When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.
Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.
The Trump administration seeks to challenge the constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. But the arguments are likely to focus on a different question.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Col. Bree Fram, an openly transgender member of the U.S. Space Force, about the Supreme Court upholding Trump's ban on transgender military service members.
The case is from Oklahoma, which like 45 other states, has laws that say charter schools must be public schools funded by the state, closely supervised by the state, and be non-sectarian.
From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.
At the center of the case is the school system in Montgomery County, Md., the most religiously diverse county in the U.S., with 160,000 students of almost all faiths.
At issue is whether school systems are required to allow parents to opt their kids out of classes because of religious objections to classroom materials.
