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Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block

The 2-1 ruling keeps in place a decision from U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle, who blocked Trump’s effort ...

Appeals court blocks Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship, upholding lower court order

In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Democratic attorneys general from Washington, Arizona, ...

Appeals court maintains nationwide block of birthright citizenship order

A federal appeals court on Wednesday agreed with a Seattle judge’s decision to universally block President Donald Trump’s ...

Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from ...
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What is the highest court in the United States? Get to know SCOTUS

The highest court in the United States is the Supreme Court, which is the highest tribunal for cases related to the law and the U.S. Constitution.

DOJ leans on Supreme Court in bid at appeals court to end migrant parole

The three-judge panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard arguments in the DOJ’s appeal of a lower court’s order, which had blocked the Trump administration’s revocation ...

Madigan heading to appeals court with lawyers who convinced Supreme Court to narrow bribery law

The convicted former Illinois House speaker's appellate team includes a "legendary high court litigator" who touts an 81% win ...

U.S. Appeals Court denies Boston Marathon bomber’s effort to get new judge

The First Circuit Court of Appeals this week denied an effort by Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev to have the judge ...