A federal appeals court on Nov. 6 allowed Texas to enforce a state ban on drag shows performed in the presence of minors. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 2–1 to vacate … Continue reading Appeals court lets Texas enforce law limiting drag shows
The Supreme Court on Nov. 6 allowed the Trump administration to enforce its policy requiring the sex designation on a U.S. passport to be consistent with the passport holder’s sex at birth. The court’s decision in Trump v. Orr took … Continue reading Supreme Court allows State Department policy requiring sex at birth on passports
The Supreme Court held high-stakes arguments on Nov. 5 over the legality of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. For nearly three hours, the justices probed whether Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs were authorized by a 1970s emergency powers law. Multiple … Continue reading 6 Takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s tariffs
I was on TOI (Times of India TV) discussing the election of radical Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City. The host was Neha Khanna. The other guest was Christopher Hale, described as a Democratic Party operative. Here is … Continue reading Vadum discusses Zorhan Mamdani on Indian TV
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Nov. 3 that he plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Bessent was referring to the high court’s upcoming Nov. 5 hearing in two consolidated … Continue reading Treasury Secretary Bessent to attend tariffs argument at Supreme Court
The Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Nov. 3 that it wants to withdraw its appeal of a ruling preventing the deployment of state National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, … Continue reading Federal government moves to dismiss appeal over Oregon troop deployment
The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Nov. 4 to direct a state court to retry two parents’ claim that allegedly tainted baby food gave their son autism. The oral argument in Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist did not focus … Continue reading Supreme Court receptive to parents seeking new trial over allegedly tainted baby food
President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that he no longer plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about his reciprocal tariffs. The president was referring to the hearing the high court is scheduled to have on Nov. … Continue reading Trump now says he won’t attend tariffs case at Supreme Court
A federal judge on Nov. 2 extended an order preventing President Donald Trump from deploying any National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, Oregon. Trump had said in a Sept. 27 post on … Continue reading Federal judge extends order preventing Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
The Supreme Court on Oct. 31 denied a request from adult entertainment providers to halt a federal appeals court ruling that rejected their challenge to zoning restrictions in New York City. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees emergency appeals from New … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt ruling against adult entertainment businesses
A federal appeals court on Oct. 30 temporarily reinstated a previous order that recognizes President Donald Trump’s authority to federalize state National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, Oregon. A president may take … Continue reading Federal appeals court reinstates Trump’s authority over Oregon National Guard
Matthew Vadum appeared on Oct. 30, 2025 on Cliff Kincaid’s show, “America’s Survival,” to discuss the approaching election in which Zohran Mamdani is leading the field of candidates to become mayor of New York City. Watch the show here: Continue reading Vadum talks Zohran Mamdani on America’s Survival
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 delayed ruling on whether the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago is lawful. Instead, the justices directed attorneys for the Trump administration, state of Illinois, and city of Chicago, to … Continue reading Supreme Court delays ruling on Trump’s National Guard deployment to Illinois
A federal appeals court on Oct. 28 threw out an order allowing President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, Oregon. Trump had said in a Truth Social post … Continue reading Appeals court tosses order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard in Oregon
A federal judge on Oct. 28 indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing federal government shutdown. San Francisco-based Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California orally issued a … Continue reading Federal judge extends order blocking firings during shutdown
The Trump administration on Oct. 27 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the firing of the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter. The Copyright Office, a separate department of the Library of Congress, registers copyright claims, stores information about copyright ownership, gives information to the public, and helps Congress and other government offices with copyright-related matters. The federal government’s emergency application seeks to uphold Perlmutter’s firing after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against the government earlier this year. Perlmutter sued the Trump administration after she was fired in May, arguing … Continue reading Trump admin asks Supreme Court to uphold firing of copyright office chief
A federal judge in Washington on Oct. 24 grappled with a challenge to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. Meanwhile, in a separate challenge to West Virginia’s deployment of its National Guard troops to … Continue reading Federal judge hears challenge to Trump’s deployment of troops to Washington
A federal judge struck down a Biden administration regulation that gave federal health care anti-discrimination protections to those seeking transgender-related health care. Responding to a lawsuit brought by 15 states, U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola of the Southern District of … Continue reading Federal judge strikes down Biden-era HHS transgender care rule
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Alabama inmate Anthony Boyd late on Oct. 23, over the dissent of three justices. The nation’s highest court declined Boyd’s request for a temporary reprieve in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which they said that the planned method of execution—nitrogen hypoxia—was cruel and unusual punishment forbidden by the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment. The execution protocol requires that a gas mask be strapped over the condemned person’s face to replace breathable air … Continue reading Supreme Court denies death-row reprieve for Alabama prisoner
A federal judge in Chicago on Oct. 22 said she would extend her order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in the Windy City while awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling on the dispute. The plaintiffs—the state of … Continue reading Federal judge to extend block on Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago