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Trump turns to Supreme Court

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As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme Court with remarkable success in his first term. Three times in the past week,
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President Trump’s efforts to deport migrants to places other than their country of origin hit a new roadblock on Friday, when a federal judge issued a temporary order requiring the administration to g...
From The New York Times
Lawyers for the migrants argued the policy exposed an untold number of people to the risk of deportation to countries where they might face danger without providing them any notice or opportunity to ...
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Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda
As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme Court with remarkable success in his first term. Three times in the past week,
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn judge blocking deportations under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of alleged members of Venezuela's crime gang Tren de Aragua, which Trump wants to overturn.
Trump turns to Supreme Court as judges push back on the administration's view of presidential power
The Justice Department submitted multiple filings with the Supreme Court that accused federal judges of abusing their constitutional powers, while lower courts criticized the Trump administration’s expansive view of presidential power.
Judge’s Order Slows Trump Deportation Plans
A temporary order will give some migrants a chance to convince the government that deporting them to “third countries” such as El Salvador would put them at risk.
US Judge Temporarily Halts Deportations to Third Countries Without a Chance to Challenge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting people who have exhausted legal appeals to countries other than their own without first being allowed to argue that it w
Judges extend orders against deportation flights, including wartime act on violent Venezuelan gang members
A federal judge ruled Friday that a restraining order on the Alien Enemies Act will be extended through April 12, and another judge in Boston blocked the deportation of migrants.
US judge blocks Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations
A federal judge on Friday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from deporting migrants to countries with which they had no relationship without giving them a chance to raise claims that they would face persecution or torture if sent there.
U.S. Judge Extends Block on Trump Use of Wartime Law for Deportations
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government,
Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations fight
Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow his use of a 1798 law to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as part of his hardline approach to immigration, arguing that courts must not encroach on the president's national security authority.

Texas, New York County and Doctor

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A New York state court on Thursday blocked a Texas court from enforcing a fine of more than $100,000 against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman in Texas, escalating the...
From The Washington Post
Texas has one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country, banning abortion in nearly all situations with very limited exceptions.
From Time
The law says New York will not cooperate with another state's effort to prosecute, sue or otherwise penalize a doctor for providing the pills, as long as the doctor complies with New York law.
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N.Y. refuses to enforce Texas order against doctor over abortion pills
A county clerk cited the state’s shield law for declining to enforce a $100,000 judgment imposed in Texas against a New York health-care provider, setting up a likely showdown at the Supreme Court.
New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills
On Thursday, citing New York’s shield law, the acting clerk of Ulster County in Kingston, N.Y., Taylor Bruck, said he would not grant Texas’ motion seeking to enforce the Collin County order. He also refused to allow Texas to file a summons that sought to force Dr. Carpenter to pay the penalty and comply with the Texas ruling.
New York clerk refuses to enforce Texas' fine on abortion doctor
The Ulster County clerk refused to file a $113,000 fine from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.
A Texas Bill Claims to Clarify Near-Total Abortion Bans. Advocates Say It Won’t
The only exception to Texas’ abortion ban is if a person is experiencing a “life-threatening” medical emergency.
New York Uses Rare Move to Block Texas’s Anti-Abortion Crusade
New York officials used a shield law for the first time to prevent an abortion provider from being punished in a different state.
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban Linked to Deaths and a Rise in Sepsis Cases
The bill comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of three Texas women. It specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in steep penalties for those who violate the law.
NY Official Rejects Texas Judgment Against Doctor in Abortion Pill Case
A local official in New York on Thursday rejected Texas' effort to enforce a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor accused of sending abortion pills to the state, escalating an unprecedented interstate conflict.
New York county clerk blocks Texas abortion telehealth suit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the New York doctor in December, accusing her of violating his state's ban by providing abortion pills to a resident. When the doctor and her attorneys failed to appear,
Top Republican says Missouri House poised to resurrect abortion ban
Speaker Jon Patterson says the Missouri House could debate a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion within the next two weeks. It would provide some exceptions for survivors of rape
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues.
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on death row.
'Go for It:' Sidley's First Associate Preps for Oral Arguments Before U.S. Supreme Court
Peter Bruland, 33, a senior managing associate at Sidley Austin, will be making firm history by being the first associate to argue before the Supreme Court on Monday,
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Amid support from doctors group, bill to clarify Texas’ abortion ban does little to save lives, critics say
Senate Bill 31 supporters say it would clarify when doctors should intervene to save a pregnant woman’s life, but critics say its vagueness and a measure to resurrect pre-Roe laws hamper it.
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US Supreme Court upholds federal 'ghost guns' restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday a regulation targeting largely untraceable "ghost guns" imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration in a crackdown on firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide,
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Death Row Inmate's Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar, despite support for a new trial from the same prosecutors who once secured his conviction. The Monday decision leaves in place a state appellate ruling that upheld his death sentence for the 2009 murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado.
Supreme Court upholds rules requiring background checks for ‘ghost guns’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable weapons at home – handing gun control groups a rare win at the conservative high court.
Elon Musk to hold Sunday rally in Green Bay ahead of Supreme Court election Tuesday
The announcement followed a daylong back-and-forth over Musk's released, then retracted plans to give two voters $1 million each at the event.
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