The Nine
Judiciary turns to sanctions litigation as Sioux Falls watches
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 7, 2026
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Claire Fontaine
Claire Fontaine covers the Supreme Court, the federal bench and the Justice Department.
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The Nine
Savannah cannot look away from a Missouri map fight
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 29, 2026
The Nine
The predictable week Washington shadow-dockets agency-deferral leftovers
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 28, 2026
The Nine
The partisan week Washington upholds an emergency war-powers case
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 27, 2026
The Nine
What 43 per cent in Spokane says about agency-deferral leftovers
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 26, 2026
The Nine
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a tariff-authority challenge
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 25, 2026
The Nine
In Raleigh, a birthright petition fast-tracks the map
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 24, 2026
The Nine
What 48 per cent in Sioux Falls says about an emergency war-powers case
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 23, 2026
The Nine
An emergency war-powers case: the view from Foggy Bottom
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 22, 2026
The Nine
What 43 per cent in Sioux Falls says about sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 21, 2026
The Nine
Foggy Bottom stays late on the classified-documents fight
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 20, 2026
The Nine
A tariff-authority challenge: the view from the West Wing
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 19, 2026
The Nine
A continental bargain over a Missouri map fight
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 18, 2026
The Nine
Alberta’s oil patch confronts a tariff-authority challenge
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 17, 2026
The Nine
Langley stays late on sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 16, 2026
The Nine
A last-minute bargain over sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 15, 2026
The Nine
What 39 per cent in Green Bay says about agency-deferral leftovers
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 14, 2026
The Nine
What 45 per cent in Spokane says about the mail-in voting order
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Apr 12, 2026
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