On August 6, President Donald Trump announced his intention to once again reduce the number of people who, if born in the United States, automatically receive American citizenship. Even after his first attempt to limit birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he is prepared…
On July 28, the deadline for the Donald Trump administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling expired. The previous ruling rejected the president's restrictions on birthright citizenship, according to the Associated Press. After the court issued…
On June 30, the US Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. In doing so, the court thwarted one of the current president's key immigration policy initiatives and upheld the ruling of a lower court, CBS reports. The president's executive order had no effect...
In 2025, nearly twice as many abortions were performed in the United States as in 2021—the year before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its landmark Dobbs decision on June 24, 2022.…
The US Supreme Court will soon consider whether those detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with serious criminal charges can be held indefinitely while deportation proceedings are ongoing, Politico reports. The case in question is Genalo v. Black. This is a constitutional…
A refund system for companies that paid duties the U.S. Supreme Court ruled imposed by President Donald Trump without constitutional authority is expected to launch on April 20, the Associated Press reports. Importers and their brokers will be able to begin filing refund requests through an online portal…
Activists opposing Donald Trump's immigration policies are appealing to conservative judges in an attempt to undermine their religious beliefs, CNN reports. As the Supreme Court weighs in on the fate of birthright citizenship, some activists opposing President Donald Trump are appealing directly to conservative judges. They…
Experts on Native American rights point out that the nearly 150-year-old Elk v. Wilkins case is irrelevant to the question of whether birthright citizenship can be revoked for children of immigrants without permanent legal status. The Trump administration takes a different approach…
The Supreme Court is preparing to hear Trump v. Washington. This case could change the constitutional understanding of birthright citizenship. Newsweek examines the court's decision. The focus is on President Donald Trump's January 2025 Executive Order 14160, "On..."
On October 6, the US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal filed by Russia's Sberbank. Russia's largest bank was attempting to avoid a lawsuit filed under the US Anti-Terrorism Act, Reuters reports. The lawsuit alleges that the bank collaborated with the group accused of downing a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine.