Trump’s flurry of legal actions set the tone for a contentious term
In his first week in office, Donald Trump fired his opening salvos on immigration and other topics, generating legal challenges...
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Ask Jordan: What will the Supreme Court decide on religious claims in public schools?
The Supreme Court is taking a case involving parents who want to restrict their children's exposure to LGBTQ-related materials.
Trump targets Supreme Court precedents in new death penalty order
The death penalty has long been a focus of Donald Trump’s “tough on crime” approach, and capital punishment features in...
Why didn’t Trump pardon all of the convicted Jan. 6 defendants?
Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted in connection with Jan. 6. Other Trump supporters had their sentences commuted pending “further research,”...
Thomas and Gorsuch dissent from ruling in favor of woman convicted of killing her husband
Death row inmate Brenda Andrew argued that Oklahoma prosecutors “exploited sex-based stereotypes and presented concededly irrelevant evidence about her sexual...
Judge Cannon blocks limited release of Jack Smith classified documents report to Congress
The Trump appointee said the DOJ couldn’t justify “the purportedly urgent desire” to share information about the ongoing criminal case.
One of the first legal tests for the Trump administration and DOJ
Donald Trump’s second term starts off with an unusual legal phenomenon pending in Jack Smith's classified documents case.
Remember when Trump’s lawyers argued he never swore to ‘support’ the Constitution?
Donald Trump is poised to swear to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” for a second...
TikTok lost the legal battle, but may win the political war
TikTok lost its case before the Supreme Court, but it may win a reprieve when President-elect Donald Trump retakes office.
Ask Jordan: Why didn’t Trump face a harsher sentence?
Judge Juan Merchan might have wanted to impose a harsher sentence on Donald Trump, but in his view, he was...