Supreme Court
16 briefs
The Supreme Court Refused to Save Apple's App Store. The Consequences Are Still Loading.
The Supreme Court denied Apple's emergency stay in the Epic antitrust case, forcing the company to open its iOS payment system. Apple now faces the same fight in Europe and a wave of copycat lawsuits from developers it has removed.
Mifepristone Can Be Mailed Today. By Monday, It Might Not Be.
The Supreme Court temporarily restored telemedicine access to the most widely used abortion medication after a Fifth Circuit panel banned mailing it nationwide. SCOTUS now has to decide whether to let that ban go into effect before the full case is heard.
The $166 Billion Tariff Refund Is Starting to Pay Out
After the Supreme Court struck down Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, importers are getting real money back. The mechanics of that repayment expose exactly how much the policy cost.
$175 Billion in Tariff Refunds Are Starting to Flow. The Fight Over Who Gets Them Is Just Beginning.
Large multinationals have customs teams ready. Small importers are still figuring out the portal. The money goes to whoever filed correctly, not to whoever paid the most.
The Supreme Court Killed Section 2 Without Saying So
A 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais leaves the Voting Rights Act technically intact and functionally useless. Justice Kagan said 'I dissent' without 'respectfully.'
$166 Billion Goes Back to Walmart. American Families Get Nothing.
The Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal, the government is now refunding the money, and the legal structure guarantees that corporations receive every dollar while the consumers who bore the costs are locked out entirely.
Consumers Paid the Tariffs. Businesses Get the Refunds.
The Supreme Court struck down $166 billion in tariffs as unconstitutional. The refund portal opened Monday. Almost none of that money flows back to the households that actually bore the cost.
The $166 Billion Bait and Switch
The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs. The refunds are real. The question nobody will answer is who actually gets the money.
The Court That Stopped Explaining Itself
Leaked memos show Roberts built the shadow docket in private to kill policies he couldn't stop openly. The court's legitimacy crisis is now documented from the inside.
The Supreme Court Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship. The Outcome May Turn on a Single Word from 1868.
Whether millions of US-born children of undocumented immigrants remain citizens may depend on how SCOTUS defines 'domicile' in the 14th Amendment. The court already signaled doubt about Trump's position. The market puts his odds at 8%.
The New York Times Got the Supreme Court's Internal Memos. The Leak Matters More Than the Memos.
SCOTUS justices are publicly feuding over the shadow docket just as someone with access handed their private deliberations to a reporter.
The Court Took Away the President's Tariff Gun. He's Already Looking for Another One.
SCOTUS killed $166 billion in tariffs in February. By April, Trump was threatening new 50% levies with no named legal authority.
Trump Threatened 50% Tariffs on Iran's Arms Suppliers. He Has No Law to Do It With.
The same Supreme Court that struck down $166 billion in IEEPA tariffs in February is now being asked to validate a new 50% tariff threat posted on Truth Social. The UK is expecting to be hit. No one has named the legal authority.
Wisconsin Just Gave Liberals a 5-2 Court Majority. The 2028 Election May Depend on It.
Chris Taylor won by 20 points, the fourth consecutive liberal landslide in Wisconsin court races. The state court now controls redistricting, election administration, and any litigation over the 2028 presidential result in the most contested swing state in the country.
The End of Congressional Subpoenas
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Steve Bannon's contempt conviction to be dismissed. not on a legal principle, but on a presidential request. Congress's power to compel testimony from executive allies has now been tested and found unenforceable.
The $166 Billion Tax Nobody Gets Back
The Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal. American businesses and families paid $166 billion. One year later, the government has not issued a single refund. and is imposing new tariffs to replace the overturned ones.