Early in his Supreme Court tenure, Justice Clarence Thomas, who joined the court in 1991, reportedly said he wanted to stay on until 2034. The reason, according to a 1993 New York Times report citing one of

The Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month on the Trump administration’s quest to end humanitarian immigration protections for Haitians and Syrians, in a case that could affect immigrants from many countries. Ahead of the hearing, lawyers challenging the administration

“From a legal standpoint, why didn’t Merrick Garland rescind the DOJ policy barring prosecution of a sitting president, which seems to be treated as if it were a law enacted by Congress?” — Bobbie Hi Bobbie, The short

Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. The Supreme Court added to the term’s already heavy docket, agreeing on Monday to consider the Trump administration’s quest to quickly end humanitarian protections for Haitians and Syrians. Yet the week’s court news arguably

Former FBI agents allege they were illegally fired for having worked on an investigation that led to President Donald Trump’s indictment in the 2020 election interference case. In a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington, two ex-agents said their

The Trump administration has launched its latest urgent complaint to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to immediately halt a lower court order that stops the administration from quickly ending humanitarian immigration protections — this time for Haitians. The government’s

The government’s serial lawbreaking in Donald Trump’s second term raises the recurring question: What are the consequences? It’s an important question with a frequently unsatisfying answer — whether due to the law itself, the judges tasked with carrying it out, or

Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Supreme Court justices were back on the bench holding hearings this week, most prominently in the appeal over bans on transgender women and girls in sports. They also issued three rulings, including one that

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over state bans on transgender athletes in women’s and girls’ sports. The court’s forthcoming rulings in the two argued cases from Idaho and West Virginia could affect similar laws in 25 other states

Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. I hope you all had better things to do on New Year’s Eve than read Chief Justice John Roberts’ year-end report on the federal judiciary — unless you’re into that sort of thing. The