Matthew Vadum
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Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative journalist.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Policy of Rejecting Asylum Seekers in Mexico
A federal appeals court previously ruled that an asylum seeker stopped on the Mexican side of the border should be considered to have arrived in the U.S.
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Business Groups Ask Supreme Court to Block California Emissions Reporting
The ESG-inspired state laws, which force companies to disclose climate risks, take effect in 2026.
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Supreme Court Lifts Stay in International Custody Dispute
A federal appeals court had ordered that a 7-year-old girl in Texas be returned to Venezuela.
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Oklahoma Governor Spares Death Row Inmate After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
A state board previously voted 3-2 to recommend that Tremane Wood’s death sentence be commuted.
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Supreme Court Skeptical of Private Immigration Prison Operator’s Appeal
Lower courts had ruled the company operating an immigration detention facility had no right to appeal an unfavorable ruling before a trial finished.
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Supreme Court Sets January Hearing on Trump’s Bid to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The federal government argues ‘improper judicial interference’ prevented the August firing of Lisa Cook. A hearing is set for January.
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Defense Lawyers Try Again to Remove Senior Federal Prosecutor in Los Angeles
Criminal defendants seeking to oust Bill Essayli say a federal judge failed to rule on their constitutional arguments.
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Supreme Court Lets Government Continue to Withhold Funding From SNAP
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the new ruling.
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Judge Upholds West Virginia National Guard Deployment to DC
A state group had challenged Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment order as unlawful.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day
The case concerns a challenge to a federal law barring states from accepting mailed ballots after Election Day.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Policy of Rejecting Asylum Seekers in Mexico
A federal appeals court previously ruled that an asylum seeker stopped on the Mexican side of the border should be considered to have arrived in the U.S.
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Business Groups Ask Supreme Court to Block California Emissions Reporting
The ESG-inspired state laws, which force companies to disclose climate risks, take effect in 2026.
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Supreme Court Lifts Stay in International Custody Dispute
A federal appeals court had ordered that a 7-year-old girl in Texas be returned to Venezuela.
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Oklahoma Governor Spares Death Row Inmate After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
A state board previously voted 3-2 to recommend that Tremane Wood’s death sentence be commuted.
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Supreme Court Skeptical of Private Immigration Prison Operator’s Appeal
Lower courts had ruled the company operating an immigration detention facility had no right to appeal an unfavorable ruling before a trial finished.
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Supreme Court Sets January Hearing on Trump’s Bid to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The federal government argues ‘improper judicial interference’ prevented the August firing of Lisa Cook. A hearing is set for January.
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Defense Lawyers Try Again to Remove Senior Federal Prosecutor in Los Angeles
Criminal defendants seeking to oust Bill Essayli say a federal judge failed to rule on their constitutional arguments.
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Supreme Court Lets Government Continue to Withhold Funding From SNAP
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the new ruling.
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Judge Upholds West Virginia National Guard Deployment to DC
A state group had challenged Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment order as unlawful.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day
The case concerns a challenge to a federal law barring states from accepting mailed ballots after Election Day.
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