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A Brooding Federal Interest

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The Supreme Court will hear Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, a significant climate case affecting fossil fuel companies. The Court must determine if federal law prevents Boulder from pursuing state tort claims against these firms for climate-related damages. The case touches upon critical issues of state versus federal authority and potential implications for similar lawsuits nationwide.

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Dead Reckoning: After Barbara, Trump Charts a Narrower Course on Citizenship

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President Trump signed two executive orders targeting commercial birth tourism and tightening citizenship eligibility for children of foreign enemies. This move follows a recent Supreme Court ruling asserting that children born in the U.S. are automatically citizens, despite their parents’ immigration status. The orders aim to enforce existing regulations with more rigor.

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The Stool With Three Broken Legs

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The Supreme Court recently ruled that political parties can spend unlimited amounts on campaign activities in coordination with candidates, overruling a 25-year precedent. This decision, driven by a majority opinion from Justice Kavanaugh, emphasized that existing regulations already mitigate corruption risks, effectively altering the electoral landscape just months before midterm elections.

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The Losing Side Won the Afternoon

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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, the Republican response was swift and multifaceted. Within hours, actions included a DOJ memo prioritizing prosecutions and multiple proposed bills targeting birth tourism. This rapid shift indicates a strong institutional stance among Republicans, even as public support for birthright citizenship remains high.

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Five Theories, One Bench: What the Birthright Citizenship Fracture Actually Tells Us

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara highlights divisions within the conservative justices, as they present differing theories on citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The case reveals that originalism, intended to limit judicial interpretation, instead generated multiple conflicting views, indicating a fundamental disagreement on constitutional meaning among the dissenters.

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Scalia’s Shadow: The Originalist Who Still Shapes the Supreme Court

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Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy significantly impacts modern constitutional law, particularly through his originalist philosophy that shapes Supreme Court rulings today. His dissent in Planned Parenthood v. Casey laid the groundwork for recent decisions like Dobbs v. Jackson. Scalia’s approach highlights democracy and the Constitution’s text, influencing today’s judicial framework.

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Supreme Court Checks Trump’s National Guard Deployment — For Now

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The Supreme Court’s emergency ruling in Trump v. Illinois blocks — for now — the federalization of National Guard troops for immigration enforcement, exposing deep divisions over executive power, domestic military use, and how far a president can go without invoking the Insurrection Act.

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