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This story has run 17 times over 55 days, starting Aug 26.

Aug 26USPS violated a court order to finalize Trump’s mail-ballot rule; judge allows publication
Aug 27Judge clears Trump’s USPS mail-ballot rule; 24 states and D.C. sue hours later
Aug 29UpdateJudge blocks USPS from rejecting noncompliant mail ballots for 14 days; DOJ appeals
Sep 6UpdateMissouri asks the Supreme Court to reinstate its 7-1 congressional map three days before the ballot deadline
Sep 9Kavanaugh leaves Missouri's 6-2 map in place; hours later a federal judge orders the state to run the 7-1 map
Sep 10UpdateStates ask Supreme Court to keep new USPS ballot requirements blocked
Sep 11Update3-0 First Circuit keeps Trump mail-ballot rule blocked as 7 Republican officials oppose pre-November start
Sep 15UpdateSupreme Court leaves Trump's USPS mail-ballot rules blocked for Nov. 3 midterms in apparent 7-2 vote
Sep 16UpdateMail ballots will move under pre-2026 rules on Nov. 3 as the administration stands down
Sep 27UpdateSupreme Court lets states resume checking voter rolls against Trump's expanded federal citizenship database while the case is appealed
Sep 30Supreme Court votes 6-3 to let Trump deport migrants to third countries without notice or a chance to raise torture fears
Oct 2Supreme Court agrees to decide whether ICE can jail immigrants who entered illegally without a bond hearing
Oct 3Supreme Court opens its term Oct. 5 with 30 cases, after rulings against Trump on tariffs and more
Oct 5UpdateJustice Samuel Alito says a “concerted effort” is trying to intimidate the Supreme Court into deciding cases differently
Oct 7Justice Samuel Alito, 76, says he will serve through June 2027, ruling out a lame-duck retirement
Oct 15Supreme Court, 7-2, blocks order forcing FCC to rule within 48 hours on party ad rates
Oct 20Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let federal judges review his detention before his deportation case ends — this issue

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let federal judges review his detention before his deportation case ends

Political Guyentist · October 20, 20261 min read

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Khalil, a green-card holder and pro-Palestinian activist, is appealing a 3rd Circuit ruling that federal courts can't hear his challenge until immigration proceedings finish. The 3rd Circuit has paused that ruling, so Khalil stays free while he appeals.

Khalil spent more than 100 days in immigration detention in 2025.
The 3rd Circuit ruling conflicts with the 4th Circuit's ruling in the Badar Khan Suri case. The Washington Examiner says that conflict raises the odds the Supreme Court takes the case, but review is the Court's choice and is not guaranteed.
DHS response, per NBC News: 'We would encourage him to use the CBP Home app and self-deport.'

What we’re less sure of1 of 7 claims

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The 3rd Circuit ruled that federal courts can't hear Khalil's challenge until immigration proceedings finish.
The 3rd Circuit opinion addresses removal-linked claims and an immediate-review exception. The story's wording follows the outlets' broader description, which the source list itself flags as broader than the opinion, so this is a partial simplification.