US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC Monday. Bondi announced Thursday that the Justice Department opened…
WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, the Bush administration said its “war on terror” prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay were off-limits to the federal courts, but the Supreme…
Alleged members of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua are escorted to their cells at the maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an…
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday it has turned down a property rights case from West Hollywood that challenged a California requirement that developers…
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. famously invoked America’s national pastime…
California has the authority to ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday, reversing a previous decision that found the state law unconstitutional…
Hello and happy Thursday. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which I’ll say again is not a real government entity, is continuing its…
A judge denied the U.S. Institute of Peace's request to block a takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. File Photo by United States Institute…
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.In emergency applications…
Column: Was I the only one who shuddered at Brett Kavanaugh’s belligerent comments about beer?
Can we talk about beer for a sec?Specifically, Brett Kavanaugh’s professed affection for it?Like a lot of people who have lived with or been friends…
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Justice Department probes five California universities for DEI admission policies
US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC Monday. Bondi announced Thursday that the Justice Department opened…
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Supreme Court faces Guantanamo test again: Does president’s power have limits?
WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, the Bush administration said its “war on terror” prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay were off-limits to the federal courts, but the Supreme…
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SCOTUS says if you build it, it’s still a gun
Hello and happy Thursday.On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court race takes temperature of Trump presidency
1 of 4 | A delegate from Wisconsin wears a cheese hat at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., on…
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Divided federal appellate court upholds Enemy Aliens Act deportations block
Alleged members of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua are escorted to their cells at the maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El…
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Biden regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits
1 of 3 | Justice Clarence Thomas (L, seen at former President Jimmy Carter's December funeral in Washington DC), writing on behalf of him and…
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Supreme Court upholds ban on untraceable ‘ghost guns’
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a federal ban on the sale of parts kits that permit unlicensed gun owners to make firearms at home…
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Trump lawyers urge high court to block judge’s order to rehire workers
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an…
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Newsom’s dilemma after providing Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants
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Supreme Court turns down property-rights challenge to developer fees in West Hollywood
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday it has turned down a property rights case from West Hollywood that challenged a California requirement that developers…
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Politics drove Reagan pledge to put woman on Supreme Court
The candidate for president was in difficult straits and so he made a promise that would change history.If elected, he said, he would shatter more…
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Elon Musk PAC offers $100 for signature on petition opposing ‘activist judges’
Elon Musk at the White House on March 9. Musk's political action committee America PAC is offering at least $100 to Wisconsin voters to take…
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The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. famously invoked America’s national pastime…
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9th Circuit upholds California ban on large-capacity ammo magazines
California has the authority to ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday, reversing a previous decision that found the state law unconstitutional…
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Will California save Tesla? – Los Angeles Times
Hello and happy Thursday. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which I’ll say again is not a real government entity, is continuing its…
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Judge denies U.S. Institute of Peace suit; criticizes DOGE’s takeover tactics
A judge denied the U.S. Institute of Peace's request to block a takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. File Photo by United States Institute…
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Column: Katie Porter has a shot at being California’s next governor, but there’s a big hitch
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
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Trump administration seeks Supreme Court releif on birthright citizenship injunctions
President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, one of…
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.In emergency applications…
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