026, that a Colorado law prohibiting licensed counselors from performing “conversion therapy” on minors was likely unconstitutional as applied to talk therapy. Justice Elena Kagan filed a separate concurrence, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.…

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US supreme court’s ‘conversion therapy’ ruling opens ‘can of worms’. What’s next?

The court ruled 8-1 against a Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for youths. What does it mean for other states, and why did two liberals side with conservatives?

The Independent UK

The Latest: Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump's birthright citizenship order

The U.S. Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily

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Supreme Court questions curtailing of birthright citizenship

A majority of the Supreme Court expressed hostility Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict birthright citizenship, even as he became the first sitting president in the modern era to attend oral arguments. An attorney for the U.S. urged the justices to overturn multiple lower court…

The Independent UK

SCOTUS is set to weigh birthright citizenship; here’s what US judges have said

Judges across the federal system have consistently explained their belief that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional

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The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

An Argentine emigre in Florida quickly got her newborn son a U.S. passport last year

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Arresting a Reporter for Asking Questions Was a 'Blatant First Amendment Violation,' Sonia Sotomayor Says

The justice dissented from the Supreme Court's denial of a petition from a Texas journalist who was charged with felonies for practicing journalism.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to allow policy limiting asylum claims

A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to clear the way for a policy seeking to prevent immigrants from presenting asylum claims at the U.S. border with Mexico. The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

The Guardian - US

Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency

The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington

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Supreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district

A divided Supreme Court halted a state court-ordered redistricting of the seat currently held by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.

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Supreme Court sounds wary of gun ban for drug users

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to limit the federal government’s ability to ban drug users from possessing firearms.

The Guardian - US

Baseball should be riding high. Instead the salary cap debate has it gearing up for war

As a potential 2027 stoppage looms, MLB owners argue a wage cap is vital for parity. In truth, it’s just another way to boost their assets and fleece fans

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