Meta’s Supreme Court Filing Deadline Arrives in Nevada Social-Media Liability Case
Justice Elena Kagan extended Meta’s deadline to seek Supreme Court review of a Nevada dispute involving Section 230 and the First Amendment.
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Appeals Court Keeps Trump Mail-Voting Order Blocked in 23 States and D.C.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals left an injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s mail-voting executive order in place. The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to allow implementation while litigation continues.
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Appeals court keeps Trump administration from implementing mail-voting order before 2026 elections
A federal appeals court left existing state mail-voting procedures in place while litigation continues over the administration’s authority to change election rules.
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Supreme Court Schedules Summer Order Lists for Aug. 17 and Sept. 4
The Supreme Court scheduled its next summer order list for Aug. 17, 2026, with another set for Sept. 4. Emergency orders may be issued separately.
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Supreme Court docket opens new stage in Interior dispute with Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
The Department of the Interior and other federal petitioners asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit dispute involving the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation. The tribes’ response is due Aug. 20.
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Appeals Court Says White House Ballroom Needs Congressional Approval
A federal appeals court ruled that construction of a proposed $400 million White House ballroom cannot continue without approval from Congress. The Trump administration plans to seek Supreme Court review.
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Supreme Court strikes down federal limits on coordinated party spending ahead of 2026 midterms
The Supreme Court ruled that federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties and candidates violate the First Amendment. The FEC updated the limits for the 2026 election cycle.
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Supreme Court sets Aug. 17 summer order list as it manages pending cases
The Supreme Court has scheduled summer order lists for Aug. 17 and Sept. 4, while emergency orders can be issued outside the regular calendar.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Coordinated Party Expenditures in FEC Case
The Supreme Court held June 30 that federal limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the First Amendment, a decision that could reshape campaign spending before the 2026 midterms.
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Supreme Court leaves $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in place
Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on August 3 to pause enforcement of a roughly $656 million judgment while the Palestinian Authority and PLO appeal.
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Supreme Court ruling threatens temporary protection for Haitians and Syrians in Indiana
A 6-3 Supreme Court ruling on June 25 upheld the administration’s authority to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, creating uncertainty for thousands of Haitians in Indiana.
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Trump Administration Misses Birthright Citizenship Rehearing Deadline
The Trump administration did not file by July 28 to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its birthright-citizenship ruling, leaving the order blocked.
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Supreme Court denial of a stay of removal in Okky Ficrada Jaya’s case
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied Okky Ficrada Jaya’s stay of removal on July 9, 2026 (No. 26A31). What that means for detainees.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Dennis Sochor’s stay and cert, clearing Florida execution
United States: July 14—U.S. Supreme Court denied Dennis Sochor’s stay request and cert petition, removing the federal stop for Florida’s execution.
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Supreme Court takes up Jouppi v. Alaska forfeiture fight over beer
The Supreme Court granted cert in Jouppi v. Alaska (No. 25-246) over a plane seizure tied to a six-pack of beer and the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause.
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Fifth Circuit vacates 90-day immigration detention bond rule for en banc review—what it changes for due process now
The Fifth Circuit vacated a July 2, 2026 90-day bond-hearing rule for some immigration detainees after en banc review was granted July 10.
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Supreme Court lets Texas app-age-verification law stand after denial
On July 6, 2026, the Supreme Court denied a request to lift a stay in CCIA v. Paxton—so Texas app age checks and parent consent stay in force.
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Supreme Court declines to review Doe v. Hochul: Title VII accommodations
SCOTUS turned away Doe v. Hochul on June 29, 2026, leaving a Title VII religious-accommodation dispute for healthcare workers in place—no new national rule.
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Supreme Court greenlights turning back asylum seekers at border ports—what it means
June 25, 2026 Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado limits “inspection-before-processing” arguments for asylum seekers turned back at ports of entry.
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Supreme Court curbs Hawaii consent rule for concealed carry: Wolford v. Lopez
United States Evening Courts and Rights Update: In Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s “express owner consent” rule for concealed carry.
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Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender girls in school sports (Title IX)
United States Evening Courts and Rights Update – On June 30, Supreme Court upheld state bans barring transgender girls from girls’ and women’s sports under Title IX.
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrows some “cancer warning” lawsuits over Roundup label claims
United States Public Health Safety and Legal Rules – The U.S. Supreme Court in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (No. 24-1068) ruled that FIFRA can preempt state “failure-to-warn” claims when the theory would effectively require a cancer warning different from what EPA required on a pesticide label.