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

Jan. 15, 2026, 5:22 PM EST Kari Lake — the figurehead tapped by Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, where her leadership may not even be legally sanctioned — admitted this

Jan. 14, 2026, 6:46 PM EST The Trump administration is considering sending federal immigration enforcement to Maine to target Somali immigrants in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with the planning. The operation is being

Jan. 13, 2026, 10:17 PM EST WASHINGTON & NUUK — The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers plan to tell Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a White House meeting on Wednesday 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

Jan. 13, 2026, 5:47 PM EST More than 2,000 people have died in Iran amid a vicious crackdown on protests across the country, according to a human rights group, as President Donald Trump urged Iranians to “keep