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Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court for Emergency Review of Tariffs Ruling

2025-09-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration filed an expedited emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Federal Circuit’s August 29 ruling that declared Trump’s sweeping tariffs illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The government asked the Court to …

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SCOTUS allows Texas SB 4 to take effect temporarily

2024-03-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Supreme Court allowed Texas’s SB 4 immigration law to take effect pending further proceedings, before subsequent Fifth Circuit action. A 6-3 ruling temporarily permitted Texas to criminalize border crossings and allow state police to arrest and potentially deport migrants, creating a …

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