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- 1Supreme Court allows states to use SAVE database for citizenship checksโSupreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of voters or voter registration applicants. The decision allows states to cross-check voter rolls against federal immigration records, a move supporters frame as election integrity enforcement and critics warn could lead to eligible citizens being wrongly purged from voter lists.
- 2Supreme Court allows Trump voter eligibility database for nowโSupreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can temporarily use its revamped federal voter eligibility database while legal challenges continue. The decision clears the way for federal officials to cross-check voter rolls against the new system in the interim. News outlets including AP News and NewsNation report the ruling as an interim measure, not a final resolution of the dispute over the database.
- 3Judge allows Highway Patrol traffic stops alongside ICE to continueโFederal judge denies request to block Highway Patrol traffic stops conducted in tandem with ICE
A federal judge has denied a request to block Highway Patrol traffic stops carried out in coordination with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ruling allows the joint enforcement operations to continue while related legal challenges proceed. Critics of the practice argue it leads to racial profiling and improper immigration stops during routine traffic enforcement, while supporters back cooperation between state and federal agencies.
- 4Lawmaker denied entry to secretive Manhattan immigration courtroomโMember of Congress denied access to secretive new immigration courtroom in Manhattan
A member of Congress says they were refused entry to a new, secretive immigration courtroom in Manhattan, raising fresh questions about transparency in US immigration proceedings. Members of Congress traditionally claim oversight access to federal facilities, so the denial has sparked criticism from lawmakers and advocates who argue the public deserves to see how these cases are handled.
- 5US appeals court upholds Anthropic supply chain risk designationโU.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
A US appeals court has upheld the designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a ruling with implications for the Pentagon's ability to restrict the firm's involvement in defense-related technology procurement. The decision keeps the designation in place despite the company's challenge, and is drawing attention given Anthropic's prominence in the artificial intelligence sector and its government contracts.
- 6Judge orders revival of $7 billion solar grant programโ"Trump cancelled a $7B solar energy grant program. A judge just ordered its revival" # US # USA # America # Energy # Ren
The Trump administration cancelled a $7 billion federal solar energy grant program, but a federal judge in Rhode Island has now ordered the program reinstated. The ruling restores funding that had supported solar projects nationwide, and the decision is drawing attention as part of the wider legal battle over the administration's cuts to renewable energy spending.
- 7Federal Circuit Backs Google in Advertising Patent RulingโCAFC Affirms Section 101 Dismissal for Google Over Internet Advertising Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.