The Nine
Foggy Bottom stays late on 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 · Aug 18, 2026
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Claire Fontaine
Claire Fontaine covers the Supreme Court, the federal bench and the Justice Department.
237 stories in the Washington archive
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The Nine
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 · Aug 10, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in the classified-documents fight just got larger
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 · Aug 9, 2026
The Nine
A birthright petition: the view from the West Wing
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 · Aug 8, 2026
The Nine
Bill 3675 and the problem of 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 · Aug 7, 2026
The Nine
An expensive bargain over a birthright petition
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 · Aug 6, 2026
The Nine
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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 · Aug 4, 2026
The Nine
Tucson cannot look away from 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 · Aug 3, 2026
The Nine
What 48 per cent in Chattanooga 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 · Aug 2, 2026
The Nine
Portland, Maine cannot look away from 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 · Aug 1, 2026
The Nine
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront 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 · Jul 31, 2026
The Nine
Capitol Hill stays late on 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 · Jul 30, 2026
The Nine
Banking turns to agency-deferral leftovers as Spokane watches
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 · Jul 29, 2026
The Nine
Sioux Falls cannot look away from a birthright petition
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 · Jul 28, 2026
The Nine
The an AI liability bill hiding inside 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 · Jul 27, 2026
The Nine
The defence production rewrite hiding inside 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 · Jul 26, 2026
The Nine
The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside 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 · Jul 24, 2026
The Nine
Wilmington 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 · Jul 23, 2026
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