Second federal judge blocks mail-ballot rule as Supreme Court weighs dispute
A Washington judge blocked USPS from enforcing a new mail-ballot rule as the Supreme Court considers a separate Massachusetts injunction before the midterms.
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Supreme Court Stay Leaves Missouri Map Fight Unresolved
The Supreme Court stayed a federal order requiring Missouri to use a new congressional map, leaving officials to prepare under the 2022 map for now.
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Supreme Court asked to let Trump discharge transgender troops
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit ruling protecting current transgender service members from its policy.
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Supreme Court gets HISA responses in horse-racing oversight case
Federal and HISA respondents urge the Supreme Court to take up related Fifth Circuit cases first in a dispute over horse-racing enforcement power.
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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.