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The high court action enables the Trump administration to resume work on winding down the department, one of the president’s biggest campaign promises.
The divided court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions but left open the possibility that the birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked nationwide.
Chicago advocates and educators worry the ruling could have a chilling effect on curricula. The court ruled the schools likely could not require students to participate in lessons involving the books if parents had religious objections.
The tenth anniversary of the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage holds meaning for those who paved the way in Illinois — especially as they worry their rights could once again be in jeopardy.
South Carolina’s Republican governor is celebrating the ruling allowing states to block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services.
The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented.
A crowd of about 250 gathered in Federal Plaza on Saturday afternoon to protest a Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
The 11th Circuit is not the only federal court that has proven unreceptive to the argument that police should make sure they are in the right place before raiding someone’s home.
The justices’ 6-3 decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by the Trump administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people.
The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress.
Venezuelans in Illinois could be deported after Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protected status
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end the Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans, including in Illinois.
Thompson basically asked the Supreme Court, “When is a lie a lie?” It took his side, but the conviction of the former City Council member remains, and he’s already served his time.
The Veterans Affairs Department’s narrow interpretation of last year’s landmark Rudisill case could sharply decrease the pool of veterans eligible for greater benefits.