Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Supreme Court term narrows civil rights tools while preserving birthright citizenship

A series of rulings on immigration, voting rights, and transgender students shows how the court is reshaping legal protections for vulnerable communities.

Supreme Court splits on civil rights

The justices blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order while upholding state bans on transgender students in girls’ and women’s sports.

Supreme Court gives Trump administration more power over green card holders

The 6-3 ruling allows border officials to treat some lawful permanent residents accused of crimes as applicants for admission, raising new fears of detention, deportation, and years of legal limbo.

Supreme Court takes up Trump attack on birthright citizenship

A clash over the 14th amendment heads to the justices with consequences for millions of families.

Trump’s bid to redefine birthright citizenship blocked by federal appeals court

Federal court blocks Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, reinforcing constitutional protections and setting the stage for a potential Supreme Court battle.

Federal judges block Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship

Trump’s citizenship order faces legal defeat as judges reaffirm 14th Amendment protections.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’

"You are an American citizen if you were born on American soil—period. Nothing that the president can do will change that.”

Trump signs executive order targeting birthright citizenship: Legal and humanitarian concerns...

Trump targets a cornerstone of U.S. citizenship in first-day executive order.

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The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The Melrose Gate at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Brown (zoonabar) / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.