American Governance Tracker

Supreme Court Rulings

• 🔥 Birthright Citizenship Upheld: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down Trump’s executive order, reaffirming...

A federal judge blocked Trump's executive order directing USPS changes to mail-ballot handling, ruling it exceeded presidential authority and lacked...

The Supreme Court upheld Idaho and West Virginia laws barring transgender girls from female school sports teams, giving states legal cover to enact or...

• Ruling: 6-3 decision struck down Trump's order, affirming citizenship for nearly all born on U.S. soil under the 14th Amendment.
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Supreme Court Decisions

• Shadow Docket Expansion: The Supreme Court issued 63 orders on the shadow docket compared to 56 on the merits docket in...

The Supreme Court upheld unrestricted birthright citizenship 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, with Chief Justice Roberts writing that the 14th Amendment makes...

For the first time, the Supreme Court decided more cases last term through its secretive shadow docket than via traditional open arguments and signed...

In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court held that prosecuting cannabis users like Mr. Hemani under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) violates the Second...

A new academic analysis shows conservative strategy has sharply escalated: the 1981 Mandate for Leadership accepted limits on presidential power and...

Supreme Court Rulings on Executive Power

• 🔥 Independent Agencies: Supreme Court ruling allows president to fire heads of independent agencies...

Democratic governors from nine states, including battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, urged the USPS to withdraw its proposed rule implementing...

Courts and Congress are checking executive efforts to leverage federal grants for policy enforcement.

• A Massachusetts federal court blocked USDA...

The Supreme Court's term-end decisions reveal a mixed but notable shift in executive authority across key domains.

• Birthright citizenship: Justices...

Judicial Checks on Executive Policies

• 🔥 Pentagon Access Ruling: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon policy restricting reporters'...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon policy restricting reporters' access inside the building. The Pentagon intends to appeal the ruling.

• Five Eyes alert: Frontier AI models will enable large-scale cyberattacks on power grids and air traffic within months.
• Executive moves: Trump...

The Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports, prompting sharply divided reactions along partisan lines.

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The Slaughter ruling fundamentally weakens independent agencies by granting presidents unchecked removal power.

• FTC precedent overturned: The Court...

OPM's proposed rule seeks to streamline removing underperforming federal employees, arguing current processes discourage managers from addressing...

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision lets states count mail ballots arriving after Election Day, rejecting federal preemption claims and preserving grace...