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Supreme Court takes open records case involving DOGE
The Supreme Court will hear a dispute between the Trump administration and a watchdog group over public access to records of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which played a key role in the mass firings of federal workers and cancellation of billions of dollars in grants and contracts in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Justices consider challenge to federal criminal sentencing guidelines
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could change how much latitude judges have to determine sentencing in gun possession convictions.
Supreme Court offers few clues in major environmental case’s outcome
In this analysis, journalist Mark Sherman breaks down arguments in the first case of the Supreme Court’s current term. Sherman joins Constitution Daily as a…
Local Zoning Dispute Over Grotto Presents New First Amendment Test
What happens when local zoning laws are interpreted to prevent the construction of a religious site on a property associated with a church? The Supreme Court will…
New Supreme Court term features First Amendment, other challenges
The Supreme Court has announced which cases and controversies it will consider during arguments from October to December 2026.
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