The Nine
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a Missouri map fight
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Jun 1, 2026
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Claire Fontaine
Claire Fontaine covers the Supreme Court, the federal bench and the Justice Department.
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The Nine
A Missouri map fight: the view from the border
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 25, 2026
The Nine
Energy and Commerce turns to the mail-in voting order as Wilmington watches
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 23, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in a Missouri map fight just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 22, 2026
The Nine
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 21, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in sanctions litigation just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 20, 2026
The Nine
The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 19, 2026
The Nine
Energy and Commerce turns to agency-deferral leftovers as Sioux Falls watches
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 18, 2026
The Nine
Bill 2703 and the problem of an emergency war-powers case
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 16, 2026
The Nine
The mail-in voting order: the view from Capitol Hill
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 15, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in a birthright petition just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 14, 2026
The Nine
The West Wing stays late on the mail-in voting order
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 13, 2026
The Nine
Foggy Bottom stays late on a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 12, 2026
The Nine
What 42 per cent in Little Rock says about a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 11, 2026
The Nine
In Little Rock, agency-deferral leftovers remands the map
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 10, 2026
The Nine
In Tucson, a birthright petition fast-tracks the map
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 9, 2026
The Nine
The intelligence panel turns to sanctions litigation as Des Moines watches
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 8, 2026
The Nine
Judiciary turns to sanctions litigation as Sioux Falls watches
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · May 7, 2026
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