Trump's firings put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight whistleblower office firing

The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight President Trump’s firing of the head of a federal whistleblower protection office, marking the new Trump administration’s first ...

The Hill - 3d

First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court

The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump appeals to Supreme Court over firing of US agency boss

The leader of an independent whistleblowing agency sued after he was fired by email this month.

BBC News - 3d

Trump wants Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency's head

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.

CBS News - 3d

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency head

President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a ...

CBS News - 2d

Trump admin to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends

The Trump administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered a government ethics watchdog reinstated to his post after he was fired by the president.

NBC News - 3d

Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog

Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government. Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme ...

The Guardian - 3d

Trump team wants Supreme Court to allow firing at agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers

President Trump's administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the ousting of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's leader. Hampton Dellinger oversees the agency dedicated to protecting ...

CBS News - 3d

Potential Supreme Court case involving Trump administration, whistleblower agency head

President Trump's team wants the Supreme Court to allow the firing of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The agency is dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. CBS ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump has put the ball back in Putin’s court on Ukraine

The Russian president has to decide whether he is prepared to sacrifice some of his maximalist demands

Financial Times - 6d

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court up for grabs in first battleground race of Trump's new term

Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the first major election in a battleground state since the 2024 presidential race.

NBC News - 5d

Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power, and Musk’s Team Wants Access to I.R.S. Records

Plus, how to remember everything.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court judge who battled Elon Musk

The Truth Social parent company, along with fellow right-leaning platform Rumble, accused the justice of attempted censorship.

NBC News - 1d

Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court justice who once crossed Musk

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is alleged to have been targeted for death in a plot that included former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.

CNBC - 1d

Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure

Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions.

The New York Times - Feb. 10

Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them

A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.

Politico - Feb. 12

How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs

When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.

NBC News - Feb. 12

Barrett's recusal signals hope for rule of law at the Supreme Court

Among Trump’s three appointees, Justice Amy Coney Barrett is probably the likeliest defector.

The Hill - Feb. 10

83 percent say president is required to follow Supreme Court rulings: Survey

Most Americans say the president is required to follow the Supreme Court’s rulings, a new survey found. The survey, released Thursday by Marquette University, found that 83 percent of respondents ...

The Hill - Feb. 13

Why North Carolina's Supreme Court race remains undecided

A judicial race in North Carolina remains undecided more than three months after Election Day. The Republican candidate for the state's supreme court, Judge Jefferson Griffin, is trailing his ...

CBS News - 6d

Supreme Court approval above 50 percent for first time in years: Survey

The Supreme Court’s approval rating is now above 50 percent for the first time since early 2022, according to a survey published Thursday. The new Marquette Law School national poll found that 51 ...

The Hill - 5d

UK Supreme Court rejects chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance litigation

Judges’ decision a setback for banks facing multibillion-pound compensation bill

Financial Times - 3d

What Supreme Court might say about Musk and DOGE

Federal courts are considering whether Elon Musk’s status as de facto administrator of DOGE complies with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.

ABC News - 3d

Top cases brought under the US anti-corruption law now in Trump’s crosshairs

Prosecutors have pursued high-profile cases since Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was introduced in 1977

Financial Times - Feb. 11

The Mavs are on fire after the Dončić trade. Don’t expect them to put it out

Giving up on their best player was bad enough, but Dallas’ handling of the aftermath has been woeful and left fans fuming. The Dallas Mavericks are on fire. Luka Dončić , now a Los Angeles ...

The Guardian - Feb. 13

Ex-supreme court judge says ‘arguable case’ Israel’s conduct in Gaza is genocidal

Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause. . A former UK supreme court judge has described Israel’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 10

Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim

SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein was indicted in January on charges alleging he failed to declare millions of dollars in poker winnings.

CNBC - Feb. 11

When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue

Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be

ABC News - Feb. 12

Gibraltar Supreme Court freezes 450M $PLAY tokens in Ready Games legal fight

Ready Makers Inc. won a legal victory against its Ready Maker Ltd. subsidiary when a Gibraltar court ordered a freeze on its Web3 tokens.

VentureBeat - Feb. 13

Musk and Trump put on lovefest in Sean Hannity interview

Pair pay glowing tributes to each other, rejecting claims that billionaire is usurping president’s limelight – and power. US politics – live updates Donald Trump and his wealthiest backer, the ...

The Guardian - 1d

What if Trump Just Ignores the Courts?

Quinta Jurecic discusses the constitutional crisis that the Trump administration could trigger.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

Evening Report — Trump tussles with the courts

Presented by March of Dimes {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © UPI Trump locked in court battles as Dems fear 'constitutional crisis' IT'S PRESIDENT TRUMP VS. THE COURTS, as Democrats ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him

The president is challenging the constitutional order.

The New York Times - Feb. 13

Trump fires archivist of the United States

President Trump has fired the nation's top record keeper, Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan.

CBS News - Feb. 7

Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the FAA

After a string of deadly plane crashes, lawmakers and union members are urging the president to protect the transportation department from further personnel cuts.

The New York Times - 19h

Trump knocks Time Magazine after it puts Musk on cover

President Trump on Friday criticized Time Magazine after the publication put Elon Musk on its cover, saying he "didn't even know" it was still in business. Plus, tensions are growing between House ...

CBS News - Feb. 7

Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave

Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Trump's firings put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs

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