Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide
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Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the country holds its breath for the Supreme Court’s responses to the Trump administration’s serial depredations, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Nonetheless, a case set for argument next month before the court merits more attention than the little it has…

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases
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Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the junior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, having served just three full terms. But her vote may be decisive as the justices consider whether and how hard to push back against President Trump’s efforts to reshape…

Opinion | Vengeance Is His
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Opinion | Vengeance Is His

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Targeting U.S.A.I.D. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “two of the most liberal-leaning agencies, is likely telling,” Bonica wrote. “The hardest-hit agencies are precisely those that regulate industry, protect public health and expand access to education.” The cuts DOGE is calling for, Bonica…

Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
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Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled against a group of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, saying they could not sue Hungary in the United States to recover the proceeds of property stolen by its state-owned railway. The company robbed hundreds of thousands…

Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him
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Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks on one another. That constitutional order suddenly appears more vulnerable than it has in generations. President Trump is trying to expand his authority beyond the bounds…

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence
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Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated, at age 38, to be its interim head. There, just weeks into her…

Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings
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Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at a Florida college on Tuesday, made pointed remarks about the limits of presidential power and her fear that government officials might flout court decisions. “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy,” she said,…

As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal
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As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A lawyer from one of Manhattan’s most prominent law firms will lead the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction, according to court papers filed on Wednesday that formally announced the appeal. The participation of the lawyer, Robert Giuffra Jr., a co-chair of Sullivan…

Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since 1793, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request by President George Washington to offer legal guidance on foreign relations, the court’s justices have steered away from weighing in outside the context of a formal lawsuit. That has not deterred lawmakers in…