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In a closely watched case about religious freedom and public education, the Supreme Court sided with parents who wanted to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed materials.

A Honduran mother and her two children are suing the United States over their courthouse arrest, calling it unconstitutional despite entering legally through a Biden-era asylum app. The lawsuit is believed to be the first involving children.

It’s been a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a right to same-sex marriage. Public acceptance has grown since then, but some conservatives aim to challenge that ruling in an echo of what happened with Roe v. Wade.

Ten years ago, the Supreme Court issued the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges, making same-sex marriage a constitutional right. Jim Obergefell remembers that day, and what the fight meant for him and his late husband.

The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own. The decision opens the door to faster removals of people in the U.S. without authorization.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy is using improv theater techniques to teach listening skills to police captains. The academy hopes the approach will increase community engagement and improve officer morale.

An appeals court ruled it was lawful for President Trump to keep National Guard troops in L.A. – a move that hasn’t happened without a governor’s consent since 1965. Governor Newsom criticized the ruling but welcomed the court’s rejection of unchecked presidential power.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting gender-transition care for minors. Chief Justice Roberts noted transgender policies should be set by elected officials and the democratic process.

Courts are hearing hundreds of cases involving the Trump administration. Here’s an overview of where courts are restraining or approving of the president’s actions.

A United States appeals court temporarily allowed President Trump to keep National Guard troops in Los Angeles. This ruling paused a lower court’s decision that declared the deployment unlawful and gave control back to California’s governor.