Latest in Courts & Litigation
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Trump Order Purports to End Constitutionally-Protected Birthright Citizenship
The order states that citizenship does not extend to babies born on U.S. soil, something long understood to be guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Federal Employees Union Challenges Trump Schedule F Order
The union argues that the order, which strips certain federal employees of employment protections, violates multiple laws and regulations. -
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
TikTok's tech partners face massive legal risks by relying on Trump's promises not to enforce the ban law, as courts rarely protect defendants who count on executive non-enforcement. -
Advocacy Groups File Four Lawsuits Against Musk-Led DOGE
The suits took aim at the “Department of Government Efficiency,” an informal initiative led by Elon Musk that advises the White House on budget cuts. -
Back Where Judge Cannon Began
A dispatch from Judge Cannon’s hearing on the release of Vol. 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. -
The Situation: Merrick Garland Takes His Leave
Reading between the lines of the attorney general's farewell address -
Three Lessons From the Supreme Court’s TikTok Decision
All three branches of the American government have now put their seal on the idea that TikTok poses a national security threat. -
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
In a 9-0 decision, the court determined that the TikTok ban does not violate the platform’s First Amendment rights. -
The Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok—Now What?
TikTok is teetering on the brink of a nationwide shutdown, and Trump has few good options to intervene. -
Are CFIUS Decisions Legally Vulnerable?
How potential challengers could slow down a newly energized committee. -
Rational Security: The “Working the Refs” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Roger Parloff, Renée DiResta, and Tyler McBrien to talk through the week’s big national security news. -
Notes on the Smith Report, Vol. 1
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the Jan. 6 prosecution of Donald Trump is live. What does it say that’s new?


