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The risk Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case poses for citizens, according to legal scholar

4:30am April 15, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin talks with constitutional scholar Kim Wehle about President Trump's refusal to demand the return of a wrongly deported Salvadoran national, despite a Supreme Court order.

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Hispanic Caucus Members Demand Return Of Immigrant Deported To El Salvador Prison

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Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man

7:15pm April 10, 2025

The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there.

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Trump Administration Challenges Courts On Deportations

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Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers

12:38pm April 08, 2025

The Supreme Court's stay, which allows the administration to execute the firings for now, while it litigates in federal court, does not mean the terminations were lawful.

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Supreme Court backs Trump in controversial deportations case

7:38pm April 07, 2025

The order marks a win for the Trump administration, even if temporary, and it could well be a harbinger of things to come as the administration continues to clash with federal courts.

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Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants

4:51pm April 04, 2025

By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.

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Reproductive Rights Advocates Rally As Supreme Court Hears Planned Parenthood Case

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Supreme Court hears case that could see more Planned Parenthood clinics closed

5:53pm April 02, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

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Supreme Court to decide if states can strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds

5:00am April 02, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether a state, in this case, South Carolina, can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

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Supreme Court seems ready to let religious groups opt out of unemployment compensation laws

4:36pm March 31, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.

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Catholic Charities tests Wisconsin's unemployment payment system at Supreme Court

5:00am March 31, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

A chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin contends it should be exempted from the state's unemployment compensation system because it's a charitable organization with a religious mission.

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Supreme Court upholds federal regulation banning 'ghost guns'

10:37am March 26, 2025

The court says ghost guns, which are virtually untraceable weapons that require assembly, are considered "firearms" and subject to ATF regulation.

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