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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Nine
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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.
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The Nine
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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.
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The Nine
Bill 2223 and the problem of 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 6, 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.
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The Nine
Energy and Commerce turns to sanctions litigation as Portland, Maine 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 · Apr 4, 2026
The Nine
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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.
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The Nine
The expensive week Washington shadow-dockets 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.
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The Nine
A dangerous 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.
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The Nine
A birthright petition: the view from Foggy Bottom
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.
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The Nine
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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.
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The Nine
Bill 2127 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 · Mar 29, 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.
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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.
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