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2 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | John Light

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2 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | John Light

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Four critical cases have reached the Supreme Court via its shadow docket in recent weeks. They touch on everything from birthright citizenship and unconstitutional deportations to funding cuts to programs the administration has labeled as “DEI” and the firing of federal employees without cause.

2 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | John Light

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has reinstated a member of the National Labor Relations Board and a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board that President Donald Trump tried to fire earlier this year. The court split 7-4.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | John Light

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has reinstated a member of the National Labor Relations Board and a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board that President Donald Trump tried to fire earlier this year. The court split 7-4.

1 month ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Nicole Lafond |Kate Riga |John Light |Khaya Himmelman

Much to the base’s chagrin, a handful of Senate Democrats voted to advance the House Republican continuing resolution to passage Friday — which Republicans could not have done without Democratic support. The vote ended a turbulent week, with Democrats tense and tight-lipped as they fought intense, internecine battles over what to do.