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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...

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 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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

Nov 25, 2025

can a retire military be cour-marital for disobeying a order

Retired members of the U.S. military who receive retirement pay remain, under current practice and case law, potentially subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and can be recalled for ...

Jan 14, 2026

What major court rulings have struck down or narrowed state 'foreign law' bans and why?

The set of reporting provided for this query focuses on federal travel and immigration proclamations, litigation against presidential actions, and a handful of Supreme Court dockets, but it does not i...

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 15, 2025

what precedent exists in U.S. history for removing high-ranking officials and how might it apply to trumpremoval?

Precedent for removing high-ranking U.S. officials runs along three main tracks: constitutional political removal (resignation or 25th Amendment), impeachment and conviction by Congress, and statutory...

Dec 14, 2025

Have prosecutors sought retrials or dismissals after appellate reversals in Trump’s cases?

Prosecutors have in multiple Trump-era matters sought to continue enforcement or to appeal adverse rulings, but the provided reporting shows more examples of the government appealing or seeking stays ...

Dec 13, 2025

What statements did Donald Trump make suggesting he had unchecked power as president?

Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly made claims or taken legal positions that portray the presidency as having near‑unchecked authority — for example arguing that courts cannot review ...