The Supreme Court effectively blocked the judiciary’s ability to stop Trump from implementing a huge range of policies. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. President Donald Trump has said that he is “promptly”...
The top court in the US has ruled judges in lower courts have limited ability to block presidential orders, giving President Donald Trump what he called a “giant win”. The case surrounded whether Trump’s attempt to use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for non-citizens and undocumented migrants was allowed. In a 6-3 ruling,...
Today the Supreme Court ruled that parents must be given the option to opt their young children out of LGBT readings in Maryland, at least while the case is ongoing. The case concerned a new curriculum adopted in 2022 for prekindergarten through the fifth grade by the Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland’s largest school system…...
Getty Images The Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship to go into effect The Supreme Court on Friday handed a significant victory to Donald Trump – and future American presidents – when curbing lower courts’ power to block executive orders. President Trump was beaming as he addressed reporters at the...
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Should judges be able to block Trump on birthright citizenship? The Supreme Court is expected to decide one of the most consequential cases in modern US history on Friday – whether a single federal judge can block an order from the US president from taking effect nationwide. The...
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a big and potentially fatal loss for Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider. Scanning the headlines about this decision, Axios’ gets it right: “Supreme Court ruling on patients rights’ could devastate Planned Parenthood.” The case decided today is called Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and it arose...
Being able to anticipate a player’s movement on the court and the type of shots they will probably play is key to securing victory, which is why someone as unpredictable as Alcaraz is so hard to play against. Most players fall into familiar patterns of play and studying those becomes important in attempting to secure...
The suit seeks to upend an order from a Maryland judge last month protecting immigrants’ due process rights. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the...
A journalist has won her case against Australia’s national broadcaster, with a court ruling she was unfairly sacked over a social media post about the war in Gaza. Antoinette Lattouf said the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) fired her without “proper basis” or “due process” when her five-day contract as a fill-in radio presenter was cut...
The High Court has heard claims that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission, “acted irrationally” when it registered England’s first private clinic offering gender treatment to under-18s. The case, brought by a former nurse and a mother who wishes to remain anonymous, claims the watchdog did not consider all relevant information and should also...
PA Media Jennifer Abbott Dauward was found with multiple stab wounds at her Camden flat A film director found dead with her Rolex watch missing had been stabbed in the neck eight times, the Old Bailey has heard. Jennifer Abbott Dauward – also known as Sarah Steinberg – was discovered on the floor of her...
A court in Leipzig has lifted a ban imposed by the German government on the influential far-right magazine Compact. The ruling is seen by some as a blow to Germany’s fight against right-wing extremism, although for others it could be proof of the country’s high standards of free speech. In July 2024 the German interior...
I just got back from a four-day trip to Florida for a little time amusement park hopping. What did I miss? Well, Donald Trump, in the space of 36 hours, broke the following: Iran’s nuclear weapons program Ali Khamenei’s ability to be taken seriously Russia’s alliance with Iran The myth that Pete Hegseth can’t run...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Twenty-two young people are suing President Donald Trump, arguing that his executive orders to “unleash” fossil fuel development and achieve “energy dominance” are not...
The Trump Administration lost in court today. A judge blocked their efforts to prevent Harvard from enrolling foreign students. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued the preliminary injunction after having granted a temporary restraining order against the federal government this month. The injunction holds that the administration is blocked from yanking Harvard’s Student and...