The Nine
A legal bargain over 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 · Mar 16, 2026
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Claire Fontaine covers the Supreme Court, the federal bench and the Justice Department.
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The Nine
In Omaha, agency-deferral leftovers fast-tracks the map
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 · Mar 7, 2026
The Nine
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside 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 · Mar 6, 2026
The Nine
Ontario’s auto belt confronts 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 · Mar 5, 2026
The Nine
What 38 per cent in Manchester says about 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 · Mar 4, 2026
The Nine
The overnight week Washington blocks 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 · Mar 3, 2026
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In Raleigh, the mail-in voting order shadow-dockets the map
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 · Mar 2, 2026
The Nine
Spokane cannot look away from 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 · Mar 1, 2026
The Nine
K Street 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 · Feb 28, 2026
The Nine
Energy and Commerce turns to the mail-in voting order as Portland, Maine watches
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 · Feb 27, 2026
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A Missouri map fight: the view from the West Wing
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 · Feb 26, 2026
The Nine
The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside 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 · Feb 25, 2026
The Nine
The intelligence panel turns to the classified-documents fight as Buffalo watches
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 · Feb 24, 2026
The Nine
Capitol Hill stays late on 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 · Feb 23, 2026
The Nine
What 42 per cent in Grand Rapids 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 · Feb 22, 2026
The Nine
What 49 per cent in Raleigh says about 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 · Feb 21, 2026
The Nine
The continental week Washington fast-tracks 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 · Feb 19, 2026
The Nine
In Little Rock, a tariff-authority challenge narrows the map
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 · Feb 18, 2026
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