Alito extends order pausing new Texas immigration law for now

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday extended an order barring Texas officials from detaining and jailing migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization under a new state immigration law known as SB4 that the Biden administration has called unconstitutional. Minutes after a self-imposed deadline passed, Alito issued an order continuing to

Trump’s lawyers say it’s “a practical impossibility” to secure bond in time

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he’s unlikely to secure a bond for the nearly half-billion he and other defendants need to pause a judge’s February ruling in a New York civil fraud case. They’re asking an appeals court to stay the judgment while Trump challenges it. The judgment, with accrued interest, saddled the

Supreme Court hears case on limits of government to combat misinformation online

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday is hearing arguments in a case that tests how far the federal government can go in pressuring social media companies to remove content it believes spreads misinformation before it crosses a constitutional line. The case, known as Murthy v. Missouri, arose out of efforts during the early months