{"id":2612456,"date":"2026-06-09T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-biggest-outstanding-supreme-court-cases-to-keep-an-eye-out-for\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:01:52","slug":"here-are-the-biggest-outstanding-supreme-court-cases-to-keep-an-eye-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-biggest-outstanding-supreme-court-cases-to-keep-an-eye-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Biggest Outstanding SCOTUS Cases To Look For"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhere-are-the-biggest-outstanding-supreme-court-cases-to-keep-an-eye-out-for%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612456&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece highlights major U.S. Supreme Court cases expected to be decided as the court wraps up its 2025 term, covering constitutional questions in election law, the scope of presidential power over \u201cautonomous agencies,\u201d civil rights and federalism issues, firearms and drug-possession statutes, asylum and immigration procedures, and citizenship and immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Campaign finance \/ party coordination:** *NRSC v. FEC* will address weather limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates under the Federal Election Campaign Act violate the **First Amendment**.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Presidential removal power \/ administrative state:** *Trump v. Slaughter* concerns whether the president can remove commissioners of independent agencies (like the FTC) given statutory restrictions, possibly revisiting precedent from **humphrey\u2019s Executor**.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Trans-inclusion in women\u2019s sports:** *Little v. Hecox* and *West virginia v. B.P.J.* ask whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-cases-to-watch-in-the-new-supreme-court-term\/\" title=\"Eight ...s to watch in the new ... term\">state laws restricting participation<\/a> in women\u2019s sports by trans-identifying males violate **equal protection** or (in the West Virginia case) **Title IX**.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Federal Reserve board removal:** *Trump v. Cook* involves Trump\u2019s removal of a Federal Reserve governor and whether removal and related legal limits are proper while litigation proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **hawaii\u2019s handgun \u201cvampire rule\u201d:** *Wolford v. Lopez* asks whether Hawaii may broadly restrict licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying on private property open to the public without express permission from owners\/managers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Firearms ban for drug users:** *U.S. v. Hemani* challenges the Gun Control Act\u2019s prohibition on firearm possession by \u201cunlawful users of or addicted to\u201d controlled substances, as applied to Hemani.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Mail ballots after Election Day:** *Watson v. RNC* considers whether federal law preempts state rules that allow mail ballots postmarked by Election day but received days afterward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Asylum policy at the border (\u201cmetering\u201d):** *Mullin v. Alt Otro Lado* asks whether stopping asylum seekers on the mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border counts as \u201carriving in the united States\u201d under the INA for asylum eligibility purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Birthplace citizenship directive:** *Trump v. Barbara* evaluates whether Trump\u2019s order limiting how agencies recognize citizenship comports wiht the **14th Amendment\u2019s Citizenship Clause** and **8 U.S.C. 1401(a)**.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Temporary Protected Status (TPS) reviewability and requirements:** *Mullin v. Doe* and *Trump v. Miot* examine whether courts can review TPS revocations and whether the goverment must follow statutory steps (like consultation\/assessment) before changing TPS designations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Americans across the country are gearing up to celebrate the country\u2019s 250th birthday. But before that happens, the U.S. Supreme Court will release several high-profile decisions of great constitutional importance. <\/p>\n<p>From presidents\u2019 power over so-called \u201cindependent agencies\u201d to the constitutionality of \u201cbirthplace citizenship,\u201d here are the biggest remaining cases to keep an eye out for as the high court finishes its 2025 term. <\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/nrsc-v-fec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case<\/a> stems from a 2022 lawsuit brought by the National Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committees and then-Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and then-Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). They alleged that the provision \u2014 which limits coordinated spending campaign between political parties and candidates \u2014 violates the First Amendment. <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court will determine whether the FECA limits violate the First Amendment \u201ceither on their face or as applied to party spending in connection with \u2018party coordinated communications,\u2019\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2025\/24-621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oyez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/10\/campaign-finance-and-the-first-amendment-take-center-stage-at-scotus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campaign Finance And The First Amendment Take Center Stage At SCOTUS<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Trump v. Slaughter<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-v-slaughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case<\/a> centers around President Trump\u2019s March 2025 firing of Democrat Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). <\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/22\/trump-scores-scotus-win-in-bid-to-fire-federal-trade-commission-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granting<\/a> the Trump administration\u2019s request to temporarily pause a lower court blockade on Slaughter\u2019s removal, the high court also agreed to take up and address whether existing statutory restrictions on the president\u2019s ability to remove members of so-called \u201cindependent agencies\u201d like the FTC violate existing separation of powers. The justices also notably indicated they will decide whether to overturn the precedent established in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1900-1940\/295us602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Humphrey\u2019s Executor v. United States<\/a><\/em>  (1935). <\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/scotus-tees-up-potential-takedown-of-progressives-independent-agencies-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, <em>Humphrey\u2019s Executor<\/em> \u201chelped birth what has now become known as the administrative state,\u201d the de-facto \u201cfourth branch of government\u201d comprised of \u201cindependent agencies\u201d and other federal departments that has \u201ceffectively been allowed to operate outside of the confines of the Constitution for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/09\/scotus-appears-poised-to-recognize-that-presidents-run-the-executive-branch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUS Appears Poised To Recognize That Presidents Run The Executive Branch<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Little v. Hecox<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>West Virginia v. B.P.J.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/little-v-hecox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cases<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/west-virginia-v-b-p-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deal<\/a> with the legality of state laws passed by Idaho (<em>Little v. Hecox<\/em>) and West Virginia (<em>West Virginia v. B.P.J.<\/em>) that protect women\u2019s sports from trans-identifying males. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/09\/at-scotus-female-athletes-gear-up-to-protect-womens-sports-from-leftists-trans-agenda\/\">Attorneys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/12\/female-athletes-republican-ags-rally-to-defend-womens-sports-at-scotus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican attorneys general, and female athletes<\/a> have all highlighted how males\u2019 distinct biological advantage over women puts them at a competitive advantage over female athletes and imposes physical risks to their safety. <\/p>\n<p>The justices will address the question of whether these statutes violate the 14th Amendment\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/constitution\/amendmentxiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">equal protection clause<\/a>, or, in the West Virginia case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/title_ix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title IX<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/14\/scotus-signals-willingness-to-uphold-state-laws-protecting-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUS Signals Willingness To Uphold State Laws Protecting Women\u2019s Sports<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Trump v. Cook<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-v-cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case<\/a> deals with President Trump\u2019s August 2025 removal of Democrat Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The president fired Cook due to allegations that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cooks-lawyer-admits-trump-can-fire-his-client-from-the-fed\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Lawyer Admits Trump Can Fire His Client From The Fed\">committed mortgage fraud prior<\/a> to her time at the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Following a lower court blockade, the administration asked the Supreme Court to pause such actions so that Cook could be removed from her position while litigation on the matter continued. In agreeing to take up the case, the high court deferred on ruling on the government\u2019s request until after it heard oral arguments on the issue, which were held in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/22\/scotus-sends-mixed-signals-on-trumps-removal-of-federal-reserve-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUS Sends Mixed Signals On Trump\u2019s Removal Of Federal Reserve Member<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Wolford v. Lopez<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This case came to fruition in 2023, when a coalition of Hawaii residents and a firearms organization challenged the Aloha State\u2019s \u201cvampire rule\u201d restricting citizens with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">concealed carry permit<\/a> from carrying on private property open to the public unless they receive authorization to do so from the property owner, lessee, or manager. The plaintiffs argued that the law infringes on their Second Amendment rights. <\/p>\n<p>The justices will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24-1046\/354535\/20250401142124829_24-%20Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decide<\/a> whether Hawaii \u201cmay presumptively prohibit the carry of handguns by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >licensed concealed carry permit holders<\/a> on private property open to the public unless the property owner affirmatively gives express permission to the handgun carrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/21\/scotus-scolds-hawaii-for-relegating-americans-second-amendment-rights-to-second-class-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUS Scolds Hawaii For \u2018Relegating\u2019 Americans\u2019 Second Amendment Rights To \u2018Second-Class Status\u2019<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>U.S. v. Hemani<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This case came about after FBI agents conducted a search on Texas resident Ali Danial Hemani\u2019s home on suspicions that he held ties to a foreign terrorist group. While carrying out the search, authorities found that Hemani was in possession of a pistol, 60 grams of marijuana, and 4.7 grams of cocaine. <\/p>\n<p>Hemani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2026\/03\/02\/supreme-hemani-gun-control-act-drug-use\/8101772467074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> admitted to being a regular marijuana user and was subsequently charged under a provision (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18 U.S. Code \u00a7 922(g)(3)<\/a>) of the 1968 Gun Control Act that prohibits a person who is \u201can unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance\u201d from possessing a firearm. Hemani challenged the provision\u2019s legality, arguing that it violated his constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>Following litigation in the lower courts, the federal government asked the Supreme Court to take up the case and determine whether the statute violates the Second Amendment as applied to Hemani. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/03\/gun-restriction-at-the-heart-of-hunter-biden-indictment-takes-center-stage-at-scotus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gun Restriction At The Heart Of Hunter Biden Indictment Takes Center Stage At SCOTUS<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Watson v. Republican National Committee<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/watson-v-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case<\/a> deals with a 2024 lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee and the Mississippi GOP against a Mississippi election law. The plaintiffs specifically contested that a state law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be accepted up to five days after Election Day violates existing federal laws establishing an election day for federal contests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/24\/supreme-court-voices-skepticism-about-states-accepting-mail-in-ballots-after-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court Voices Skepticism About States Accepting Mail-In Ballots After Election Day<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The justices will decide whether these federal statutes preempt states like Mississippi from enacting such laws. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/04\/californias-latest-election-mess-demands-supreme-court-cleanup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California\u2019s Latest Election Mess Demands Supreme Court Cleanup<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Mullin v. Alt Otro Lado<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This case centers around a previously used border policy called \u201cmetering,\u201d which involves U.S. immigration officials turning away asylum seekers before they entered America. The left-wing immigration group <a href=\"http:\/\/left-wing%20immigration%20group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Otro Lado<\/a> and more than a dozen asylum seekers challenged the policy, arguing that the 1990 Immigration and Nationality Act, which permits an individual who \u201carrives in the United States\u201d to apply for asylum status and undergo examination from U.S. border officials.<\/p>\n<p>The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with challengers by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-5\/390940\/20260106152523401_25-5AlOtroLadoPetBr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruling<\/a> that \u201cthe phrase \u2018arrives in the United States\u2019 encompasses those who encounter officials at the border, whichever side of the border they are standing on.\u201d The Supreme Court will determine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-5\/364238\/20250701145005805_Al_Otro_Lado_Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whether<\/a> \u201can alien who is stopped on the Mexican side of the U.S. Mexico border \u2018arrives in the United States\u2019 within the meaning of [the INA\u2019s] provisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/25\/supreme-court-weighs-asylum-policy-critical-to-combatting-border-surges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court Weighs Asylum Policy Critical To Combatting Border Surges<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Trump v. Barbara<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-v-barbara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case<\/a> deals with President Trump\u2019s January 2025 executive order tackling so-called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/birthplace-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">birthplace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">citizenship<\/a>,\u201d which centers on the idea that the children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil are automatically granted American citizenship. Legal specialists and court observers have regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlighted<\/a> the doctrine\u2019s legal and practical absurdity.  <\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">directive<\/a> specified that \u201cIt is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship\u201d to individuals who fit these criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/14\/a-supreme-court-that-doesnt-stop-birthplace-citizenship-isnt-originalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Supreme Court That Doesn\u2019t Stop Birthplace Citizenship Isn\u2019t Originalist<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The justices will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-365\/378052\/20250926163053178_TrumpvBarbaraCertPet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">determine<\/a> whether Trump\u2019s order \u201ccomplies on its face with the [14th Amendment\u2019s] Citizenship Clause and with 8 U.S.C. 1401(a), which codifies that Clause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/01\/if-scotus-upholds-birthright-citizenship-it-will-do-so-at-its-own-peril\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If SCOTUS Upholds \u2018Birthright Citizenship,\u2019 It Will Do So At Its Own Peril<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Mullin v. Doe<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Trump v. Miot<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>These cases center around President Trump\u2019s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for various groups of foreign nationals residing in the United States under the TPS program. Under federal law, the executive branch \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/10\/9th-circuit-rules-dhs-can-ax-temporary-protected-status-for-60k-foreign-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">may be used<\/a> by the executive branch to offer temporary residency to foreign nationals from countries experiencing natural disasters, violent conflicts, and other \u201cextraordinary and temporary conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/30\/scotus-weighs-whether-temporary-status-for-foreign-migrants-is-actually-temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the challengers argued that the statutory provisions governing TPS \u201cdo not bar courts from reviewing an administration\u2019s actions on the program and that the government is required to undertake certain steps (ex. consultation and assessment of a country\u2019s conditions) before implementing such policies.\u201d The Trump administration argued the opposite \u2014 that the provisions bar federal courts from reviewing the executive\u2019s TPS designations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/30\/scotus-weighs-whether-temporary-status-for-foreign-migrants-is-actually-temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUS Weighs Whether Temporary Status For Foreign Migrants Is Actually Temporary<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. 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