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Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution That Sought to Limit Trump’s Authority Over Iran Strikes
Sen. Tim Kaine’s resolution failed in a 47–53 vote.
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin., Limits Nationwide Injunctions; Trump Announces New US–China Trade Deal
The Supreme Court partially allowed President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order on Friday in a decision that said universal injunctions likely exceed courts’ authority. The 6–3 decision didn’t offer a final ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship but instead focused on whether three nationwide injunctions blocking the policy could […]
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin, Limits Nationwide Injunctions
In a 6-3 decision, the high court found that federal judges exceeded their authority in imposing universal blocks on Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
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Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Measure on Preventive Care
A federal appeals court previously ruled that the Preventive Services Task Force’s structure made it unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of FCC Program Providing Universal Communication Service
A nonprofit had alleged that Congress improperly delegated its power to the Federal Communications Commission.
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Supreme Court Allows States to Block Planned Parenthood From Receiving Medicaid Funding
South Carolina had argued that no one’s rights were violated when it decided to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.
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Supreme Court Rules for Shortened Deadline to Contest Deportation Orders
The 5–4 ruling came in a case brought by a Jamaican citizen who was convicted of several felonies.
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SCOTUS Upholds 6-3 South Carolina’s Prohibition of Medicaid Funds for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld South Carolina’s ban on funding for Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services, notching a win for conservatives who have long hoped to strip the abortion provider of state financial support.
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