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The Visa Crackdown No One Understands: Is the U.S. Quietly Banning Chinese Students?

Why immigration lawyers, universities, and foreign nationals are scrambling to decode a sweeping policy with massive legal implications. An Immigration Law Earthquake: State Department Scrambles Over New Chinese Student Visa Directive In a stunning yet murky development, the U.S. State Department has signaled a shift that could impact tens of thousands of Chinese students currently…
Trump vs. The Federalist Society: A Conservative Civil War Over the Courts

Inside the unprecedented rift shaking the conservative legal movement—and what it means for the future of judicial appointments. The GOP’s Conservative Legal Machine Just Hit a Wall—And Trump’s at War With Its Architect In an explosive and unexpected move, former President Donald Trump launched a highly personal and public attack on Leonard Leo, the long-time…
Justice with Heart and Mind: The Quiet Power of David Souter’s Intellectual Empathy

In the pantheon of U.S. Supreme Court justices, David Souter may not be the flashiest name, but his legacy offers a profound lesson for lawyers, judges, and students of the law: empathy—specifically intellectual empathy—is not weakness; it is a judicial strength. Kent Greenfield, a former clerk to Justice Souter and now a law professor, paints…
Deportation Dilemma: Trump Seeks Supreme Court’s Help to Expand Third-Party Removals

In a high-stakes clash between executive immigration authority and judicial oversight, the Trump administration has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a Massachusetts court ruling that currently prevents the deportation of immigrants to countries not explicitly named in their removal orders—unless specific anti-torture safeguards are satisfied. The case, with sweeping implications for immigration…
Compassion, Justice, and Controversy: How the Supreme Court’s New Docket Could Reshape Sentencing and Rights

SCOTUS to Rule on Compassionate Release, Free Speech in Schools, and Sacred Lands: A Legal Turning Point? In a development packed with legal and constitutional implications, the U.S. Supreme Court has added Fernandez v. United States to its upcoming term, signaling a potentially groundbreaking clarification on the scope of compassionate release for federal inmates. Alongside…
From Critics to Converts: Why Conservative Justices Are Suddenly Quoting Law Reviews

How the right-wing of the Supreme Court turned to academic scholarship to bolster its judicial muscle. The Supreme Turnaround: Conservative Justices’ Surprising Embrace of Law Review Articles In a twist that few legal scholars predicted, the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court—once vocal skeptics of legal academia—are now citing law review articles at unprecedented…
Feds vs. Workforce: Trump’s RIF Order on Ice as Legal Battle Over Mass Layoffs Unfolds

What every legal professional should know about the judicial halt on federal employee cuts. Trump Administration Pulls Back—For Now—From Supreme Court Fight Over Federal Workforce Reductions In a swiftly evolving legal saga that underscores the tension between executive power and judicial oversight, the Trump administration has withdrawn its emergency request to the Supreme Court to…
Is DOGE a Government Agency? Supreme Court Weighs Transparency vs. Executive Power in FOIA Battle

Transparency on Trial: Supreme Court Pauses Order Requiring Trump’s DOGE to Comply with FOIA Requests In yet another high-stakes legal showdown that tests the boundaries of executive power, agency classification, and government transparency, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily halted a federal judge’s order requiring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to provide records in…
No Harm, Still Foul: Supreme Court Says Economic Loss Isn’t Required in Federal Fraud Conviction

When Lies Matter More Than Losses: SCOTUS Expands Federal Fraud Liability in Landmark Ruling In a ruling that could reshape the landscape of white-collar prosecutions, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the fraud conviction of a Pennsylvania-based contractor—without requiring proof of economic harm to the government. This decision, delivered on May 23, 2025, cements the…
Divine Education or Constitutional Violation? SCOTUS Split Leaves Fate of Nation’s First Religious Charter School Unresolved

A Constitutional Standstill: SCOTUS Deadlock Leaves Oklahoma Religious Charter School Blocked The intersection of faith and public education hit a constitutional wall last week, as the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 4-4 split on whether Oklahoma could approve a publicly funded, religious virtual charter school—a case that could have redrawn the boundary between church and…