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The court has no power of the “purse” or the “sword” to enforce any ruling that Trump chooses to ignore. Breaking News Intern Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett acknowledged that the court lacks the power to enforce its rulings if the president chooses to disregard them.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act, which was originally designed to protect the electoral power of black Americans in the face of state-sanctioned discrimination.
The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, giving Republicans a major advantage in Congress.
On Friday, Supreme Court Public Information Officer Patricia McCabe said in a statement that the court “expects to run out of funding on October 18” and “if new appropriated funds do not become available” after that, “the Court will make changes in its operations to comply” with federal law.
President Donald Trump is considering attending Supreme Court arguments in a key tariffs case that could shape his trade policy, an unprecedented presidential move.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a long-running challenge to a federal rule allowing certain spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States, leaving intact a 2024 appellate decision that upheld the program’s legality.
The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General is warning the public about a new Supreme Court 'scam letter' ploy.