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Birthright citizenship cases arrive at the Supreme Court
The Trump administration has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court three lower court injunctions that nationally halted an executive order seeking to redefine birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, specifically the citizenship status of certain children born in the United States to non-citizen parents.
Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case
The current case involving Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing expulsion from the United States for his participation in public pro-Palestine…
Explaining the president’s foreign affairs powers
In the case involving the Trump administration’s curtailment of the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)’s funding, the Justice Department is…
The Constitution and the federal budget process
The state of the federal budget is a hot topic of discussion with the House of Representatives passing a federal budget resolution on Feb. 25, 2025, for…
Will a Supreme Court precedent limiting presidential removal powers survive?
A Supreme Court ruling from the 1930s is getting new attention as President Donald Trump is seeking to fire the head of an independent government agency formed by…
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