Supreme Court, National Guard and Trump
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The most robust challenge to Trump's authority to deploy troops occurred with Newsom v Trump, which upheld that the president had federal authority over National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles during widespread protests against the deportations earlier this year.
The request means the justices won’t rule on the issue until at least mid-November, which would leave President Donald Trump’s attempted troop deployment blocked for more than a month.
Just over a week before a key Supreme Court session on the legality of President Donald Trump’s broad use of tariffs in emergencies, prediction markets are pointing to a slightly better-than-even chance that the justices will eventually rule against him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow him to fire a top official at the Library of Congress, despite a lower court ruling that found the official is part the legislative branch and doesn’t report to the White House.
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Can Marijuana Smokers Legally Own Guns in the U.S.? What to Know as Supreme Court Set to Deliberate
The case was brought by a Texas man who was prosecuted for violating a federal statute that bars people who use illegal drugs from gun possession. Attorneys representing the man argued that the ban was unconstitutional in its application. Both a district judge and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in his favor.
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Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the state
The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that’s expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state.
Most judges who have considered President Donald Trump’s disputed tariffs have ruled against him. But when the Supreme Court hears his appeal next week, it may be influenced by a forceful dissenting opinion that highlighted a 1981 case from the Iranian hostage crisis.