As former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares to fight drug, weapon, and narco-terrorism charges in the United States after being arrested in Caracas, Venezuela, early Saturday morning by U.S.

President Donald Trump won case after case at the Supreme Court in his first year back in the White House. But the justices also pushed back against some of his boldest moves and could hand him more defeats in 2026.

The president has used the right-wing bloc’s extreme solicitousness to facilitate new heights of corruption. But there may be lines that the high court won’t cross.

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […]

From claiming presidential immunity to seeking a pardon, here are six ways captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could defend himself.

In their appeal to the Supreme Court, Trump's lawyers argued that Trump is shielded from prosecution, citing the court's own July 1, 2024, ruling on presidential immunity. The court rejected this claim, emphasizing that immunity does not extend to presidents-elect.

Nicolás Maduro says he’s Venezuela’s president. The United States contests that. The disagreement could become central to his drug trafficking case, as the