Trump’s dubious investigation into Powell, in other words, was explicitly licensed by the Supreme Court of the United States. All six of the Court’s Republicans said outright that Trump may order the Justice Department to bring spurious investigations against his political enemies, and that nothing can be done to Trump as a result.

Supreme Court decisions have previously resulted in the release of Trump's tax returns — but there's no indication of that happening in early 2026.

In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.

E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers ask the Supreme Court to deny Trump’s petition, saying his immunity arguments are flawed and lower courts correctly allowed the case forward.

Whether or not the Trump administration has found a loophole in Wong Kim Ark, the court decided this issue with some finality just 60 years ago.