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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

“Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Use National Guard in Chicago”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Update: In other news coverage, Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago; President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.”

Mark Berman of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment; Court says Trump cannot proceed with using the Guard in the Chicago area; Three conservative justices dissent.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rules against Trump, bars National Guard deployment in Chicago.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Blocks National Guard Deployment to Chicago Area; Order deals a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to send troops to Democratic-run cities.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court won’t let Trump deploy National Guard in Chicago; The decision was the first time the Supreme Court has weighed in on Trump’s efforts to use the military to enforce immigration laws in Democratic-led cities.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules against Trump on deploying troops to Chicago.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s military deployment in Chicago area, for now.”

John Fritze of CNN reports that “Supreme Court blocks Trump from deploying the National Guard to Chicago.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois; The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.”

Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan; A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted; The finding appeared to undercut the president’s claims on birthright citizenship”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

Posted at 1:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (12.21.25): Taking The Heat; Yale Law’s new dean, a judge’s felony conviction, the biggest Biglaw merger, and Sidley’s latest exciting hire.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“How Charlie Javice’s Legal Fees Hit $74 Million: Gummy Bears and Star Lawyers; A list of legal expenses from her lawyers included $530 in gummy bears, a seafood tower and thousands of dollars on hotel upgrades, new court documents reveal.” Alexander Saeedy of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman