https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/state-supreme-courts-civil-rights-history/
Mar 27, 2023 - A look back at the long history of state supreme courts protecting civil rights from reactionary federal judges.
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https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-ice-arrests-at-san-francisco-immigration-courts/
Dec 26, 2025 - “This circumstance presents noncitizens … with a choice between two irreparable harms,” wrote the judge.
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https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/distance-learning-civics-civic-engagement-federal-courts
Judges and attorneys work with high school students as they engage with interactive modules on contemporary issues that teach the relevance of the pillars of...
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https://frontpageconfidential.com/backpages-victories-in-federal-and-state-courts/
Jul 19, 2022 - Before its takedown in 2018, Backpage won several victories in federal and state courts based on the First Amendment and Section 230.
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https://www.usa.gov/courts
Learn about courts at the federal, state, territory, county, and municipal levels. This includes bankruptcy courts, immigration courts, and more.
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https://boltsmag.org/public-defenders-state-supreme-courts/
Mar 22, 2022 - Ketanji Brown Jackson’s past work as a public defender emerged as a focal point of her confirmation hearings this week as Joe Biden’s pick for the U.S....
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https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure/comparing-federal-state-courts
As the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution creates a federal system of government in which power is shared between the federal government and the...
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https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/11/24/anti-kickback-statute-federal-court-split/
Nov 21, 2025 - Two federal courts issued conflicting rulings on the Anti-Kickback Statute, narrowing its scope in one case while upholding broader enforcement in another.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/08/12/how-federal-courts-are-blocking-trumps-higher-ed
Despite victories at the district and appellate level, higher education advocates remain cautious as the Supreme Court sides with Trump. In the nearly seven...
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https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/episode/how-federal-courts-shape-us-public-policy-and-how-thats-changed-under-president-trump
President Trump has issued more executive orders in the first year of his second term than he did in all four years of his first. These orders — which...
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https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-district-courts-and-federal-judiciary
Information on individual courts includes judge lists, succession charts, legislative history, district organization, meeting places, records and bibliography…
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