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Law blog about the U.S. Supreme Court

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Jan 12, 2026
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Did Trump get arrested today?

There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that President Donald J. Trump was arrested today; the news items instead document arrests of other figures and policy moves by the Trump adminis...

Jan 12, 2026
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Will Donald Trump be arrested today ?

No credible reporting in the materials provided indicates that Donald Trump will be arrested today; live coverage pages track developments but do not report an imminent arrest . Historical context sho...

Jan 13, 2026
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Is Donald Trump going to be arrested tonight?

There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that Donald Trump will be arrested tonight; the materials document past indictments, a prior voluntary surrender and booking in 2023, and ongoing...

Nov 20, 2025

Trump's breaking of the Constitution

Reporting and institutional reviews show numerous critics, legal groups, and congressional Democrats say President Trump’s actions since January 2025 have strained or violated constitutional norms — c...

Nov 25, 2025

Can the President deploy National Guard troops without state governor approval?

Federal law gives the president powerful tools to federalize or deploy National Guard troops, and recent 2025 actions show administrations can and have moved Guard forces without a governor’s consent ...

Nov 27, 2025

Which Supreme Court cases have ruled actions by Donald Trump unconstitutional and what were their holdings?

Available reporting shows several high‑profile legal challenges to actions by President Donald Trump that lower courts have deemed unconstitutional and several Supreme Court decisions addressing limit...

Jan 12, 2026

What major cases show Donald Trump personally ignoring court rulings (e.g., travel ban, census, emoluments)?

Major episodes cited by critics as examples of Donald Trump “ignoring” court rulings center on aggressive enforcement choices and rapid executive actions that courts blocked or limited, most prominent...

Dec 2, 2025

is it unconstitutional for national guard soldiers to go to different states in USA, yes or no?

The Constitution does not give a simple yes-or-no answer: federal law allows the president to federalize and deploy National Guard units in specific circumstances (invasion, rebellion, or to execute f...

Jan 27, 2026

Donald Trump's legal issues

’s legal landscape in 2025–26 is defined less by a single courtroom fight than by a sprawling constellation of challenges: hundreds of lawsuits aimed at his executive orders and administrative actions...

Dec 4, 2025

How to reform Supreme Court

Debate over Supreme Court reform in 2024–2025 centers on three recurring proposals: expand the Court’s size (“court‑packing”), impose term limits, and adopt a binding ethics code; advocacy groups and ...

Jan 15, 2026

Can the Supreme Court's ruling be appealed or revisited, and what are the next legal steps?

A Supreme Court decision, once issued, cannot be “appealed” to a higher judicial body because the Court is the nation’s highest tribunal, but it can be revisited through narrow legal and political pat...

Jan 23, 2026

What legal challenges and court rulings have addressed Trump administration executive orders since 2025?

In 2025 and into early 2026, ’s torrent of executive orders—numbering in the hundreds—prompted an unprecedented wave of litigation challenging policies on , tariffs, , security clearances, grant cance...

Jan 13, 2026

Supreme Court rules on trump Venezuela invasion

There is no standing Supreme Court decision that directly blesses or forbids the Trump administration’s January 2026 military operation in Venezuela; what exists instead are prior high‑court precedent...

Dec 16, 2025

What statements did Donald Trump make about judges on December 16, 2025?

On Dec. 16, 2025 there is no article in the provided set that records specific quotations or a single speech by Donald Trump about judges on that date; available sources instead document a string of l...

Dec 3, 2025

How have lawmakers and legal scholars reacted to the Court's December 2025 ruling?

Lawmakers and legal scholars have reacted to the Supreme Court’s December 2025 activity by sharply debating presidential removal power, agency independence and the scope of the Court’s docket; support...

Jan 30, 2026

Has the roberts supreme court overturned more decisions than prior supreme courts?

has overturned notable precedents — including high-profile rulings like — but whether it has overturned more decisions than prior courts depends on how “overturned” is measured; by one academic count ...

Jan 12, 2026

Which news organizations have obtained or published court exhibits from USA v. Riley?

No news organizations can be definitively identified from the supplied reporting as having obtained or published court exhibits from a case styled "USA v. Riley"; the available documents focus overwhe...

Jan 8, 2026

What legal cases against Donald Trump occurred in 2025 and their outcomes?

In 2025 a torrent of litigation targeted President Donald Trump’s second-term actions: trackers counted hundreds of suits challenging executive orders and agency moves, and the results were mixed — so...

Dec 8, 2025

What role did the Supreme Court play in both Watergate and Trump's legal battles?

The Supreme Court played a decisive, case-specific role in Watergate-era litigation but in recent years has been central to Donald Trump’s legal battles by deciding or signaling outcomes in high-stake...

Nov 27, 2025

The case currently being heard by the US Supreme Court regarding whether the President can arbitrarily dismiss the head of an independent agency

The Supreme Court this year has already granted emergency relief that lets President Trump remove certain independent-agency officials while litigation proceeds, signaling a willingness by the Court’s...