July 3 Trump administration swarms SCOTUS with emergency requests and sees surprising success The Supreme Court's 6-3 majority has largely supported Trump's sweeping policy actions through emergency applications, allowing controversial measures to proceed.
July 2 Obama-appointed judge strikes down Trump order preventing asylum requests, protections for illegal immigrants An Obama-appointed judge has halted Trump's immigration crackdown by blocking executive order that sought to prevent migrants crossing the southern border from claiming asylum.
July 1 House Republicans call for investigation into Obama-appointed judge in Trump funding case House Judiciary members claim Obama-appointed Judge McConnell violated ethics by ruling on Trump funding case while leading organization receiving federal grants.
June 28 Chief Justice Roberts sounds alarm on dangerous rhetoric aimed at judges from politicians Justice John Roberts warns politicians about dangerous rhetoric against judges, citing threats of violence and referencing incidents involving President Trump and Sen. Schumer.
June 28 Final day of SCOTUS decisions brings wave of history-making rulings The Supreme Court's last decision day of its term involved the justices reining in judicial power and serving up a victory for parents in the ongoing culture wars.
June 28 Harvard, University of Toronto make contingency plan to allow foreign students to study if barred from US Harvard University and the University of Toronto have revealed a contingency plan for international Harvard graduate students to continue their education in Canada.
June 27 Barrett eviscerates Jackson, Sotomayor takes on a 'complicit' court in contentious final opinions Justice Barrett accuses Justice Jackson of embracing "imperial judiciary" in Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions related to Trump's birthright policy.
June 27 California judge who blocked Trump National Guard order hit with impeachment resolution Rep. Randy Fine is moving to have a judge who blocked President Trump's National Guard order in Los Angeles impeached.
June 27 Ex-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy pleads for civil political discourse, warns 'democracy is at risk' Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that the "tone of our political discourse" puts freedom at risk, as he expressed the need to protect judges from threats.
June 18 Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump's move to only allow two genders on US passports Biden-appointed U.S. Judge Julia Kobick issued a ruling Tuesday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s move to only allow two genders, male and female, on U.S. passports.