District courts have dismissed the administration’s efforts to detain virtually all undocumented immigrants without a bond hearing while they await deportation proceedings.
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Political leaders in El Salvador, the Philippines and Israel, among other places, have also positioned judges as the enemy of the people.
Arguments before the US Supreme Court on birthright citizenship – awarded to those born in the US – actually focused on the power of federal judges to impose nationwide injunctions.
Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
Instead of upholding Trump administration policies, federal judges − including Trump appointees − are blocking much of Trump’s second-term agenda. It’s what happens when a president overreaches.
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
The new president has shown clemency to supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Joe Biden’s imprint on the federal judiciary goes far beyond his naming of the first Black woman justice to the Supreme Court.
A former federal judge explains a key power the US attorney general has, and why it’s useful to the public for the Justice Department to operate in a trustworthy way.
A leading expert in the selection of federal judges analyzes the Trump and Harris records regarding judicial nominations. There’s a big difference in their approaches.
Trump’s efforts may appear to play by the rules, but in reality they ignore key aspects of the rule of law because he does not act in good faith.
The retired judge says the judiciary doesn’t ‘do justice’ but follows the law and the facts, which doesn’t always mean a sympathetic or compassionate ending.
Trump appointed Cannon to the bench, but that alone is not a good enough reason for her to recuse herself from the case.
The Constitution says that a trial must be held where an alleged crime happened – while Trump’s indictment mentions Washington, D.C. and Florida, there are a few reasons why Florida was the pick.
Lower federal court judges follow a formal code of ethics, but this does not apply to Supreme Court justices, leaving potential conflicts of interest unchecked.
A handful of Black women have worn the black robes of a judge in the past, but none has ever been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. Until now.
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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President, Dickinson College
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Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Criminal Law, Immigration, and Race and Law, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis