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New Jersey Towns Ask Supreme Court to Block Affordable Housing Law

A coalition of New Jersey municipalities has filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking to halt implementation of a 2024 state affordable housing law. The local officials argue the legislation violates the state constitution by forcing small towns to shoulder disproportionate housing burdens.

•Coalition of New Jersey towns filed Supreme Court application challenging 2024 affordable housing law
•Municipalities claim law violates state constitution by forcing small towns to bear disproportionate housing burdens
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Legal Expert: DHS Officials Could Face Federal Obstruction Charges

A legal analyst questions why Department of Homeland Security officials haven't faced federal obstruction of justice charges in connection with the Alex Pretti killing, drawing parallels to how drug gang leaders would be prosecuted for similar evidence tampering and witness removal.

•Legal expert questions why DHS officials escape obstruction charges that would apply to drug gang leaders
•Border Patrol officers involved in Pretti killing were rapidly removed from Minnesota, likely with DHS approval
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Supreme Court Increasingly Relies on Academic Briefs in Major Decisions

New research reveals Supreme Court justices are turning more frequently to scholarly briefs for constitutional interpretation, with the landmark Dobbs decision citing six different academic briefs. The study analyzed over 2,300 scholars and 103 academic briefs from 2015-2025.

•Supreme Court cited six scholar briefs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, an extraordinary level for a single case
•Study analyzed 103 scholar briefs and over 2,300 scholars cited between 2015-2025 terms
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Supreme Court Justices' Pronoun Use Varies in Transgender Sports Cases

During oral arguments in two transgender sports cases, Supreme Court justices displayed differing approaches to pronoun usage when referring to transgender individuals, reflecting linguistic patterns that have varied across the court for decades. The court appeared skeptical of challenges to state bans on transgender athletes competing in female sports categories.

•Supreme Court justices used varying pronoun choices during transgender sports case arguments
•Court appeared skeptical of challenges to Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes
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Supreme Court Could Rule Anytime on California School Notification Policy

The Supreme Court could issue a ruling at any time on California's policies requiring parental notification when public school students choose to use different names or pronouns. The case sits on the interim docket as the Court prepares for its next opinion release date.

•Supreme Court could rule at any time on California's parental notification policies for students using different names or pronouns
•New poll shows 63% of Americans want Court to limit presidential tariff authority
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Legal Scholar: Supreme Court Rulings Enable Federal Agent Misconduct

A constitutional law professor argues that decades of Supreme Court decisions have systematically weakened legal remedies for constitutional violations, creating an environment where federal agents can engage in potentially unlawful conduct with minimal accountability. Recent DHS enforcement actions in Minneapolis exemplify how judicial precedents have made it nearly impossible to challenge governmental overreach.

•DHS agents killed two U.S. citizens and engaged in allegedly unconstitutional tactics during Minneapolis operations
•Supreme Court decisions have systematically weakened legal remedies for constitutional violations over decades
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DOJ Defends Trump Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court

The Justice Department filed a Supreme Court brief defending President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, citing 19th-century sources to support a narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment. The case challenges over 150 years of legal precedent granting citizenship to nearly all children born on U.S. soil.

•DOJ filed Supreme Court brief defending Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship using 19th-century historical sources
•Executive order would deny citizenship to children born to non-citizen parents without permanent legal status
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Supreme Court Denies GOP Challenge to California's New Electoral Map

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request from California Republicans to block the state from using its newly drawn electoral map in upcoming elections. The denial came without any public dissents from the justices.

•Supreme Court denied California GOP's emergency request to block new electoral map without recorded dissents
•Decision allows California to proceed with contested redistricted boundaries for 2024 elections
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Supreme Court Allows California Democratic Redistricting Map to Stand

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican challenge to California's new congressional redistricting map that is designed to give Democrats five additional seats in the House of Representatives. The one-sentence order came two months after the Court allowed Texas to use a similar partisan map favoring Republicans.

•Supreme Court denied California GOP request to block new congressional map in one-sentence order with no public dissents
•New California map expected to give Democrats five additional House seats through redistricting
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