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 · Jul 19, 2026

The Nine

Green Bay cannot look away from 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 18, 2026

The Nine

The mail-in voting order: the view from Langley

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 17, 2026

The Nine

In Buffalo, 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 · Jul 16, 2026

The Nine

Foreign Relations turns to a Missouri map fight as Portland, Maine watches

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 15, 2026

The Nine

Portland, Maine 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 14, 2026

The Nine

Foggy Bottom stays late on 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 13, 2026

The Nine

Bill 3375 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 · Jul 12, 2026

The Federal Reserve Board building in Washington

The Nine

Canada’s stake in a birthright petition just got larger

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 11, 2026

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 · Jul 10, 2026

The Nine

British Columbia’s ports 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 9, 2026

The Nine

In Anchorage, a birthright petition shadow-dockets 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.

Elena Voss · Jul 8, 2026

The Nine

Homeland Security turns to an emergency war-powers case as Fresno watches

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 7, 2026

The Nine

The partisan week Washington shadow-dockets 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 6, 2026

The Nine

Foggy Bottom stays late on 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 5, 2026

United Nations headquarters beside the East River

The Nine

The intelligence panel turns to a birthright petition as Allentown watches

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 4, 2026

The Nine

An expensive 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 · Jul 3, 2026

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