Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Withhold Full SNAP Funding

A ruling late Sunday offered a possible reprieve for people who receive assistance from the program known as SNAP.

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Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue.

Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights barred him from suing prison officials for money.

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The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid

One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.

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Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test?

The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago Area

The president has mobilized state-based military forces to U.S. cities over the objections of state and local officials.

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Appellate Judges Appear Open to Allowing National Guard Troops to Deploy to Portland

Three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are reviewing an order blocking President Trump from deploying National Guard soldiers in the city.

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Can Conversion Therapy Be Banned? Supreme Court Will Decide on Colorado Law.

Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18.

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White House Readies Appeal After 2nd Loss in Bid to Fire Lisa Cook

A court blocked a last-minute attempt on Monday to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board ahead of a meeting to set interest rates.

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Appeals Court Says Lisa Cook Can Remain on Fed Board

The decision came the day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates.

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Trump Administration Claims Vast Powers as It Races to Fire Fed Governor Before Meeting

Trump has forged ahead with his attempts to fire Lisa Cook even as new documents call his claims of mortgage fraud into question.

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