Two seemingly contradictory impressions emerged from almost three hours of oral argument Thursday before the Supreme Court: The case for Donald Trump’s eligibility to be president again was quite weak, but the Supreme Court is likely to rule in his favor. Based on the questions raised by the justices, it’s […] Read More
WASHINGTON — For more than a century, immigration and border enforcement have been seen as falling exclusively under federal control, and when states tried to exert a greater role, courts shut them down. Texas is now moving to challenge that legal interpretation before the U.S. Supreme Court’s current conservative majority. And […] Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s years of defiance of federal rule has escalated to a standoff at the border with lives on the line. A Justice Department filing with the Supreme Court on Monday underscored the legal bankruptcy of Texas’ position as well as the high stakes of its intransigence. Under […] Read More
