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Trump admin says $100k fee is not a tax, H-1B abuse raises national security concerns bringing 'aliens with foreign loyalties'

The Department of Homeland Security, in its filing to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit against the federal judge's order striking the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, argued that it is not a tax and not an unauthorized tax. Judge Leo Sorokin of the US District Court for…

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Trump's Position in the White House Ballroom Case Reflects His General Resistance to Judicial Review

The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.

Reason

Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is an Unconstitutional Tax, a Federal Judge Rules

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin struck down the fee, saying it exceeds the president's statutory authority and violates the separation of powers.

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DOJ Claim That Trump Could 'Bulldoze' Statue of Liberty Fits a Pattern

It's the latest example of Justice Department attorneys claiming broad and unreviewable powers for the president.

Reason

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 2026

Welcome to the June 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS releases new opinions

Welcome to the June 1 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Federal appeals court releases its own ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ video to explain what it does - and, yes, it’s cringeworthy

The clip, posted to YouTube, features a monkey riding a rocket and judges waving glow sticks under a disco ball

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Filming Cops Is a First Amendment Right. The Feds Keep Harassing People for It Anyway.

Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.

Reason

Netlist Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) reported record quarterly revenue for the first quarter of 2026, citing strong demand for memory products, tight industry supply and higher DRAM pricing as key drivers of its performance. Chief Executive Officer Chuck Hong said the company delivered “a strong first quarter pe

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'No evidence you suffered in India': Inside Sanaullah Khan Mohammed's failed attempt to get asylum in US

An Indian Muslim man, Sanaullah Khan Mohammed, who entered the US in 2016 on a tourist visa and then overstayed, and then sought asylum, citing persecution in India, was turned down by the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit as the judges found no merit in his application.…

The Times of India

A Circuit Split Gives SCOTUS an Opportunity To Overturn a Federal Law That Makes Home Distilling a Felony

The 6th Circuit upheld that 158-year-old law, while the 5th Circuit concluded it could not be justified as a revenue measure.

Reason

Justice Alito Extends Administrative Stay of Mifepristone Order

The justices will consider what to do with the Fifth Circuit's mifepristone order for af ew more days

Reason

Mifepristone Returns to the Shadow Docket

Drug makers seek interim relief after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocks FDA rule allowing mifepristone prescriptions via telemedicine. (With Update Below.)

Reason

The Federal Government Once Tried To Restrict Prediction Markets. Now It's Suing States To Save Them.

In a bid to “reaffirm its exclusive jurisdiction” over prediction markets such as Kalshi, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing six states for interfering in federally regulated financial markets.

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Roll Call

Supreme Court sounds ready to back agency authority over violations

The Supreme Court appeared ready to back limited forfeiture powers for federal agencies during oral arguments Tuesday, in a pair of challenges to the ability for the Federal Communications Commission to impose fines on alleged lawbreakers. Telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon asked the justices to toss more than $100 million…

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on agency authority over violations

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could shrink Congress’ power to let agencies internally decide legal and regulatory violations, as two telecommunications giants challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s power to impose forfeitures. AT&T and Verizon have contested determinations by the FCC that…

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Will the Eleventh Circuit Allow the Endangered Species Act to Commandeer the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?

A pending case will test whether courts are willing to enforce the anticommandeering doctrine in the context of environmental protection.

International Business Times UK

US Appeals Court Blocks Judge from Pursuing Contempt Proceedings Over Trump's Deportation Flights

The US Supreme Court has blocked contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over deportation flights, citing insufficient grounds for criminal charges and potential overreach by Judge Boasberg.

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'Orwellian Notion': Federal workers can access Claude AI again after judge ditches Trump's Anthropic ban

Federal workers regain Claude access after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to label Anthropic a supply chain threat.

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Innocent Property Owners Deserve 'Just Compensation' When Cops Wreck Their Homes or Businesses

Two petitions ask the Supreme Court to uphold the remedy required by the Fifth Amendment.

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Police Destroyed Innocent People's Property—and Left Them With the Bill. Will the Supreme Court Step In?

The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause promises "just compensation" when private property is taken for public use. But some courts have ruled that it does not always apply when police are involved.

Reason

Woman Sues After Prison Staff Decided To Use Her as Rape 'Bait'

Their plan: have someone hide in the ceiling to catch the assailant in the act.

Reason

An Iowa Pot User Serving 4 Years for Gun Possession Gets Another Chance To Challenge His Prosecution

Alexander Ledvina was convicted of violating a federal law at the center of a Second Amendment case that the Supreme Court is considering.

Reason

Trump Thinks Any Judge Who Rules Against Him Is in League With the 'Radical Left'

The president's wildly inaccurate ideological labels are no more meaningful than his other ad hominem attacks on people who disagree with him.

Latin Times

Supreme Court to Hear Case Over Assets Seized by Fidel Castro's Government as U.S.-Cuba Tensions Continue To Escalate

The cases stem from a provision in the 1996 Helms-Burton Act known as Title III, which allows Americans to sue entities that "traffic" in property taken by Cuba.

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