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Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Aug. 24, letting most provisions take effect.

The Supreme Court refused on Nov. 2 to let the Justice Department set aside about 20,000 California mail ballots. The department dropped its lawsuit on Nov. 6, and a federal judge in Los Angeles closed the case on Nov. 10, writing that the suit tried to "disrupt an ongoing election and create confusion and uncertainty."

Updated Yesterday

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Liberal justice emphasizing historical practice and congressional design of independent agencies

President Donald Trump fired Federal Trade Commission commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in March 2025 without stating cause, setting off a legal fight over whether presidents can remove members of independent agencies at will. On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Trump, struck down the FTC's for-cause removal protections and overruled Humphrey's Executor, the 1935 decision that had shielded multi-member commissions from at-will removal.

Updated Oct 19

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As of September 2026: Wrote the sole dissent in the SAVE stay ruling

Texas ran all 18 million of its registered voters through an expanded federal citizenship-check database in a single pass. On September 25, the Supreme Court cleared the way for that system to keep running through the November midterms.

Updated Sep 26

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As of June 2026: Dissented, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan

Three weeks before his release, Louisiana prison guards handcuffed Damon Landor to a chair and shaved off the dreadlocks he had grown for nearly 20 years. He had handed them a court ruling saying his faith protected his hair. A guard threw it in the trash.

Updated Jun 23

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As of June 2026: Dissented, joined by Sotomayor in full and Kagan in part

For decades, investors could sue a mutual fund directly to undo contracts that broke federal fund law. On June 11, 2026, the Supreme Court closed that door. By a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that ordinary investors have no right to sue under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the law that governs mutual funds and similar pooled investments.

Updated Jun 11

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As of May 2026: Filed concurrence in judgment

For decades, more than half of U.S. states required injured patients to obtain expert affidavits before filing medical malpractice lawsuits—a screening mechanism designed to filter frivolous claims. On January 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that these state requirements don't apply when patients sue in federal court.

Updated May 22

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As of May 2026: Filed concurring opinion in Bowe v. United States

The Supreme Court just handed federal prisoners a major win, ruling 5-4 that they can challenge their convictions repeatedly—something most courts have blocked for decades. Michael Bowe, serving 24 years for armed robbery, asked to revisit his case based on new legal precedent. The Eleventh Circuit said no. On January 9, 2026, the Supreme Court said yes, declaring that a key provision of the 1996 anti-terrorism law applies only to state prisoners, not federal inmates.

Updated May 20