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Mark Walsh

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Transgender Americans ask Supreme Court to leave order in place allowing them to choose sex markers on passports

Amy Howe

October 6, 2025

(From L-R) US Associate Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Jr., Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Supreme Court declines to hear cases on gun laws, American Indian sacred site, and other controversial issues

Amy Howe

October 6, 2025

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Supreme Court will not address Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal

Kelsey Dallas

October 6, 2025

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Anastasia Boden

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October 6, 2025

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Kelsey Dallas

October 6, 2025

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Supreme Court allows Trump to remove protected status from Venezuelan nationals

Amy Howe

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Supreme Court to hear cases on guns, government confiscation, and several other issues

Amy Howe

October 3, 2025

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When may a candidate challenge election rules in federal court?

Evan Lee

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Members of the United States Supreme Court listen as US President Donald Trump (L) delivers remarks after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in an inauguration ceremony in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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How a mail delivery dispute made it to the Supreme Court

Kelsey Dallas

October 3, 2025

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Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins

October 3, 2025

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The court opens for business despite a federal shutdown

Transgender Americans ask Supreme Court to leave order in place allowing them to choose sex markers on passports

Supreme Court declines to hear cases on gun laws, American Indian sacred site, and other controversial issues

Supreme Court will not address Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal

The case that made federalism go up in smoke

Ranking the modern chief justices

SCOTUStoday for Monday, October 6

Supreme Court allows Trump to remove protected status from Venezuelan nationals

Supreme Court to hear cases on guns, government confiscation, and several other issues

When may a candidate challenge election rules in federal court?

How a mail delivery dispute made it to the Supreme Court

SCOTUStoday for Friday, October 3