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The judge who helped make Trump a king celebrates the Declaration of Independence
This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter looks at Chief Justice John Roberts’ year-end report.
Ask Jordan: What happens behind the scenes of Supreme Court rulings?
“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.
Voting rights, presidential power and retribution: Legal stories we’re watching in 2026
In his second term, Trump has abused his power while seeking to expand it. The Supreme Court is set to decide how far he can go.
5 criminal cases that sum up the Trump administration’s corrupt and vindictive 2025
The Trump Justice Department’s handling of prosecutions against Eric Adams and others revealed its priorities.
Trump administration gets a court-imposed New Year’s resolution: Comply with due process
Judge James Boasberg gave the government two weeks to come up with a plan for how it will satisfy due process for Venezuelan migrants summarily deported to El Salvador.
Supreme Court doesn’t let Trump deploy National Guard in Chicago
Illinois and the city of Chicago urged the high court to “protect the basic structure of American federalism from unprecedented intrusion.”
Delay still plagues Aileen Cannon’s handling of Trump’s classified documents case
Even after dismissing his criminal case on dubious grounds, the Trump-appointed judge is still helping the president.
A new lawsuit tries to lay the groundwork to overturn the right to same-sex marriage
A justice of the peace in Texas who doesn’t want to officiate same-sex marriages is represented by Trump lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.
DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE
‘This is about bullying people’: Rep. Crow on how the Maduro capture emboldens Russia and China
‘What does it mean to run Venezuela?’: Nicolle Wallace on the capture of Nicolás Maduro
‘We have to campaign for something’: Rep. James Talarico on how he plans to flip deep red Texas
‘Disgusting’: Tim Miller reacts to Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller dancing to a Vanilla Ice song
‘This is just gonna scream cover-up’: Weissmann on DOJ Epstein files drop
DOJ releases batch of Epstein files hours ahead of deadline
Susie Wiles ‘very much still in charge’ after bombshell Vanity Fair interview rocks White House
‘Female bodies were their currency’: Explosive new reporting details Trump and Epstein’s bond
‘All but told the American people to pipe down’: Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s finger pointing speech
