Recent Updates
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S. Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US
U.S. Law Review 11/18/2025A bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization goes before a small group of South Carolina senators Tuesday.This would be the first of at least a h...
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Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days
U.S. Law Review 11/13/2025President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at...
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
U.S. Law Review 11/08/2025The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the...
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Trump is upsetting the US allies needed to counter China
U.S. Law Review 09/12/2025President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining relationships that have been cornerstones of American foreign policy to counter China’s growing influence, eroding years of diplomatic investments spanning...
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Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back
U.S. Law Review 07/27/2025Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight back.More than 50 immigration judges — from senior leaders to new appointees &mdash...
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What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling
U.S. Law Review 06/28/2025The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ens...
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ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
U.S. Law Review 06/20/2025Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.“...
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Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits
U.S. Law Review 06/15/2025A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.The girl’s family says that ...
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Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval to End Protections for Venezuelans
U.S. Law Review 05/12/2025The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal...
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How the military is dealing with Hegseth’s order to remove transgender troops
U.S. Law Review 05/09/2025The military services scrambled Friday to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a memo released late Thursday, reinstated orders issued earlier this year...
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Wisconsin Gov., he’s not afraid after Trump official suggests possible arrest
U.S. Law Review 05/03/2025Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance the Democrat issued to state employe...
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Trump’s tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
U.S. Law Review 05/01/2025American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next.The president’s massive and unpredictable taxes on import...