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• US Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of Obamacare — The US Supreme Court issued a decision in Kennedy v Braidwood Management, affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
• US Supreme Court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutional — The US Supreme Court ruled that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates that private insurance companies cover certain preventive health services without cost to patients, is constitutional.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (24-316) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Kennedy v.

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• Lawsuit Filed to Halt 'Alligator Alcatraz' Project — Environmental groups Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami to stop the construction of the "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility.

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• Supreme Court Upholds Age Verification for Pornographic Websites — The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for accessing pornographic websites, which has led to increased operational costs for website operators.
• US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Pornography Sites — The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors, declaring it constitutional.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (23-1122) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Free Speech Coalition, Inc.

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• Summary judgment ruling — U.S. Institute of Peace v. Jackson (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00804 — The D.C.

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• Summary judgment ruling — Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01107 — Judge Loren Alikan granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment for 8 of the 10 Counts (the two exceptions were a Spending Clause Count and a separation-of-powers Count), and issued a permanent injunction.

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• Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Rules Medicaid Patients Can't Sue for Provider Choice — The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to choose a medical provider, allowing states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (23-1275) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Medina v.

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• SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions — The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6-3 that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority granted to the courts by Congress.
• Supreme Court Limits Judicial Power to Curb Presidential Policies — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Limits Lower Courts' Power to Block Executive Orders — The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of limiting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, which have been used to block many of Donald Trump's executive orders, including his attempt to end

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• SCOTUS Rules on Religious Objections in Public Schools — The Supreme Court ruled that public schools must allow parents with religious objections to withdraw their children from classes discussing LGBTQ themes.
• Supreme Court Allows Religious Exemptions in Schools — The Supreme Court ruled that parents can opt their children out of classroom activities that depict LGBTQ+ characters, citing religious rights.
• US Supreme Court rules schools must let kids opt out of LGBTQ+ book readings — The US Supreme Court ruled that schools must allow children to opt out of listening to storybooks featuring LGBTQ+ characters on religious grounds.

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• Appeals Court Disbars Trump's Former Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro — An appeals court disbarred Kenneth Chesebro, Trump's former lawyer, following his conviction for efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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• Supreme Court releases opinion in Gutierrez v. Saenz (23-7809) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Gutierrez v.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Hewitt v. United States (23-1002) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Hewitt v.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Riley v. Bondi (23-1270) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Riley v.

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• Republicans call for firing of Senate parliamentarian — Following the parliamentarian's ruling, several Republican lawmakers, including Rep.
• Republican Lawmakers Call for Firing of Senate Parliamentarian — Republican lawmakers called for the firing of Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she ruled that certain provisions in the GOP's tax bill couldn't be passed via reconciliation.

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• Senate parliamentarian rules against Republican provisions in budget reconciliation — The Senate parliamentarian ruled that several provisions added by Republicans to the budget reconciliation package were improperly included and could not overcome a filibuster.
• Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Medicaid Tax Change in Reconciliation Bill — On Thursday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a proposed change to taxes used by states to pay for Medicaid was not permissible under the budget reconciliation rules.
• Senate parliamentarian rules on budget reconciliation bill — Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that several provisions included in the Republicans' budget reconciliation bill do not qualify for inclusion, which could complicate the party's efforts to pass the

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• Emil Bove's Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Hearing — Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official and former defense attorney for Donald Trump, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his nomination to serve as a federal appeals court judge.
• Trump Nominates Emil Bove to 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals — President Trump nominated Emil Bove, his former personal attorney, to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on May 28, 2024.

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• Harvard researcher indicted on additional charges — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born researcher at Harvard Medical School, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on three new charges: concealment of a material fact, making a false statement, and smuggling goods

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• New Jersey Representative LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Charges — LaMonica McIver, a Democratic representative from New Jersey, pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges related to an incident at an ICE detention facility in Newark.

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• Case update — National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-04641 — Judge Carter issued a nationwide injunction blocking the administration's planned shutdown of the Department of Labor's private Job Corps centers.
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• Federal Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — A federal judge ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on bail while he awaits trial, acknowledging he may be taken into ICE custody and face deportation.
• Case update — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia filed an emergency motion today asking the district court in Maryland to order his return to Maryland and bar any attempts to remove him to another district or outside the United States.

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• House Votes to Table Impeachment Articles Against Trump — The House voted to table articles of impeachment against President Trump for unauthorized military strikes on Iran, with only 79 Democrats supporting the effort.

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• Appeals court orders return of wrongfully deported man to the US — The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has ordered the Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States.
• Case update — Melgar-Salmeron v. Bondi (2d Cir.) 23-7792 — The Second Circuit ruled that the government must facilitate the Petitioner's return from El Salvador as soon as possible.
• Appeals Court Orders Return of Deported Man — A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must seek the return of a man deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.

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• Whistleblower alleges DOJ leader suggested defying court orders on deportations — Erez Reuveni, a former attorney at the Department of Justice, has alleged in a whistleblower letter that Emil Bove, the DOJ's principal associate deputy attorney general, suggested the department should consider
• Whistleblower Alleges DOJ Official Ignored Court Orders — A whistleblower complaint alleged that DOJ official Emil Bove told subordinates to ignore court orders to further Trump's deportation efforts.
• Bove Threatened to Ignore Court Orders on Deportations — A whistleblower disclosure revealed that Emil Bove, during a meeting on March 14, 2025, stated that the Department of Justice would need to consider ignoring any court orders that might prevent the deportation of

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03070 — Judge James Donato granted Plaintiffs a preliminary injunction , which enjoined the Agency Defendants and the Agency Head Defendants from implementing the EO against Plaintiffs and their members.
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Order on Federal Employees' Rights — A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for over one million federal employees.
• Appeal filed — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03070 — Defendants appealed Judge Donato's preliminary injunction order to the Ninth Circuit.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — State of Washington v. Dept. of Transport et al (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00848 — Judge Tana Lin granted Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction as to 14 Plaintiff states, finding they had established a likelihood of success on the merits as to their APA and separation of powers claims.
• Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds — A US district judge, Tana Lin, has issued a partial injunction against the Trump administration, preventing it from withholding $5 billion in funds allocated to 14 states for electric vehicle charger infrastructure

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• Temporary restraining order ruling — Valuta Corporation, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (W.D. Tex.) 3:25-cv-00191 — Judge Leon Schydlower granted Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order, barring the administration's enforcement of the Geographic Targeting Order and noting that the order likely violates the APA and that

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• Trump Administration Sues Maryland Judges Over Deportation Order — The Trump administration sued federal judges in Maryland, challenging an order blocking the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removal.
• Trump’s Justice Department Sues Maryland Judges Over Deportation Order — The Trump administration's Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the entire bench of federal judges in Maryland.

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• Certiorari Denied for Thomas L. Gudinas v. Florida — The Supreme Court denied the application for a stay of execution of Thomas L.
• Certiorari Denied in Jordan v. Mississippi — The Supreme Court denied the application for a stay of execution and the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Richard G.
• Certiorari Denied in Richard Jordan v. Mississippi Executioner — The Supreme Court denied the application for a stay of execution and the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Richard Jordan v.