A federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the White House grounds, ruling the project lacks congressional approval. The administration said it will appeal to the Supreme Court.
A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's latest round of tariffs on 60 trading partners, arguing they exceed his legal authority and are a pretext for replacing tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault. The DOJ is separately seeking to replace Trump as the defendant by invoking federal law.
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 27, 2026, to allow nationwide implementation of an executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of November midterm elections. The request follows lower court rulings blocking the order, including a rebuff from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in response to lawsuits from 23 Democratic-led states arguing that states have constitutional authority over election rules.
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before the House Appropriations Committee on July 14, 2026, requesting additional security funding as threats against federal judges reach alarming levels. Barrett disclosed personal details including wearing a bulletproof vest and being targeted by a 'swatting' incident.
Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the release of $5.8 million from escrow to writer E. Jean Carroll, three years after a jury awarded her damages in a 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against Donald Trump. Trump has appealed the decision.
The Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors to download apps, allowing enforcement while legal challenges continue in lower courts.
The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian man cannot sue Louisiana prison officials after guards forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs, dealing with legal technicalities around qualified immunity despite the Court's recent expansion of religious freedom protections.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to restore the conviction of the man found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, one of the most infamous cold cases in American history that captivated the nation for nearly 50 years.
Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to halt a lower-court ruling that blocked the use of a new congressional map deemed to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters through racial gerrymandering, following a federal district court decision that struck down the pro-Republican redistricting plan.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing the Havana Docks Corporation to pursue compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro's regime in 1960, with the Trump administration backing the lawsuit against major cruise lines over use of Port of Havana docks.
The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's bid to restore a Democratic-drawn congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four House seats in the 2026 midterms. The map had been approved by voters in an April referendum but was struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by federal law, potentially exposing 28,000 brokers to new liability for using dangerous trucking companies.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case involving 'skinny labeling' practices that have significant implications for generic drug availability and access, with justices appearing to signal the practice may survive legal challenge.
The Supreme Court appeared divided during oral arguments over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging that Bayer's Roundup weedkiller failed to warn consumers it could cause cancer, a case with multibillion-dollar implications for the pharmaceutical industry.
