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President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to overturn the $83 million defamation verdict tied to E. Jean Carroll’s allegations, arguing broad presidential immunity may shield him; Separately, the Justice Department is seeking to substitute the U.S. as the defendant in the case.
Trump asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for an executive order that would tighten mail-in voting for the November midterms; a federal appeals court blocked the order, saying it would sow confusion and disenfranchise voters, a decision supported by Biden- and Bush-appointed judges and opposed by a Trump appointee, as the administration and states wage a high-stakes fight over voting access ahead of key elections.
The Supreme Court will review Ken Jouppi’s appeal challenging Alaska’s plan to confiscate his 1969 plane after he carried beer to a dry village, arguing the forfeiture violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines; Alaska defends the seizure as a response to the societal harms of illegal alcohol.
A jury awarded E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million in a civil case against Donald Trump over her sexual assault accusation and his subsequent defaming remarks, marking a high‑profile legal victory tied to the case.
President Trump said he will seek a rehearing at the Supreme Court to overturn its birthright citizenship ruling, a move unlikely to succeed since the Court rarely grants rehearings (last done in 1965).
President Donald Trump has filed a fresh appeal to avoid paying the $5.8 million he owes E. Jean Carroll after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her; with the Supreme Court refusing to hear the case, Carroll seeks immediate release of the escrowed funds, while Trump’s team argues for delays tied to a change in counsel. Trump continues to deny the assault, calling the proceedings a Witch Hunt, and Carroll’s 2019 verdict of $83.3 million remains on appeal, potentially pushing total damages over $100 million with interest.
The Supreme Court has moved rapidly to reshape U.S. elections by curtailing a core minority-voter empowerment measure, enabling state-level gerrymandering and loosening campaign-finance rules—changes analysts say could tilt the playing field toward Republicans and provide a midterm boost.
After the Supreme Court’s rulings upholding state bans on transgender athletes and related decisions on transition care and parental notification, LGBTQ+ advocates are debating whether every case should go to the Court, warning that pressing high-profile cases on a conservative bench could yield sweeping precedents that undermine the movement even as transgender rights face a year of setbacks.
The latest Supreme Court term expanded presidential power over federal agencies and upheld several Trump policy moves, while weakening civil-rights protections—most notably by narrowing voting rights—along with rulings on birthright citizenship and LGBTQ rights, signaling a major shift with potential election and minority-protection implications.
The Supreme Court ruled to loosen campaign-finance limits, allowing parties to coordinate with candidates and spend unlimited sums on ads, a move viewed as benefiting Republicans and potentially reshaping midterm fundraising and advertising.
The Washington Post Editorial Board argues that a Supreme Court ruling blocking President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook without due process reinforces the separation of powers, showing that presidential power has limits and preserving Fed independence amid political pressure.
The Supreme Court ruled that a president can fire heads of independent federal agencies without cause, overturning Humphrey’s Executor and broadening presidential control over the bureaucracy, while stopping short of granting the same power over the Federal Reserve.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld Mississippi’s rule to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they arrive after Election Day, preserving voting procedures in several states before the midterms and rejecting challenges from Republicans and Libertarians.
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a $5 million civil verdict against President Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case, preserving the 2023 jury finding that Trump sexually assaulted Carroll and defamed her. Trump’s appeals were denied, leaving the judgment in place.
The Supreme Court handed Trump major victories on his immigration agenda in two ideologically split rulings, allowing the administration to deport millions of immigrants who are lawfully present and reviving a policy that blocks migrants at the border from seeking asylum.