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coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Supreme Court to Close to the Public Until Further NoticeFive out of nine of the Supreme Court justices are old enough to collect Social Security, and two are over 80, making them especially vulnerable.

By Irin Carmon
immigration Oct. 3, 2018

Judge Halts Plan to End Immigrant Protections, Citing Trump’s RacismTrump was motived by his “animus against non-white, non-European aliens,” the judge wrote.

By Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 10, 2018

Court Orders North Carolina to Draw Less GOP-Biased DistrictsFor the first time ever, a federal court just ruled that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional. That could gain Democrats five new House seats.

By Eric Levitz
Sept. 21, 2017

Wisconsin Just Gave Foxconn Preferential Treatment in Its Court SystemScott Walker lured the tech company to Wisconsin by giving it special privileges in the state’s courts. That could be unconstitutional.

By Eric Levitz
July 7, 2017

Trump’s Travel Ban Is Still a Legal MessThe definition of the Supreme Court’s “bona fide relationship” is the new battleground.

By Cristian Farias