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- Justice Department probes whether Minnesota leaders impeded immigration enforcementThe Trump administration says public statements by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey may have hindered federal ICE efforts.
- In Minneapolis and beyond, businesses ban ICE officers as outrage growsSome local store owners in Minneapolis and other cities targeted by immigration enforcement campaigns are protesting the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown by barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from shops without a judicial warrant.
- Can states bar trans athletes from school sports? Supreme Court to weigh in.The Supreme Court is considering whether states can ban transgender women athletes from competing on school sports teams for girls and women.
- ICE policy limits use of lethal force. Minnesota shooting tests those constraints.The killing of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday has reignited a national debate over the appropriate use of force by federal agents in carrying out immigration raids.
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- Maduro’s capture was dramatic, but was it legal? 4 questions.The U.S. military’s removal of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela to face trial in a U.S. courtroom raises a host of legal questions. We look at what international law, domestic law, and historical precedent imply about the legal basis, or lack thereof, for the Trump administration’s actions.
- 90 years ago, the Supreme Court limited whom presidents can fire. Trump wants to reverse that.For nearly a century, U.S. Supreme Court precedent has restricted the president’s ability to fire heads of independent federal agencies. That precedent could soon be overturned.
- Why the government’s case against James Comey is in perilA central theme of President Donald Trump’s return to office has been his call to prosecute his perceived political enemies. In one of the most high-profile efforts, against a former FBI director, a series of government missteps means the case might collapse.
- The fight over cashless bail: What you need to knowPresident Trump is trying to end cashless bail. The reform was to help low-risk, low-income defendants, but it opened a window for repeat offenders. Here’s why it’s a political football.
- What is immigration court? How it works and how it’s changing under Trump.Immigration courts play a significant role in deciding who can stay in the United States. The Trump administration is transforming this system to speed up removal proceedings and detain more people in the process.
- US keeps striking suspected drug boats, killing dozens. Is it legal?The Trump administration claims it has legal justification for killing alleged “narcoterrorists.” Here’s why many experts, including conservatives, remain skeptical based on what the administration has shared so far.
- Presidents rarely use the Insurrection Act. Here’s how Trump might invoke it.President Donald Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard in cities like Portland, Oregon, have faced legal hurdles. The Insurrection Act could give him another tool for putting troops in U.S. streets.
- Trump touts tariffs. Now, the Supreme Court will decide whether they’re legal.After lower courts struck down the legal argument for the Trump administration’s most sweeping tariffs, the Supreme Court now takes up the matter. The case is important not only for the economic policy of the United States, but for the Constitution’s separation of powers.
- Supreme Court seems poised to diminish the Voting Rights Act. What it could mean.The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case which asks whether using race as a factor in drawing congressional maps is a violation of the Constitution. The decision could render toothless the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- In first big case of the term, Supreme Court tackles free speech and LGBTQ rightsIn its new term, the Supreme Court will hear several cases on LGBTQ+ rights, including on transgender athletes and conversion therapy for minors.
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- ICE policy limits use of lethal force. Minnesota shooting tests those constraints.