The Nine
The transactional week Washington rewrites 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.
Elena Voss · Jul 25, 2026
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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.
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The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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Foreign Relations turns to a Missouri map fight as Portland, Maine watches
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.
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The Nine
Portland, Maine cannot look away from 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.
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The Nine
Foggy Bottom stays late on 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.
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The Nine
Bill 3375 and the problem of 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.
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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.
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The Nine
Alberta’s oil patch confronts agency-deferral leftovers
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.
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The Nine
British Columbia’s ports confront 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.
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The Nine
In Anchorage, a birthright petition shadow-dockets 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.
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The Nine
Homeland Security turns to an emergency war-powers case as Fresno watches
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.
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The Nine
The partisan week Washington shadow-dockets 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.
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The Nine
Foggy Bottom stays late on agency-deferral leftovers
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.
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The Nine
The intelligence panel turns to a birthright petition as Allentown watches
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.
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The Nine
An expensive bargain over 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.
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The Nine
The unfinished week Washington remands a tariff-authority challenge
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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