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SCOTUS Mass Disrupted by Arrest of Man With Explosives

Suspect found with 200 homemade explosives outside DC cathedral

(Newser) - A man armed with more than 200 homemade explosives was arrested outside a major Washington, DC cathedral on Sunday hours before Supreme Court justices were slated to attend the annual Red Mass, an event marking the start of the judicial term. According to court records, Louis Geri, 41, of...

SCOTUS Poised to Give Conservatives Big LGBTQ Win

Majority sounds skeptical of Colorado law banning therapists from using 'conversion therapy'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments in its first big case of the new term on Tuesday, and it seems poised to hand conservatives a victory on a closely watched LGBTQ issue. The court signaled skepticism toward a law in Colorado that bans "conversion therapy" for minors, reports Reuters...

Supreme Court Says No to Laura Loomer

Court declines to hear case challenging far-right activist's social media bans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has declined to hear Laura Loomer's case against Facebook and X, ending her fourth attempt to sue the social media platforms that banned her during her congressional campaigns. Loomer, a prominent far-right activist, was banned from Twitter, now X, in 2018 for "hateful" behavior,...

Supreme Court Delivers Bad News to Ghislaine Maxwell

Justices decline to take up her appeal

(Newser) - Ghislaine Maxwell has struck out at the Supreme Court. On their first day of a new term , justices declined to consider an appeal from the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, reports USA Today . As is customary, the judges did not explain their decision, per the AP . Maxwell is currently...

The Supreme Court Is Back, and the Stakes Are Huge

Justices take up disputes over Trump's use of presidential power

(Newser) - It's the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court gets back to work. This year, the overriding question is how much leeway the court will give President Trump as he flexes presidential authority. Justices are set to issue definitive rulings on major Trump policies—ranging from...

Trump Loses Again on Birthright Citizenship

A fifth federal court blocks executive order

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has dealt a significant blow to President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship, ruling that the constitutional guarantee remains firmly in place for those born on US. soil. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Friday upheld an earlier injunction that blocked...

Planning to Assassinate Kavanaugh Brings 8 Years

Federal judge credits Nicholas Roske for giving up on the idea before arrest

(Newser) - A California resident who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison. Nicholas Roske faced a maximum of life in prison, and prosecutors asked for at least 30 years, the AP reports. But a federal judge imposed...

Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Can Stay at the Fed for Now

SCOTUS declines to hear Trump administration's move to oust her until January

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration's effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. In a short unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over...

Clarence Thomas Urges SCOTUS to Rethink Old Precedents

Justice questions blind adherence as major rulings face new scrutiny

(Newser) - In a rare public appearance at Catholic University's law school, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the continued reliance on judicial precedent, saying that previous decisions should not be treated as "the gospel." As the court prepares to open a new term with cases that could...

Latest Trump Push Targets 14th Amendment

President asks SCOTUS to OK his executive order ending birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to green-light President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, a doctrine that has long guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil. The policy, issued on Trump's first day back in office, has been tangled in litigation and blocked...

Emergency Appeal on Foreign Aid Pays Off for Trump

Supreme Court keeps block on lower court ruling in place

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday extended an order that allows President Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power. With the three justices appointed by Democrats in dissent, the court majority granted the GOP administration's...

Former Economic Chiefs Ask Justices to Block Cook's Firing

Brief warns Fed's independence is at risk

(Newser) - A bipartisan group of former top US economic officials has urged the Supreme Court to prevent President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, arguing that her sudden removal could undermine the central bank's independence and shake confidence in the economy. The coalition includes ex-Fed chairs...

Wall Street Bets Trump's Tariffs Will Fall

Hedge funds snap up importer claims as Supreme Court showdown looms

(Newser) - Wall Street has found a new bet: tariff refunds. Investors are snapping up the rights to potential tariff payouts, gambling that the Supreme Court will strike down Trump-era import taxes and trigger government refunds totaling tens of billions of dollars, reports the Washington Post . Some hedge fund and investment...

Trump Wants SCOTUS to Reinstate His Passport Policy

Administration wants court to halt judge's order allowing people to request male, female, or X marker

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge's order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports. The June court order, which followed an earlier injunction , allows transgender or nonbinary people to request a male, female, or "X"...

Trump Asks SCOTUS to Remove Lisa Cook
Trump Asks SCOTUS
to Remove Lisa Cook
Sep 18, 2025 11:14 AM CDT

Trump Asks SCOTUS to Remove Lisa Cook

President wants an emergency order from the high court to remove the Fed governor

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, reports the AP . The administration turned to the high court after an appeals court refused to go along with ousting Cook, part of President Trump'...

Sotomayor: US Should Learn Limits of Presidential Power

'Do we understand what the difference is between a king and a president?'

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned Tuesday that a shaky grasp of civics is leaving Americans unsure where presidential power stops and monarchy begins. Speaking at a New York Law School event, Sotomayor argued that too few citizens understand the constitutional limits set on the presidency—a gap she...

SCOTUS Halts SC Ban on Trans Student's Restroom Use

9th-grader can use boys restroom while legal fight plays out

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has allowed a transgender ninth-grader in South Carolina, known as "John Doe" in court documents, to keep using the boys restroom at school while a legal fight over the state's bathroom ban continues. This interim decision comes as Doe challenges a state rule that...

Alex Jones Wants to Take Sandy Hook Fight to SCOTUS

Conspiracy theorist has asked Supreme Court to hear his appeal in $1.4B judgment

(Newser) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the US Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host is arguing that the...

Supreme Court Grants Trump 'Lighting-Fast' Tariffs Hearing

High court will hear administration's appeal in November

(Newser) - The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court, the AP reports. The justices will hear the case in November, a lightning-fast timetable by the Supreme...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Foreign Aid Frozen
Roberts Says Trump Can
Keep Foreign Aid Frozen
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Sep 9, 2025 5:52 PM CDT

Roberts Says Trump Can Keep Foreign Aid Frozen

Chief justice issues temporary order in 'pocket rescission' case

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. The high court order is temporary, though it suggests that the justices will reverse a lower court ruling that withholding the funding was likely illegal, the...

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