Abbie VanSickle

Washington, D.C., United States

Supreme Court Reporter at The New York Times

Supreme Court correspondent @nytimes. Alum: @MarshallProj, @UCBerkeleyIRP, @TB_Times. 2021 Pulitzer. Reach me at [email protected].

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow for the End of Biden-Era Migrant Program

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Abbie VanSickle

In an emergency application, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protections provided to migrants from troubled countries. The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to proceed with a plan to revoke deportation protections for migrants from four troubled countries. In an emergency application to the justices, Solicitor General D.
In rare public remarks, Chief Justice Roberts defends judicial independence

6 days ago | spokesman.com | Abbie VanSickle

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Chief Justice John Roberts defended the independence of the judiciary and denounced any attempt to impeach judges over disagreements with their rulings during rare public remarks on Wednesday evening. “Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with a decision,” the chief justice told a crowd of about 600 people, mainly lawyers and judges, gathered in Buffalo, his hometown.
Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Abbie VanSickle

The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges. Listen to this article · 4:53 min Learn moreMay 7, 2025Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the independence of the judiciary and denounced any attempt to impeach judges over disagreements with their rulings during rare public remarks on Wednesday evening.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Abbie VanSickle |Sarah Mervosh

12 hours agoTrump says 'I could' get Abrego Garcia back from El SalvadorKilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. In an exclusive interview with ABC News to mark his 100th day in office, President Donald …6 hours agoTrump Goes Full Dictator With Grim Warning About CourtsDonald Trump is dead set on accomplishing his agenda.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Abbie VanSickle |Sarah Mervosh

When the justices take the bench for oral arguments on Wednesday, one seat will be empty: Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the junior member of the court's conservative supermajority, has recused herself from the case, which means she will not take part in the oral arguments, deliberations or vote.
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Religious Charter Schools: Live Updates

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Abbie VanSickle

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over the fate of the nation's first religious charter school, in Oklahoma, which seeks to use government money to teach a curriculum infused by Catholic doctrine. In earlier cases from Maine and Montana, the court ruled that states that decide to create programs to help parents pay for private schools must allow them to choose religious ones.
Justices Appear Skeptical of School District in Student Disability Rights Case

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Abbie VanSickle

Disabled man was 'shamed' by a young passenger for pre-boarding flight — he had a powerful responseThe young woman urged the man to hurry up despite being told about his condition. Patience is something to be exercised in every interaction, more so …
Justices Appear Skeptical of School District in Student Disability Rights Case

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Abbie VanSickle

The case is being watched closely by disability rights groups, which warned that arguments by a school district could threaten broader protections for disabled people. The Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Monday of a Minnesota school district's argument that students with disabilities must prove their school acted in "bad faith" in failing to provide adequate accommodations in order to prove discrimination.
Government notices to migrants fall short of due process, legal experts say

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Abbie VanSickle

WASHINGTON — This month, the Supreme Court ordered that Venezuelans threatened with deportation under an 18th century wartime law be given a measure of due process — a chance to challenge their removal from the country in court. On Thursday, a declaration by an immigration official that laid out the Trump administration’s process for complying was unsealed.
Government Notices to Migrants Fall Short of Due Process, Legal Experts Say

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Abbie VanSickle

Venezuelan migrants were given English-only notices with limited time to file court challenges, according to a newly unsealed declaration. This month, the Supreme Court ordered that Venezuelans threatened with deportation under an 18th-century wartime law be given a measure of due process - a chance to challenge their removal from the country in court. On Thursday, a declaration by an immigration official that laid out the Trump administration's process for complying was unsealed.