The upcoming Supreme Court term will test presidential powers, voting rights, and transgender participation in sports, with major cases involving tariffs, birthright citizenship, redistricting, campaign finance, and LGBTQ rights. The court's conservative majority is poised to make significant rulings, potentially leading to highly polarized outcomes, while Justice Alito's potential retirement could pave the way for a younger conservative justice.

By John Fritze, CNN(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a First Amendment lawsuit from a street preacher who used a loudspeaker to call people “whores,” “Jezebels” and “sissies” as they tried to enter an amphitheater to attend concerts in a suburban Mississippi community.Just...

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour posted a video on Wednesday of six men decked out in business casual doing push-ups on the sidewalk. “This is how Kalshi Q1 board meeting ended,” he wrote on X. The board members are laughing and smiling in the video after their impromptu cardio session, and the mood ...

A federal immigration judge has denied asylum in the U.S. to the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy who became the face of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown. The Ramos family have been ordered to be deported to Ecuador, with their lawyers now appealing the rul...

US gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach says a Nevada state court-issued restraining order against Kalshi appears imminent, preventing it from offering sports-related contracts.A federal appeals court has cleared Nevada state authorities to enforce a temporary restraining order against Kalshi, blocking i...

The dramatic influx of immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have landed an enormous number of people in detention. It's led to an unprecedented number of petitions for habeas corpus—that is, people arguing that their detention is unlawful.On today's podcast, Lawfare's Executive Editor ...

Every now and then, a judge hands down a decision that is so ill-advised that it is impossible to read without burying your face in your palm. New York State Judge Jeffrey Pearlman’s opinion in Williams v. Board of Elections of the State of New York is such a case.Pearlman’s opinion is so out...

President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms. In the battleground state, the president is expected to zero in on economic issues. The White House has long said Trump would focus more on the economy, an...

Search February 19, 2026 4:31 pmAnother federal appeals court could hand President Donald Trump a victory in his legal war over mandatory detention for illegal immigration, as a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit appeared friendly to the administration’s stance during ar...