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New Supreme Court term features First Amendment, other challenges

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court has announced which cases and controversies it will consider during arguments from October to December 2026.

New Supreme Court term features First Amendment, other challenges
Supreme Court asked to rule on federal ban on home production of distilled spirits

by Scott Bomboy

The debate over taxing home-produced distilled spirits is almost as old as America itself, and the latest controversy has arrived…

Supreme Court asked to rule on federal ban on home production of distilled spirits
Looking Back: Authorizing Military Force after the 9/11 Attacks

by Scott Bomboy

Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out against the United States, Congress approved legislation…

Looking Back: Authorizing Military Force after the 9/11 Attacks
Trump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s radar

by Scott Bomboy

A March 2026 executive order from President Donald Trump requiring the United States Postal Service to only send mail-in ballots…

Trump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s radar
Supreme Court to hear dispute over beverage names

by Scott Bomboy

Trademark disputes are common at the Supreme Court, and a new case taken for its October Term 2025 asks an important question:…

Supreme Court to hear dispute over beverage names
The Supreme Court in Review: Another Landmark Term

by Scott Bomboy

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court concluded issuing opinions for its October Term 2025. The session was marked by several…

The Supreme Court in Review: Another Landmark Term
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member but not Fed director

by Scott Bomboy

In two separate decisions on Monday, a divided Supreme Court considered the president’s power to remove executive officials. In…

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member but not Fed director
Justices rule that states may count late-arriving election ballots

by Marcia Coyle

Alaska state officials may have released the greatest sigh of relief on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision,…

Justices rule that states may count late-arriving election ballots
Justices end protected status for Syrian, Haitian immigrants, define asylum border status

by Scott Bomboy

In two major immigration rulings on Thursday, a divided Supreme Court allowed the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary…

Justices end protected status for Syrian, Haitian immigrants, define asylum border status
Idea of changing the number of Supreme Court justices is hardly new

by Scott Bomboy

Recent talk about the idea of expanding the Supreme Court after mid-term elections has resurfaced an old debate about the…

Idea of changing the number of Supreme Court justices is hardly new