The US Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear a challenge to a Colorado law that requires private religious preschools to accept children of same-sex couples in order to receive state funding. Two Catholic preschools, their parishes, the Archdiocese of Denver, and parents of preschool-aged children sued the state in 2023 over a nondiscrimination [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday extended a lower court’s freeze on a partial preliminary injunction that had halted construction of the White House’s proposed ballroom, allowing the project to continue until April 17. The court determined “serious factual questions” existed about the relationship between proposed underground facility [...]

A US federal appellate court on Monday held that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) cannot enforce state sports-betting laws against financial services company and prediction market facilitator Kalshi while litigation is pending. The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court ruling that enjoined NJDGE and allowed Kalshi [...]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced Sunday that it will receive third-country deportees from the US as part of a new arrangement between the two nations, signaling ongoing Trump administration efforts to continue its controversial removal practices. DRC’s statement said the nation will begin to accept deportees in April, and the US will [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday removed a New York trial court order to redraw a congressional district, which would have bolstered minority-resident voting power before midterm elections in November. The court’s brief order was accompanied by a concurring opinion from Justice Samuel Alito as well as a dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by [...]

A US federal judge on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s motion to prohibit public release of prosecutorial findings in a dropped case against the president that involved classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. The court ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s continued work on the case functionally breached previous court orders, federal discovery rules, grand jury [...]

Nicaragua ended visa-free travel for Cuban citizens on Sunday, cutting off a pathway for Cubans seeking to enter the US. The order requires Cuban citizens to now carry more than an ordinary passport to travel in Nicaragua. The move is a shift away from Nicaragua’s “visa-free” policy for Cuban citizens, implemented in 2021 to promote [...]

A Minneapolis Hilton Hotel has denied service to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents in protest of immigration enforcement activity in the city, an online post revealed Monday. DHS posted an email exchange between agents and the hotel, in which a hotel manager cancelled a DHS reservation after discovering ties between agents and their “immigration [...]

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will appoint a special envoy for Greenland, prompting responses from Denmark and Greenland leaders, expressing worry over potential US expansionist aims and threats to territorial integrity. The move is unusual, as Greenland is not an independent country but an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump made the unexpected [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday her intention to approve the state legislature’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (MADA), which will allow terminally ill patients to request a medically assisted death. Hochul praised the bill as an advancement of individual liberties and recalled her own experience with her mother, stating: New York has long [...]