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A drone view shows the sun rise over migrants as they stand along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande while the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Texas' motion to lift a block on its SB4 immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest migrants suspected of being in the country illegally, in El Paso, Texas, on March 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Jun 1, 2026

Court clears way for Texas to enforce migrant arrest law

A federal appeals court cleared the way for Texas authorities to enforce key parts of a law that would allow state officials to arrest and deport people.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 15, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue

The U.S. Supreme Court ensured that the abortion pill can continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, as the justices restored for now a 2023 federal rule.

U.S. Army combat engineers place razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border wall to reinforce security in El Paso Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on July 24, 2025. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo)
May 15, 2026

US judge blocks key parts of Texas migrant arrest law

A federal judge blocked Texas authorities from enforcing key parts of a law that would allow state officials to arrest and deport people suspected of having illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 4, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart for now

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a federal rule allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail.

The earliest complete stone tablet of the Ten Commandments is on display on Dec. 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Christine Kiernan)
Apr 22, 2026

Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, appeals court rules

A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom.

Hanson Rowe holds a jar of moonshine. Salyersville, Kentucky, on Feb. 28, 2020. (REUTERS/Bryan Woolston)
Apr 13, 2026

Federal court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional

A U.S. appeals court declared unconstitutional a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 23, 2026

Supreme Court conservatives lean toward GOP bid to limit mail-in voting

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward a law that allows a five-day grace period for mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted.

The earliest complete stone tablet of the Ten Commandments is on display on Dec. 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Christine Kiernan)
Feb 23, 2026

Court allows Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools to take effect

A federal appeals court cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect.

The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building stands in New Orleans on Feb. 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
Feb 9, 2026

Appeals court upholds Trump’s immigration detention policy

A federal appeals court upheld the Trump administration's policy of placing people arrested in its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention.

An American Airlines plane arrives at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City on Nov. 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo)
Feb 3, 2026

Airlines win challenge to appeals court ruling on consumer fee disclosures

A federal appeals court set aside its ruling that the U.S. Transportation Department had authority to require airlines to fully disclose fees upfront.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Dec 9, 2025

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books from public libraries.

Mailboxes are seen lined up together near Route 180 in Seminole, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Nov 26, 2025

Frustrated by missing mail, Texas woman takes Postal Service to court

A Texas landlord's case before the Supreme Court is challenging the Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail.