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Trump v. Barbara pits ACLU coalition against executive order denying U.S. citizenship to babies born here.

• Legal basis: Challengers argue EO...

Key takeaways from Judge Biggs' decision upholding NC's photo voter ID law:

• Discrimination claims dismissed: Rejected NAACP arguments that law...

Historic ruling ends federal prohibition on at-home spirits production.

• Core reasoning: Rejects tax power claims; ban reduces revenue and...

Pending SCOTUS decision could bar late-arriving postmarked ballots, hitting remote Alaska hardest:

• Mail delays in places like Kodiak plague rural...

Key ruling in Trump project fight:

• One-week green light: DC Circuit (2-1) lets construction resume until April 17 while reviewing.
• Executive...

Fifth Circuit Ruling on Home Distilling Ban

• 🔥 McNutt v. US Department of Justice: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down an...

Urias Orellana v. Bondi clarifies asylum eligibility, denials, and deportations for thousands, especially in NC and FL.

Key actions post-ruling:
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Key textualist ruling on Reconstruction-era liquor regs:

• Upholds strike-down of 158-year-old federal home distilling ban aimed at tax evasion.
• Tax...

Key tensions in White House East Wing rebuild:

• Executive pushback: Appeals court stays Judge Leon's halt on $300M+ ballroom lacking congressional...

Key legal win for Trump admin: D.C. Circuit's 2-1 ruling grants stay, resuming construction until at least April 17 while challenging lower court's...

Chief Justice Roberts' hyper-partisan immunity opinion grants presidents conclusive control over DOJ prosecutions, enabling Trump to dictate...

Federalism victory: Unanimous Fifth Circuit panel rules 1868 law banning home distilleries exceeds Congress' taxing power and Necessary & Proper...

Federal Appeals Court Rulings

• 🔥 Home Distilling Ban Struck Down: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared a 158-year-old federal ban on...

Major win for Hobby Distillers: 5th Circuit rules federal ban on home distilling unconstitutional, favoring nonprofit and members seeking...

Key 5th Circuit win for Trump's mandatory detention under IIRIRA: full court declines review of panel ruling.

• Trump now 2-0 in circuits (5th, 8th),...

Nevada's mail ballot law hangs in balance:

• 2020 law allows counties to accept mail ballots after Election Day
• SCOTUS deliberating similar...

Tracking the tariff saga:

• SCOTUS rules Feb 20: IEEPA doesn't authorize unilateral tariffs.
• Trump pivots: Invokes Section 122 for 10% global...

Key fallout for NM law:

• SCOTUS struck down Colorado's 2019 ban as restricting talk therapy speech.
• NM's 2017 ban targets licensed pros treating...

Post-SCOTUS defeat, Trump swiftly imposed 10% global tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act, but over 20 states now sue, claiming it bypasses...

High stakes in SCOTUS: Monsanto seeks ruling that EPA-approved pesticide labels preempt state court tort suits, potentially nullifying injury...