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After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship

Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has issued over 270 executive orders.

The Conversation · Aug 19

Suing Biden fueled Paxton’s rise

Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden. That record is his sword and shield in his Senate run

Salon · Jul 15

How suing Biden more than 100 times fueled Ken Paxton’s rise and reshaped Texans’ lives

As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden’s agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 14

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Trump wants a Supreme Court do-over on birthright citizenship. Here’s why it probably won’t happen

The president wants a rehearing after losing on his attempts to rewrite the 14th Amendment. Experts say it’s not that easy

The Independent UK · Jul 9

The Supreme Court just blocked an Alabama execution. The method causes ‘severe pain over and above death itself’

Alabama has already executed 7 inmates with this controversial method.

We Got This Covered · Jun 14

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.

International Business Times UK · Apr 28

Texas’ GOP attorney general candidates want to challenge decades-old Supreme Court rulings

Emboldened by overturning Roe v. Wade, conservative legal groups hope Ken Paxton’s successor will help them overturn gay marriage and public school access for undocumented students.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 13

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These Progressives Seek to 'Disempower' the Courts

Is unfettered majority rule actually a good idea for the left to embrace?

Reason · Dec 30, 2025

What is the Insurrection Act, and can Trump use it?

President has threatened to invoke 19th-century law as a means to control mobilization of national guard troops

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025

US supreme court begins new term with nation’s democratic governance at stake

Scrutiny on the nine justices is about to reach a new level of intensity as Trump aggressively asserts executive power

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025

Courts are Checking Trump More Effectively than Many Think

Legal scholar Steve Vladeck explains how and why.

Reason · Sep 22, 2025

The 150-year-old law that governs military's role in local law enforcement

President Donald Trump’s recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2025

The nearly 150-year old law that Trump is testing with domestic troop deployment

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

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Reason · Aug 1, 2025

Are We Witnessing "Appeasement"? A Reply to Steve Vladeck

A defense to Steve Vladeck's critique and a brief comment on Adrian Vermeule's related op-ed in the New York Times.

Reason · Jul 29, 2025

The Attorney General Can Put Her Own Legal Team in Place—through U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey and Elsewhere

Acting through through Section 546, or temporarily through the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the Attorney General is entitled to appoint U.S. Attorneys for the District of New Jersey and all other federal judicial districts. If done properly, such appointments preempt any need for judges to appoint U.S. Attorneys. But it…

Reason · Jul 29, 2025

Mistaking Adherence to Formalist Principle for Appeasement

The Supreme Court's critics are too quick to assume the Court's orders are motivated by political considerations as opposed to principle.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2025

TribCast: A very unusual Supreme Court term

The TribCast gang is finally reunited, just in time to dive into the big cases and unresolved questions from the term.

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The Texas Tribune · Jun 9, 2025

Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion

Experts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome.

The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2025

How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?

Trump ordered the deployment of 4,000 national guard and 700 marines to LA amid Ice protests – here’s what to know

Reason · May 19, 2025

Lee Kovarsky, D. Theodore Rave, and Steve Vladeck on Class Actions and the Alien Enemies Act Litigation

Kovarsky and Rave defend the use of class actions in AEA habeas cases. Vladeck highlights the significance of the Supreme Court's grant of an injunction to a "putative class" of AEA detainees.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2025

Trump's first 100 days offer blueprint for future presidents to evade Congress - Roll Call

President Trump's first 100 days back in office has given future presidents a roadmap to making end-runs around Congress.

Reason · Apr 8, 2025

Rights and Wrongs of the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Alien Enemies Act Case

The Supreme Court oveturns lower court decisions temporarily barring AEA deportations, but also emphasizes that detainees are entitled to due process, and that AEA deportations are subject to judicial review.

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2025

Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy?

The US president invokes a 1798 law to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador.

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