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Trump, judges and 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.
Houston Chronicle |
A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.
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The Trump administration has granted itself the authority to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being members of a violent street gang on the basis of little more than whether they have ...

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Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda
President Donald Trump's administration has increasingly turned to the use of emergency appeals to the Supreme Court as it faces more than 130 lawsuits over his executive orders.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election polls: What voters are saying about the judges
The country's most expensive court race has high stakes for the state and could test the popularity of the Trump administration in its early days.
How Trump-blocking judges managed to get past Senate judiciary hawks
There is some disagreement among experts and Republicans over whether enough was done to block Democratic-nominated judges, particularly those who are now blocking the Trump administration.
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
The administration has also said it was revoking temporary protections for more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who have come to the U.S. since October
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Bid to End Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status are challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program for many migrants.
The Democrats Who Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Trump in Court
State attorneys general have brought 11 lawsuits against the president and his administration. In swing states, the strategy carries political risk.
U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show
The court papers suggest that the administration has set a low bar for seeking the removal of the Venezuelan migrants, whom officials have described as belonging to the street gang, Tren de Aragua.
US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador
A detainee is moved at a prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, last week, during a visit by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The prisoners were joined The Trump administration has deported 17 more alleged gang members to El Salvador,
Judge blocks Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for Venezuelans
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for some Venezuelan immigrants, writing that officials' characterization of the migrants as criminals "smacks of racism.

Supreme Court Signals Support for Catholic Charities

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The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether nonprofits affiliated with the Catholic Church are eligible for tax exemptions in a case that has implications for other religiously connected organiz...
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At issue is whether the denial of the tax exemption violated the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion, as well as its separation of church and state.

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Supreme Court appears supportive of tax exemption for Catholic Charities
The Wisconsin Catholic Charities case has implications for other religiously connected nonprofits, including hospitals, and for state unemployment systems.
Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case
Justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau shouldn't have to pay unemployment taxes because the agency's work is motivated by religious beliefs.
Supreme Court appears poised to side with Catholic Charities as string of religion test cases arrive
A majority of the justices seemed likely to side with Catholic Charities, but they debated where to draw the line for religious exemptions.
US Supreme Court to hear Catholic group's bid for Wisconsin unemployment tax exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear a bid by an arm of a Catholic diocese in Wisconsin for a religious exemption from the state's unemployment insurance tax in the latest religious rights case to reach the justices.
Supreme Court likely to side with Catholic Charities seeking exemption from state taxes
The Supreme Court signaled Monday it is poised to side with Catholic Charities in a dispute over whether religiously affiliated groups are entitled to an exemption from certain state taxes, a decision that could expand the types of groups that would receive a break under the First Amendment.
Supreme Court to hear arguments on religious tax exemptions for Catholic charities
The Supreme Court is to hear arguments Monday to determine whether Wisconsin-based Catholic-affiliated charitable groups should pay unemployment tax to cover their employees.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Puts State in the National Spotlight
A series of wins by Democrats – and an influx of cash from Elon Musk – mean this politically charged contest is getting broader attention.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court race passes $90 million in spending: Nonprofit law institute
Spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has passed $90 million as of Monday, according to a tally by the Brennan Center for Justice.
What’s At Stake in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race and Why Elon Musk Is Involved
What to know about a special election for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court and why Elon Musk is pouring millions into it
Brad Schimel accused the Wisconsin Supreme Court of slow-walking the 1849 abortion case. Is that happening?
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has accused the current justices of "playing politics" by slow-walking a key abortion decision to keep the politically potent issue in play through the April 1 election — though one expert said the delay is "not yet remarkably unusual" compared to other cases.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides in battleground state
As President Trump escalates fights with federal judges, he's also bolstering a judicial candidate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The loud and expensive race has become a fight over Trump's agenda and it's testing the limits of presidential advisor and billionaire Elon Musk's money and popularity.
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Warns Against 'Shaking' Judiciary
Speaking to a group of law school students, Sotomayor expressed concern about "standards that are being changed."
Justice Sotomayor warns about `arbitrary power' as she defends the rule of law
Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor said arbitrary power means "anyone can be subject to unfairness at someone else's whim."
Supreme Court hears FCC case that could weaken power of federal agencies
A case about a Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telecommunications in underserved areas raises big legal questions for other agencies.
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