The Nine
Bill 3207 and the problem of 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 · Jun 28, 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
Alberta’s oil patch confronts 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 · Jun 20, 2026
The Nine
In Little Rock, sanctions litigation remands the map
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 · Jun 19, 2026
The Nine
An ugly bargain over 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 · Jun 18, 2026
The Nine
The predictable week Washington blocks 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 · Jun 17, 2026
The Nine
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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 · Jun 16, 2026
The Nine
The border supplemental hiding inside 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 · Jun 15, 2026
The Nine
An emergency war-powers case: the view from the border
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 · Jun 14, 2026
The Nine
A transactional bargain over 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 · Jun 13, 2026
The Nine
The dangerous week Washington narrows 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 · Jun 12, 2026
The Nine
An ugly 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 · Jun 11, 2026
The Nine
In Portland, Maine, the classified-documents fight remands the map
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 · Jun 10, 2026
The Nine
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 · Jun 9, 2026
The Nine
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 · Jun 8, 2026
The Nine
What 51 per cent in Wilmington 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 · Jun 7, 2026
The Nine
Allentown cannot look away from 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 · Jun 6, 2026
The Nine
Bill 2931 and the problem of 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 · Jun 5, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in a Missouri map fight just got larger
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 · Jun 3, 2026
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