Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government’s regulatory structure ^36.3%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 6/29/2026, 8:44 PM

Negativity Bias 21.2% - Appeal to Emotion 15% - Framing Effect 14.9%

The Supreme Court's conservative majority took a sledgehammer to much of the federal government's regulatory structure Monday, striking down almost all the limits that Congress—and the courts—had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that make up roughly a third of the federal government. The court's... more

Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent ^49.5%

NPR - By Andrea Hsu, Nina Totenberg - 6/29/2026, 2:33 PM

Negativity Bias 20.4% - Appeal to Emotion 14.6% - Framing Effect 10.5%

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies at will. The decision represents a significant win for the Trump administration and a major expansion of the president's control over parts of the government once seen as a check on his powers.... more

The Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border ^26.4%

NPR - By Grady Martin, Nina Totenberg - 6/25/2026, 2:57 PM

Framing Effect 35.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 24.6% - Negativity Bias 20.9%

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed the Trump administration a tool that could make it far more difficult for asylum seekers to enter the United States. Asylum is a form of legal protection available to people fleeing persecution in their home countries if they meet certain criteria. Under U.S. law, an asylum seeker who "arrives... more

Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says ^29.8%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 6/25/2026, 2:53 PM

Negativity Bias 31% - Quote-first Misdirection 20.4% - Availability Heuristic 19.7%

The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to begin mass deportations of people who have been living and working legally in the United States for years, some even decades. By a 6-to-3 vote along ideological lines, the court's conservative majority ruled that the President has virtually unrestrained power to end the... more

Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps ^9.5%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg, Zoe Sobel - 5/15/2026, 10:58 PM

Negativity Bias 26.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 22.8% - Framing Effect 17%

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to allow Virginia to use a new congressional map that favored Democrats in all but one of the state's U.S. House seats. The map was a key part of Democrats' effort to counter the Republican redistricting wave set off by President Trump. The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia... more

Kobach urges Supreme Court to let Trump end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians ^1.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 5/2/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 19.6% - Negativity Bias 13.5% - Availability Heuristic 11.8%

President Trump could move forward with mass deportations of people who have been living legally in the U.S., many of them for more than a decade, if he prevails in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. At issue is the temporary protected status program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United... more

Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians ^52.8%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 4/29/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 21.6% - Appeal to Authority 19.3% - Framing Effect 15.8%

President Trump could move forward with mass deportations of people who have been living legally in the U.S., many of them for more than a decade, if he prevails in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. At issue is the temporary protected status program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United... more

Supreme Court considers a historic case about who is — and isn't — born a citizen ^51%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 4/1/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 20.9% - Negativity Bias 19.1% - Framing Effect 14.8%

The Supreme Court chamber will be packed on Wednesday, as the justices hear arguments in a case that almost certainly will result in a historic ruling. At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States. Trump has... more

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs ^78.3%

NPR - By Nina Totenberg - 2/20/2026, 3:10 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court said President Trump's tariffs policies imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) are unconstitutional, dealing a major blow to the president's signature economic policy. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6-3 opinion. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh... more