Trump Finds Some Early Success at Supreme Court—A Look So Far

Nonprofits, states, and others have launched more than 100 legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s agenda, sometimes halting his actions. The legal battles have reached the Supreme Court on 10 occasions. Of those, the administration has won five in five cases and lost two. Three cases surrounding Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order have yet to

7 Countries Oppose US National Security Review on Copper Imports

Top copper suppliers say that their exports do not threaten U.S. national security, as the Trump administration considers tariffs. Seven U.S. trade partners have formally opposed a federal investigation examining whether copper imports threaten national security. Chile, Canada, Peru, Indonesia, South Korea, China, and the European Union submitted written comments to the Commerce Department ahead

Judge to Allow Limited Firearm Test in Trump Assassination Attempt Case

Defense attorney Kristy Militello said ‘intent is the paramount issue’ for the court and jury to decide in Routh’s case. FORT PIERCE, Fla.—A federal judge said she would allow a limited test on a firearm recovered in an alleged shooting plot against President Donald Trump last year, although it would be confined to simply determining

Northwestern Vandals Spray-Paint Hamas Triangles, ‘Intifada Now’ on Campus Building Housing Holocaust Center

Anti-Semitic vandals used red paint to write “Death to Israel” and draw Hamas triangles on a Northwestern University building that houses the school’s Holocaust center as Jewish students observe Passover. Unity of Fields, a self-described “militant front against the US-NATO-zionist axis of imperialism” that has vowed to bring violence to America, shared photos of the

‘Brilliant Friend’: Federal Judge Already Facing Recusal Request in Immigration Lawsuit Has Strong Ties to Lawyer Involved in the Case

Araceli Martinez-Olguin faces recusal calls in case where her former employer is the lead plaintiff and her friend is their attorney L: Araceli Martinez-Olguin (Senate Judiciary Committee) R: (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) An immigration activist suing the Trump administration to restore funding for a $769 million immigration contract has described the judge presiding over the lawsuit

Harvard Law Publishes Fond Reminiscence From Student Facing Criminal Charges for Assaulting Jewish Classmate

‘As I look to the future, I do so with a full heart and a clear mind,’ Ibrahim Bharmal writes in blog post featured on HLS website Ibrahim Bharmal (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia) Harvard Law School published a blog post from one of the students facing criminal charges for assaulting an