Justice David Souter, Who Traded White Marble for the White Mountains

Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual rigor and a complete lack of pretension.

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David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85

He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.”

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Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement

President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups.

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Justice Sotomayor Urges Lawyers to ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’

In pointed remarks, the justice told an audience of hundreds of lawyers that she had joined them as “an act of solidarity.”

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow for the End of Biden-Era Migrant Program

In an emergency application, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protections provided to migrants from troubled countries.

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Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says

The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

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Judge Declines to Remove Order Requiring Return of Deported Migrant

The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, exemplifies yet another way the White House has sought new and aggressive methods to expel immigrants from the United States.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data

A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws.

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Religion in Schools

A Supreme Court reporter and an education reporter explain faith’s new role in schools.

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