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President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker …

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Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson back to his trial court, granting a stay of execution to a man who claims he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. The order says the court found Roberson’s claim – that he should …

Members of the Oregon National Guard come and go in uniform at the Oregon National Guard Readiness Center in Salem on Oct. 2, 2025.Fedor Zarkhin/The Oregonian Oregon National Guard members may remain under federal control but cannot deploy to Portland, a three-judge appellate court panel said as it placed an administrative hold on the case Wednesday. The panel of the …

Court gives Trump control over Oregon National Guard, though deployment still on hold  The Hill Federal appeals court ruling keeps Oregon National Guard federalized ahead of oral arguments  Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB Appeals court lifts order on Portland National Guard, deployment still blocked  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Gov. Tina Kotek calls for troops to be sent home …

The kick off of the Supreme Court 2025-2026 term could be among the most consequential for transgender Americans yet. Several cases on Monday and Tuesday progressed before the court, ones that cumulatively touch upon every aspect of the rights and lives of trans Americans. Here’s a breakdown of what those cases really mean. (You can listen to Tuesday’s oral arguments …

Retired Justice Kennedy laments coarse discourse of Trump era and its effects on Supreme Court  Politico Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions  The New York Times Retired Justice Kennedy ‘Astounded’ by ‘Partisan’ Supreme Court Rulings  Newsweek Supreme Court Justice Blasts Rise of Vulgarity in Trump’s America  The Daily Beast “Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions” (Including a New …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Wednesday he was troubled that partisanship seemed to be “creeping its way into the court,” and that the state of political discourse in the country has gotten so vulgar and vile that he worries for the country. The tone of recent opinions bothers him more than outcomes of cases, Kennedy …

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2025. Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty Images At the Supreme Court on Wednesday, conservative and liberal justices alike appeared to have little use for either side in a case that tests Illinois voting regulations. The often fractious justices teamed up to have a …

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, March 4, 2018 in Salem, Oregon. Sgt. 1st Class April Davis / Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Oregon National Guard troops can remain under federal control – but can’t yet be deployed in Portland – under an order issued by a panel of federal appeals court judges. …