Daily Headlines: Courts Supreme Court allows Trump to cut 1,400 Education Department jobs despite states’ lawsuit challenging agency dismantling efforts. July 15, 2025 View Details Over 20 states sue Trump administration for freezing billions in after-school and summer program funding that serves 1.4 million children. July 15, 2025 View Details Judge orders release of Iranian student arrested for deportation through police trick, citing unconstitutional arrest and valid student visa. July 15, 2025 View Details Senate confirms Trump’s first new judge of second term in party-line vote, replacing Obama appointee with conservative who defended Tennessee abortion ban. July 15, 2025 View Details Federal judges reject Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for Northern New York in unusual move day before appointment expires. July 15, 2025 View Details Appeals court temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 11,700 Afghans day before scheduled termination. July 15, 2025 View Details Noem accuses Biden-appointed judge of “getting political” after ruling blocked ICE operations targeting people by race, language and employment in California. July 14, 2025 View Details Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship despite 1967 Supreme Court ruling barring government from stripping native-born Americans’ rights. July 13, 2025 View Details ICE memo authorizes exile to non-citizen countries with six hours notice after Supreme Court cleared path around federal judge’s safety protections. July 13, 2025 View Details ICE official testifies administration could deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Mexico or South Sudan after Supreme Court ordered his return from wrongful El Salvador deportation. July 11, 2025 View Details Florida Democratic lawmakers sue DeSantis for denying legislative access to immigrant detention center in the Everglades. July 11, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court upholds jury verdict finding Trump guilty of sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. July 11, 2025 View Details Senate Democrats release whistleblower texts showing Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove advised telling court ‘fuck you’ after he denied to Congress that he told staff to ignore court orders. July 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues nationwide block of Trump birthright citizenship order by certifying class action to circumvent recent Supreme Court limits on such injunctions. July 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration used shadowy Canary Mission website to target more than 75 pro-Palestinian academics for deportation with Stephen Miller leading weekly calls on the effort. July 10, 2025 View Details Judge orders Jan. 6 rally organizer Caroline Wren to pay $2,000 daily until she complies with subpoena for records in Capitol Police lawsuit against Trump. July 10, 2025 View Details Supreme Court refuses to let Florida enforce new immigration law making it a misdemeanor for people in country illegally to enter the state. July 10, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court blocks “click to cancel” rule days before taking effect, striking down requirement that businesses make subscription cancellations as easy as sign-ups. July 10, 2025 View Details Kennedy abruptly cancels preventive services task force meeting without explanation after Supreme Court ruling affirmed he can remove members and veto recommendations July 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s $800 million grant cancellations for violence programs despite calling the action “shameful.” July 9, 2025 View Details Supreme Court lifts lower court block on Trump’s mass federal worker layoffs at 22 agencies after Justice Department seeks emergency relief from reorganization injunction. July 9, 2025 View Details Federal trial begins challenging Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists as university groups argue administration violates First Amendment through deportation threats. July 8, 2025 View Details Judge compares DOJ explanations on illegal Abrego Garcia deportation to “nailing jello to a wall” as administration contradicts itself on timeline and future plans, orders government witness for Thursday. July 8, 2025 View Details Trump ends 27-year deportation protections for 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans despite federal courts blocking similar TPS terminations for Venezuelans and Haitians. July 8, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood defunding in Trump megabill hours after lawsuit filed, marking first successful challenge to legislation. July 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration completes exile and imprisonment of 8 men to war-torn South Sudan after Supreme Court overruled lower court protections. July 6, 2025 View Details Planned Parenthood vows to sue Trump administration over provision in megabill that blocks Medicaid funding for one year. July 4, 2025 View Details Appeals court allows Trump to fire Democratic Federal Labor Relations Authority member pending appeal, undermining federal union protections. July 4, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to deport eight migrants held in shipping container for six weeks to South Sudan despite seven having no ties there. July 4, 2025 View Details Missouri judge lifts state abortion ban with preliminary injunction allowing Planned Parenthood to resume services Monday. July 4, 2025 View Details Palestinian woman released after nearly five months in ICE detention following government attempts to deport her despite federal court order that officials called “honest mistake.” July 3, 2025 View Details Court filing details severe beatings and psychological torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at El Salvador prison including 31-pound weight loss and forced kneeling for nine hours nightly. July 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump exceeded constitutional authority with asylum ban and “invasion” proclamation as court gives administration 14 days to appeal before forcing resumption of asylum processing. July 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues 103-page ruling blasting “newly-minted war” against health research as systematic discrimination after finding officials illegally canceled grants based on race, gender and ideology. July 3, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to override federal courts and fire Consumer Product Safety commissioners despite legal protections designed to shield independent agencies from political interference. July 3, 2025 View Details Wisconsin’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban in 4-3 ruling as conservative justices accuse majority of “raw exercise of political power.” July 3, 2025 View Details Twenty states sue Trump administration for allegedly sharing millions of Medicaid beneficiaries’ health data with ICE in violation of HIPAA and federal privacy laws. July 2, 2025 View Details Rhode Island federal judge blocks Kennedy’s plan to lay off 10,000 HHS workers after he admitted rushing cuts to capitalize on “political momentum” rather than evaluating employees. July 2, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court rejects Trump request to re-detain Georgetown researcher while criticizing government for moving him across states to evade court jurisdiction. July 2, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for 500,000 Haitians five months early after ruling the acceleration violates federal law. July 2, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling African Development Foundation after ruling his appointment of Pete Marocco violated law requiring Senate confirmation. July 2, 2025 View Details Democratic cities sue Trump administration over new Obamacare restrictions that the government estimates will cause up to 1.8 million Americans to lose health insurance. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump appeals ruling that blocked his executive order stripping Perkins Coie’s clients of federal access, after judges found his actions targeted political enemies and violated constitutional protections. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump and CBS-Paramount in advanced settlement talks over 60 Minutes lawsuit as network needs administration approval for Skydance merger. July 1, 2025 View Details Salvadoran man’s release delayed after months of public targeting by Trump and Noem who threaten to immediately re-deport him despite court orders. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues Los Angeles, Mayor Bass and City Council over sanctuary city policies claiming they obstruct federal immigration enforcement. July 1, 2025 View Details GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin says U.S. citizen children should be deported with undocumented parents after Supreme Court allows Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in some states. June 30, 2025 View Details Conservative appeals court to hear challenge to Trump’s use of 1798 wartime law for Venezuelan deportations after most federal courts rule president violated Alien Enemies Act. June 30, 2025 View Details Appeals court allows Trump and DOGE to proceed with hostile takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace even though judge found they used “brute force” to seize headquarters. June 29, 2025 View Details Roberts warns anti-judge rhetoric leads to violence but refuses to name Trump despite his attacks calling federal judges “Communists” and demanding their impeachment. June 29, 2025 View Details Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million over misleadingly edited Trump video, matching their Dominion settlement for false election claims. June 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court’s conservative majority rules parents can remove children from classes with LGBTQ books in 6-3 decision. June 28, 2025 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia stays jailed as Justice Dept. agrees to delay release order over fears Trump administration might deport him before trial. June 28, 2025 View Details Judge permanently blocks Trump’s order punishing Susman Godfrey for defending Dominion Voting Systems and promoting racial diversity. June 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision voids nationwide injunctions, clearing Trump’s bid to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants in most of the United States. June 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling keeps ACA preventive-care coverage intact and confirms HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can override the task force deciding which services insurers must cover. June 28, 2025 View Details State Department plans layoffs of 1,900 employees as early as Friday despite federal judge’s order barring workforce cuts. June 27, 2025 View Details Retired Reagan-appointed Justice Kennedy warns democracy and freedom “at risk” as federal judges face over 400 threats this year following Trump’s attacks. June 27, 2025 View Details Supreme Court eliminates Medicaid patients’ right to sue over provider restrictions, allowing South Carolina to defund Planned Parenthood in state facing healthcare deserts. June 27, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order stripping collective bargaining rights from a million federal workers, citing plausible First Amendment retaliation against union speech. June 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Labor Department’s shutdown of 120 Job Corps sites, ruling agency can’t “do as it pleases” when Congress funded program. June 26, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Minnesota over college tuition program, claiming state treats U.S. citizens as “second-class” by giving undocumented immigrants in-state rates. June 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge calls Trump’s $200 financial reporting rule “arbitrary and capricious,” blocking it for El Paso money service businesses facing closure. June 26, 2025 View Details Judge keeps Abrego Garcia jailed while Justice Department and ICE clash over whether to prosecute him for 2022 human smuggling charges filed after his mistaken deportation or deport him again. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking immigrant deportations, calling it “egregious overreach.” June 26, 2025 View Details Trump appeals court nominee Bove denies to Senate that he told Justice Dept. lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations after whistleblower complaint. June 26, 2025 View Details Christian and other faith leaders sue Texas education agency over law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump demands Israel cancel Netanyahu’s corruption trial, calling it a “witch hunt” against his longtime ally. June 26, 2025 View Details Over 20 state attorneys general sue Trump administration for using obscure five-word clause to justify billions in federal funding cuts they claim bypasses Congress. June 25, 2025 View Details Trump appeals $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict claiming presidential immunity after previously waiving it and telling court she could “pursue this action when the president is no longer in office.” June 25, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court orders Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, Salvadoran man deported minutes after court blocked his removal. June 25, 2025 View Details Fired DOJ lawyer alleges Trump’s former personal attorney Emil Bove told subordinates to consider ignoring court orders day before confirmation hearing for lifetime federal appeals court judgeship. June 25, 2025 View Details Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump from withholding $5 billion in EV charger funds after administration ignored government watchdog finding it violated law. June 25, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s June 4 proclamation banning Harvard international students after his May 22 attempt was also blocked, ruling both are retaliation for university’s refusal to screen applicants for political beliefs. June 24, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants to third countries without due process after administration repeatedly violated lower court orders, prompting Sotomayor to accuse colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness.” June 24, 2025 View Details Senate parliamentarian strikes down multiple Trump megabill provisions including state immigration enforcement and limits on court contempt powers, effectively killing measures Republicans can’t pass without Democratic support. June 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge demands written compliance report by Friday after Trump administration fails to disclose Voice of America layoffs despite court order blocking dismantling. June 24, 2025 View Details Senate parliamentarian strikes down GOP provision that would have limited courts’ ability to hold Trump officials in contempt. There have been 190 rulings against the administration since January. June 23, 2025 View Details Federal judge grants bail to Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador prison due to Trump administration’s admitted “administrative error” but notes he will likely remain in ICE custody. June 23, 2025 View Details Trump-nominated judge gives academic award to University of Florida law student who argued Constitution applies only to white people and called for removing non-white voting rights. June 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks NSF’s arbitrary 15% cap on university research funding after Trump administration slashed typical reimbursement rates from 50-65%. June 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard hosting foreign students in retaliation campaign after university rejected White House demands on campus policies. June 21, 2025 View Details Justice Jackson accuses Supreme Court of favoring moneyed interests over ordinary citizens in fuel industry victory against EPA emissions rules. June 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge frees Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil after 104 days in immigration detention despite Trump administration claims his presence threatens foreign policy. June 21, 2025 View Details Trump’s CFPB drops 18 enforcement cases against predatory lenders including Credit Acceptance which profits from borrower failures while vulnerable consumers face thousands in judgments. June 21, 2025 View Details Supreme Court declines to fast-track challenge to Trump’s emergency tariffs, keeping congressional bypass in place while toy companies report rising prices. June 21, 2025 View Details Judge orders briefs on whether Trump’s federalized troops in LA violate the Posse Comitatus Act after appeals court backs deployment. June 21, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s bid to tie billions in state transit grants to ICE cooperation before June 20 deadline. June 20, 2025 View Details Texas federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk voids Biden HHS rule shielding abortion and gender care records from prosecutors and says expanded HIPAA privacy exceeds agency authority. June 20, 2025 View Details Federal Judge Adam Abelson halts Trump EPA bid to kill $600 million environmental justice grants for underserved communities from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. June 20, 2025 View Details Appeals court says Trump lawfully federalized CA National Guard after immigration raid protests, overriding Gov. Newsom and marking first presidential takeover since 1965. June 20, 2025 View Details College student Caroline Dias Goncalves granted bond after ICE illegally used drug interdiction online chat to arrest merit scholarship recipient with no criminal record. June 19, 2025 FL Attorney General Uthmeier held in civil contempt for defying federal court order halting immigration law, must now file biweekly reports or face fines. June 19, 2025 View Details Supreme Court upholds state transgender care bans for minors in 6-3 ruling, with Sotomayor reading rare dissent comparing majority’s deference to past defenses of interracial marriage bans. June 19, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Nuclear Regulatory Commission to override Texas and New Mexico governors’ opposition for temporary nuclear waste storage sites. June 19, 2025 View Details Toy companies ask Supreme Court for urgent review of Trump tariffs after lower courts ruled them unlawful but administration continues collecting billions from American businesses. June 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge expands injunction blocking Trump from restricting passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary Americans, citing constitutional equal protection violations. June 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from unconstitutionally cutting congressionally-approved CDC funding to four Democratic cities. June 18, 2025 View Details Jury orders MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $2.3 million in damages for calling Dominion executive Eric Coomer “traitor” over debunked 2020 election fraud claims. June 17, 2025 View Details Reagan-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s cancellation of $1 billion in NIH diversity research grants illegal, calling it “palpable” racial discrimination. June 17, 2025 View Details Twenty Willkie Farr attorneys depart for Cooley after Willkie pledged $100 million to avoid Trump’s unconstitutional executive orders while Cooley fights the same orders in court. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court declines to rehear Trump’s challenge to $5 million E Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict, with two Trump-appointed judges dissenting from refusal to reconsider case. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks State Department’s planned 3,400 layoffs after Trump administration claims diplomatic agency exempt from court injunction on workforce cuts. June 14, 2025 View Details Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to smuggling charges after Trump administration wrongfully deported him against court orders, then brought him back to face prosecution. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump administration’s foreign policy grounds for detaining Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil unconstitutional but allows continued detention on technical immigration charges. June 14, 2025 View Details Second federal judge rules Trump’s voting executive order violates Constitution because president lacks election powers, blocks citizenship document and mail ballot provisions. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by firing three Consumer Product Safety commissioners without legal cause, orders immediate reinstatement. June 14, 2025 View Details Environmental groups sue Trump EPA over exemptions granted to 68 coal plants from mercury pollution rules, claiming many already meet the standards. June 14, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed judges allow ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil project to proceed despite finding environmental law violations, citing economic disruption concerns. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Harvard researcher detained 4 months for bringing undeclared frog embryos for cancer research. June 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge transfers deportation case for Boulder attack suspect’s family to Texas after blocking Trump administration’s expedited removal attempt. June 13, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary Hegseth refuses to commit to following court rulings on LA National Guard and Marine deployment during House Armed Services Committee testimony. June 13, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Appeals court blocks ruling through at least Tuesday that would have returned CA National Guard to state control, keeping Trump’s federal deployment for immigration raids. June 13, 2025 View Details Trump seeks to move hush-money conviction appeal to federal court claiming presidential immunity, while prosecutors argue timing makes transfer impossible. June 12, 2025 View Details San Diego lawsuit challenges Trump’s shutdown of asylum processing at border crossings, saying administration “pulled the rug out” from migrants who had scheduled appointments and followed legal migration rules. June 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge says Trump administration cannot detain green card holder Mahmoud Khalil over pro-Palestinian activism, gives government until Friday to appeal or he could release him. June 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules OPM broke law by giving DOGE illegal access to federal employee databases used for buyout offers and weekly accomplishment demands. June 11, 2025 View Details Appeals court pauses order requiring due process for 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison under wartime Alien Enemies Act without hearings. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as LA Mayor Bass imposes downtown curfew after looting while judge schedules Thursday hearing on Newsom’s federal challenge. June 11, 2025 View Details MT Supreme Court strikes down 2021 GOP abortion restrictions as unconstitutional as anti-abortion groups file same-day lawsuit challenging voter-approved constitutional amendment. June 11, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court allows Trump to keep tariffs in place through July 31 despite lower court ruling that the levies are illegal. June 11, 2025 View Details 16 states sue Trump administration over deal to allow sale of rapid-fire triggers and return seized devices to owners, arguing it violates federal law. June 10, 2025 View Details MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell takes stand in defamation trial by Dominion voting machine executive, doubles down on attacks while claiming his company is “on the razor’s edge” financially. June 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to reconsider cases of migrant children stuck in custody more than 7 months on average under Trump’s new sponsor requirements that prohibit foreign documents. ` June 10, 2025 View Details Trump administration fights WI judge’s bid to dismiss charges for allegedly helping man evade ICE agents, saying judicial immunity claim would put judges “above the law.” June 10, 2025 View Details Trump seeks removal from New Hampshire lawsuit challenging his transgender sports ban after federal judge allows two teen girls to keep playing while case proceeds. June 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge gives Apache tribes 60 days after environmental review to challenge sacred land transfer to mining company for congressionally authorized copper mine. June 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge on Sunday declines to block Trump’s firing of three public broadcasting board members but acknowledges Congress intended to limit presidential control over the corporation. June 9, 2025 View Details Wichita and Washoe tribes sue federal government for using $23.3 billion in Native trust funds to finance abusive boarding schools that harmed their children. June 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration returns El Salvador deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia to face federal smuggling indictment after months of resisting Supreme Court order to facilitate his return. June 8, 2025 View Details Democrats block Trump Justice nominee citing “Vance precedent” after current VP spent months obstructing Biden prosecutors as senator. June 7, 2025 View Details Appeals court allows Trump to bar Associated Press from Oval Office and Air Force One events over news outlet’s refusal to use “Gulf of America” name in coverage. June 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge clears way for Trump to dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services, reversing earlier order as ongoing legal battles continue over agency funding libraries nationwide. June 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn injunction blocking layoffs of 1,400 Education Department employees, roughly half the agency’s workforce, after lower courts ruled mass firings would disable agency. June 7, 2025 View Details Proud Boys leaders sue DOJ for $100 million over Jan. 6 prosecutions after Trump pardons, forcing his administration to defend Biden-era seditious conspiracy convictions. June 7, 2025 View Details Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data, overriding privacy protections despite three justices’ dissent. June 7, 2025 View Details Supreme Court unanimously rules straight woman can pursue workplace discrimination claim without meeting higher legal standard than minority groups. June 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders administration to restore hundreds of millions in AmeriCorps funding and thousands of service positions in 24 states that sued over abrupt cuts. June 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks administration proclamation banning Harvard international students from entering US four hours after university filed retaliation complaint. June 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining Columbia student and permanent US resident facing deportation to South Korea over pro-Palestinian protest participation. June 6, 2025 View Details Immigration judge grants $2,000 bail to Milford High School student detained by ICE for five days in mistaken arrest targeting his undocumented father. June 6, 2025 View Details Peruvian woman acquitted of entering militarized border zone in first trial of Trump administration’s new prosecution strategy against immigrants. June 6, 2025 View Details DNI Tulsi Gabbard installs top adviser in intelligence watchdog’s office investigating the use of secret messaging apps in U.S. military operations. June 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks enforcement of Biden-era rules requiring Catholic employers and health providers to offer gender-affirming care, citing religious freedom and limiting federal agencies’ reach. June 6, 2025 View Details Rubio announces sanctions on four ICC judges for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders and probing alleged U.S. war crimes, drawing ICC condemnation. June 6, 2025 View Details PA Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over cancellation of food program that paid 180 state farms $13 million to provide fresh produce to food banks. June 5, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court upholds judge’s order blocking Trump from dismantling Education Dept and requiring reinstatement of 1,300 employees after Justice Dept sought swift ruling to rush case to Supreme Court. June 5, 2025 View Details Judge blocks private prison company CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees at shuttered 1,033-bed Leavenworth facility after city sued over company’s refusal to get required permits. June 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks deportation of Boulder antisemitic attack suspect’s wife and five children after immigration officials detained the family despite their pending asylum case. June 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to allow migrants sent to El Salvador mega-prison under Alien Enemies Act to challenge their removal after significant evidence emerged many have no gang connections. June 5, 2025 View Details Guatemalan man wrongly deported to Mexico without due process finally returns to U.S. more than a week after federal judge ordered Trump administration to fly him back. June 5, 2025 View Details Judge dismisses Democratic lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order asserting greater control over traditionally independent agencies like the FEC, ruling the case too speculative without evidence of interference. June 4, 2025 View Details Newark mayor sues interim U.S. attorney Alina Habba for false arrest during May visit to immigration detention center, claiming agents assaulted him and congressional delegation on orders to “take him down.” June 4, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court again to overturn federal workforce cuts injunction after appeals court warns downsizing threatens food safety and veterans’ health care. June 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from dissolving TSA union contract, ruling administration sought to “punish” workers for challenging workforce policies in court. June 3, 2025 View Details California’s lawsuit challenging Trump’s tariff authority is dismissed on jurisdictional grounds while Newsom celebrates other courts striking down the levies by saying “it’s raining tacos today.” June 3, 2025 View Details Commerce Secretary Lutnick says “tariffs are not going away” after appeals court restores Trump’s global duties pending appeals of trade court ruling that president exceeded his authority. June 2, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking protected status for 5,000 Venezuelans who received paperwork during brief January-February extension window. June 1, 2025 View Details California Senate launches investigation into Paramount’s plan to pay Trump millions to settle $20 billion lawsuit, claiming potential bribery and threats to press freedom as company seeks merger approval. May 31, 2025 View Details PBS sues Trump administration over order revoking federal funding three days after NPR filed similar lawsuit, claiming cuts violate First Amendment through viewpoint discrimination. May 31, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. May 31, 2025 View Details Federal judge delays contempt ruling against FL AG Uthmeier after he told police the court order blocking immigration arrests didn’t apply to them. May 30, 2025 View Details Trump calls conservative legal figure Leonard Leo a “sleazebag” and blames Federalist Society for appointing judges who blocked his tariffs. May 30, 2025 View Details Supreme Court unanimously rules federal agencies don’t need to study far-reaching environmental impacts when approving major construction projects. May 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s foreign student enrollment privileges. May 30, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court restores Trump’s tariff authority hours after lower court blocked his emergency powers, creating legal chaos around his core economic policy. May 30, 2025 View Details Judge Timothy Kelly declines to block Trump’s firing of Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter one day after her office issued report restricting AI use of copyrighted materials. May 29, 2025 View Details Federal Judge Indira Talwani orders Trump administration to lift immigration application pauses affecting 770,000 immigrants, ruling the arbitrary suspension violated federal law and threatened mass deportations. May 29, 2025 View Details The Trump administration asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite court orders and a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a deported Guatemalan asylum seeker to the U.S. after finding his removal ignored due process protections. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge found Trump’s effort to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, blocking his removal while a challenge proceeds. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova from ICE custody, ruling that her arrest and visa revocation were unlawful. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump nominated DOJ official and former defense attorney Emil Bove to a federal appellate judgeship after Bove’s directive to drop charges against Eric Adams led to staff resignations. May 29, 2025 View Details Federal court blocked Trump from imposing broad tariffs under emergency powers. May 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from withholding funds to force NYC to end congestion pricing. May 28, 2025 View Details Federal judge strikes down Trump executive order targeting WilmerHale law firm as “absurd” assault on legal system. May 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court refuses to hear Apache case, clearing way for copper mine to destroy sacred Oak Flat site. May 28, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to eliminate due process protections for deportations to South Sudan after judge blocks removals. May 28, 2025 View Details Missouri Supreme Court halts abortions again by ordering district judge to reconsider ban despite voter approval. May 28, 2025 View Details El Salvador denies Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey access to wrongly deported union worker despite Supreme Court order. May 28, 2025 View Details Judge allows Musk’s DOGE team access to Treasury payment systems after training requirements added. May 28, 2025 View Details Environmental groups sue to block Trump’s order opening Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. May 27, 2025 View Details Trump uses Memorial Day message to call political opponents “scum” while attacking judges who blocked his deportation orders as “monsters” and “USA hating.” May 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge criticizes Trump administration Monday for failing to provide due process to deportees held in Djibouti while trying to send them to war-torn South Sudan despite “do not travel” State Department warnings. May 27, 2025 View Details Trump claims Harvard’s 27% foreign students are “too much” and taking spots from Americans, repeats demand for names despite federal judge blocking DHS revocation of international student certification. May 26, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump’s retaliation against Jenner & Block after other law firms “threw in the towel” and agreed to provide $100 million in free legal services to avoid executive orders. May 24, 2025 View Details Judge denies Trump administration’s request to stay ruling that blocked DOGE from shutting down U.S. Institute of Peace, declaring the March takeover and firings “null and void.” May 24, 2025 View Details Supreme Court pauses transparency lawsuit against DOGE after watchdog groups seek to depose Musk’s staff about the secretive operations behind massive federal workforce cuts. May 24, 2025 View Details Fired Copyright Office chief Shira Perlmutter sues Trump administration arguing only Librarian of Congress can remove her, challenging White House authority over legislative branch agency. May 23, 2025 View Details JD Vance calls Chief Justice Roberts “profoundly wrong” for saying Supreme Court’s role is to check executive branch excesses, arguing courts shouldn’t overturn voters’ choice on immigration enforcement. May 23, 2025 View Details Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4 on nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, leaving ban in place after Justice Amy Coney Barrett recuses herself due to ties with Catholic Church’s legal adviser. May 23, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency heads in stay order while signaling Federal Reserve officials have special protection as “uniquely structured, quasi-private entity.” May 23, 2025 View Details Jailed Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil finally holds his one-month-old son after federal judge overrules Trump administration’s attempt to force plexiglass barrier between father and infant. May 23, 2025 View Details White House calls federal judge “liberal activist” after he ruled Trump administration violated court order by giving South Sudan deportees only 12 hours notice instead of “meaningful” due process. May 23, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking legal status of international students nationwide after more than 4,700 had visas canceled in April based on FBI arrest database searches. May 23, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from firing 1,300 Education Department employees after staff cuts closed seven civil rights offices and eliminated entire FAFSA oversight team. May 23, 2025 View Details Federal judge reverses Trump’s firing of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members, ruling president lacks authority to remove independent agency officials without cause. May 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules US deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated prior court order and considers holding Homeland Security officials in contempt. May 22, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down EEOC regulations requiring employers to provide time off and accommodations for abortions. May 22, 2025 View Details Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore voting rights of Republican lawmaker punished for identifying transgender student athlete in social media post. May 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders U.S. to maintain control of migrants sent to South Sudan after finding Trump administration potentially violated court restrictions on third-country deportations. May 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace, ruling president unlawfully fired board, president, staff and seized headquarters. May 20, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans, shortening Biden’s extension to 2026. May 20, 2025 View Details Appeals court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s executive order that strips collective bargaining rights from 75% of unionized federal employees. May 18, 2025 View Details Violent threats against judges on social media increase 327% as Trump, Musk, and administration officials publicly attack judiciary for finding their actions unlawful. May 17, 2025 View Details Oregon Humanities and state councils sue Trump administration over terminated federal funding they claim violates congressional appropriations and separation of powers. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn federal judge’s 14-day block on mass layoffs across executive branch agencies. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed Texas judge strikes down federal workplace protections for transgender workers as EEOC leadership abandons discrimination cases. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration admits it falsely claimed deported Guatemalan man said he wasn’t afraid to return to Mexico in latest of several illegal deportations exposed in court. May 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s “take my word for it” state secrets claim in case of wrongfully deported man despite court orders to return him. May 17, 2025 View Details Supreme Court indefinitely blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans from Texas facility under 1798 Alien Enemies Act without due process. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut $11 billion in congressional public health funding despite HHS claims pandemic is over. May 17, 2025 View Details Indian Ph.D. student granted injunction against deportation after DHS tried to revoke her visa over minor traffic violation from four years ago. May 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration revokes security clearances of lawyers at WilmerHale and Jenner & Block despite court orders temporarily halting executive action against law firms. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge to review Trump administration’s claim of “state secrets privilege” in case of Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge rescinds order that would have required Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees, now limiting approval to 160 with specific travel plans. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses trespassing charges against 120 migrants who crossed into newly created military buffer zone in New Mexico. May 16, 2025 View Details Montana judge strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors as unconstitutional. May 15, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Georgetown scholar held in ICE custody for two months, ruling detention violated First Amendment rights. May 15, 2025 View Details Milwaukee judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE cites judicial immunity in motion to dismiss federal case. May 15, 2025 View Details Judge rules Justice Department illegally retaliated against American Bar Association for joining lawsuit against Trump administration. May 15, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court blocks Florida’s drag show law as overly broad, citing First Amendment violations May 14, 2025 View Details Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping undocumented man evade ICE agents through courtroom’s back exit. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge in Pennsylvania’s Western District approves Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge allows IRS to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE for deportation efforts. May 13, 2025 View Details Federal judges face intimidation through hundreds of unsolicited pizza deliveries including orders placed using name of murdered son of Judge Salas who ruled on Trump cases. May 12, 2025 View Details Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk arrived in Boston Saturday after federal judge orders her release from six weeks of ICE detention for writing opinion piece critical of Israel. May 11, 2025 View Details ICE transfers Venezuelan detainees to Texas facility where judge has not halted Alien Enemies Act deportations. May 10, 2025 View Details Trump personally involved in discussions about suspending habeas corpus to fast-track deportations, sources tell CNN. May 10, 2025 View Details Fifteen states sue over Trump order fast-tracking fossil fuel projects after he declares “energy emergency.” May 10, 2025 View Details BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s sweeping government overhaul, saying constitutional limits require congressional approval. May 10, 2025 View Details In rare public criticism, Justice Sotomayor urges lawyers to “stand up” against Trump administration’s attacks on legal profession. May 9, 2025 View Details Chief Justice John Roberts defends judicial independence in Buffalo as Trump officials criticize federal courts. May 9, 2025 View Details Alabama student detained for 6 weeks granted self-deportation to Iran at immigration court hearing. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to revoke humanitarian status for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, challenging lower court rulings. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump names Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro interim U.S. attorney for D.C. after Senate pushback derails Ed Martin nomination. May 9, 2025 View Details Pentagon orders removal of up to 1,000 transgender troops following Supreme Court decision allowing Trump’s military ban. May 9, 2025 View Details Judge Grills DOJ on Trump’s Claim He Can Secure Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case. May 8, 2025 View Details Judge warns Trump administration that deporting migrants to Libya would violate court order. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration considers releasing Biden classified document interview blocked by executive privilege. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration accused of defying court order by cutting NIH research grants. May 8, 2025 View Details GOP Senator Tillis opposition likely to sink Trump’s pick Ed Martin for D.C. U.S. attorney. May 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump plan to slash funding for library, minority business, and labor mediation agencies. May 7, 2025 View Details Judge bars Trump administration from withholding over $1 billion in pandemic relief for struggling students. May 7, 2025 View Details Judge Stephanie Gallagher rejects Trump bid, orders return of second Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador. May 7, 2025 View Details Two more judges block Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, saying wartime law is misused. May 7, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban while appeals proceed. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells judge states have no standing to sue over mifepristone access. May 6, 2025 View Details Intel memo contradicts Trump claim that Venezuelan gang posed a national threat used to justify 1798 deportation law May 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees blocked under recent executive order. May 6, 2025 View Details Appeals court blocks Trump’s attempt to end legal status for 400,000 migrants. May 6, 2025 View Details Justice Department investigates Hennepin County attorney over policy considering race in prosecutions. May 5, 2025 View Details Colorado House passes immigrant protection bill one day after Trump sues state over enforcement limits. May 4, 2025 View Details Appellate court blocks reinstatement of Voice of America staff two days after ruling allowed return. May 4, 2025 View Details Trump lashes out online after judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations of Venezuelan gang suspects. May 4, 2025 View Details Justice Department drops gun charge against alleged MS‑13 leader Villatoro Santos in Virginia to speed deportation. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump settles lawsuit over rioter shot breaking into Capitol during 2021 attack. May 3, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order banning Perkins Coie from federal work and revoking security clearances. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data blocked by lower court injunction. May 3, 2025 View Details In historic rebuke, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Trump’s attacks on judges an intimidating threat to democracy and urges courts to show ‘raw courage.’ May 2, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from dismantling federal library agency after mass firings, grant cancellations. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge questions Trump move to shift deportation case of Georgetown scholar from Virginia to Texas after Gaza posts. May 2, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans with temporary status. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge issues permanent ban on Trump using 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties from his Texas district. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge orders ex-FBI informant who lied about Biden bribery scheme to remain in prison. May 1, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump officials to resume efforts to return wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador. May 1, 2025 View Details Judge orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi after DHS detained him during naturalization interview. May 1, 2025 View Details Appeals court rules 9–6 to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data without training or oversight. May 1, 2025 View Details Trump nominee Ed Martin dodges Jan 6 and Nazi-sympathizer questions in Senate confirmation answers April 30, 2025 View Details Trump fires three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members, prompting lawsuit over his authority. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million in funding for Radio Free Europe, blocking its shutdown. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump move to fire 1,500 CFPB workers and orders officials to testify on possible injunction breach. April 30, 2025 View Details Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan after her arrest for helping a migrant evade immigration agents. April 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge in California orders Trump administration to keep funding lawyers for unaccompanied migrant children. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge bars Border Patrol in Eastern California from warrantless arrests and coerced departures after profiling farmworkers. April 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge Randolph Moss challenges Trump claim that his border-invasion asylum ban is beyond court review. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump says he could bring back Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but refuses despite Supreme Court order. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump signs executive orders to prosecute officials who obstruct police, crack down on sanctuary cities, and reinstate English rules for truck drivers. April 29, 2025 View Details A second federal judge questions Trump’s executive order punishing Jenner & Block for its ties to a former Trump investigator. April 29, 2025 View Details Trump official defends deporting U.S. citizen children, saying parents are responsible for family separations. April 28, 2025 View Details FBI director posts arrest photo of Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, seemingly violating Justice Department privacy policies. April 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from west Texas. April 27, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues Rochester to scrap sanctuary city rules that curb cooperation with immigration agents. April 26, 2025 View Details FBI arrests Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan on two felony counts for helping an undocumented defendant slip past ICE agents waiting outside her courtroom after a hearing. April 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge halts Trump order stripping collective bargaining rights from most federal workers. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration exiles two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras, provoking judge’s fury over vanished due process. April 26, 2025 Transportation Dept attorneys accidentally file internal memo admitting Trump admin’s congestion pricing lawsuit is a losing battle, are immediately replaced. April 25, 2025 View Details Venezuelans targeted under 1798 law are allowed only 12 hours to contest deportation. April 25, 2025 View Details DHS admits ICE arrested Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge orders U.S. to return second migrant deported to El Salvador under 1798 law. April 25, 2025 View Details Hegseth had unsecured internet line set up in Pentagon office to run Signal app, AP reports. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate transgender military ban after judge blocks policy. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order to defund public schools over DEI programs. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order to strip funds from sanctuary cities over immigration stance. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge rules only Congress can require proof of citizenship, blocks Trump order. April 25, 2025 View Details Two major law firms seek permanent block on Trump orders they say retaliate for past legal work. April 24, 2025 View Details Twelve states sue Trump over new tariffs, calling them illegal and outside presidential authority. April 24, 2025 View Details Judge slams Trump administration for defying court order in deportation case but grants DOJ a short delay. April 24, 2025 View Details Federal government fights judge’s order to move jailed Tufts student from Louisiana to Vermont after arrest over Gaza essay. April 24, 2025 View Details Three more federal prosecutors resign over Trump admin threat to admit wrongdoing in Eric Adams case, bringing total to 10. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge says Trump admin defied court orders in Abrego Garcia case, orders more officials deposed in misconduct probe. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump admin to reinstate VOA staff and restore funding to U.S. global media outlets. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge extends Colorado ban on Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, orders 21-day notice and language access. April 23, 2025 View Details Trump says he’s ‘entitled’ to deport people without trials days after Supreme Court blocked Venezuela deportations. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge blocks deportation of two Oregon college students, citing lack of justification for revoked visas and ordering they remain in state. April 22, 2025 View Details Justice Dept gives Musk’s DOGE access to full database of immigrants’ court records, addresses, and law enforcement history. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks plan to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island over sanctuary city law and mayoral overreach. April 22, 2025 View Details House Democrats go to El Salvador to demand return of immigrant deported in defiance of court order. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump says migrant trials aren’t possible and slams Supreme Court for blocking Alien Enemies Act deportations. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump posts Easter message attacking the nation’s courts, “radical left,” and Biden, repeating immigration lies. April 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration urges Supreme Court to end pause on migrant deportations under 1798 Alien Enemies Act. April 20, 2025 View Details Seattle police officers who joined Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court to keep their names hidden in public records case. April 20, 2025 View Details Trump wins delay in contempt case as appeals court blocks Boasberg over El Salvador deportations. April 19, 2025 View Details Judge halts Trump’s CFPB firings, demands answers from White House officials for defying court rulings. April 19, 2025 View Details Judiciary warns Congress that stagnant court security funding is unsustainable amid rising threats and judge harassment. April 19, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance. April 19, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders ICE to transfer detained Tufts student and fast-track hearing on due process violations. April 19, 2025 View Details Van Hollen accuses Trump administration of law-breaking after visiting deported Maryland man in El Salvador. April 19, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans under 1798 Alien Enemies Act while litigation continues. April 19, 2025 View Details Ex-election security chief Chris Krebs quits private-sector job to fight Trump-ordered probe over 2020 April 18, 2025 View Details Florida trooper jailed U.S. citizen under blocked immigration law despite court order and proof of citizenship. April 18, 2025 View Details Trump official pressed IRS over audit of ‘in ruins’ conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, who told court he can’t pay debts. April 18, 2025 View Details Appeals court skeptical of Trump admin push to block AP from regaining its longtime White House press slot. April 18, 2025 View Details Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump appeal on restricting birthright citizenship but keeps restraining order in place. April 18, 2025 View Details Three judge appeals court panel calls Trump admin refusal to return Abrego Garcia “shocking” and rejects appeal. April 18, 2025 View Details Van Hollen meets with illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Trump pushes to keep him jailed in El Salvador. April 18, 2025 View Details California sues Trump over tariffs, saying president’s use of emergency powers threatens state economy and violates the law. April 17, 2025 View Details Military families sue DOD, say Trump administration censored base school education and banned diverse books April 17, 2025 View Details Judge allows union lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department records to proceed under federal privacy law. April 17, 2025 View Details Bondi says deported MD man is ‘not coming back’ despite Supreme Court order to facilitate return. April 17, 2025 View Details Sen. Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to see Maryland constituent deported under 1798 wartime law, but vice president blocks access. April 17, 2025 View Details Judge says there’s probable cause to hold U.S. in criminal contempt over 1798 law deportations, orders government to respond by April 23 or name officials. April 17, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump’s Labor Dept from forcing grantees to drop DEI programs, but allows ban on new equity-related grants to stand. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders immediate unfreezing of climate and infrastructure funds, says Trump can’t block laws in perpetuity. April 16, 2025 View Details Fourth judge blocks Trump’s retaliatory order targeting law firms, calls Susman case ‘immensely oppressive.’ April 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration sidelines AP from press pool despite federal court order by shrinking access for all wire outlets. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders four Trump officials to testify within two weeks for defying Supreme Court order to return wrongly deported migrant held in El Salvador prison. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts student’s arrest was unlawful. April 15, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to strip legal status from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. April 15, 2025 View Details White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use ‘Gulf of America’ in reporting. April 15, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont. April 15, 2025 View Details Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia. April 15, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells judge in writing it has no duty to bring back man illegally deported to El Salvador. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump administration defies court order to return wrongly deported man or explain steps taken. April 13, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to restore USDA funds for Maine school meals after anti-trans funding cutoff. April 13, 2025 View Details Judge allows one DOGE member access to Treasury data tied to Americans’ bank and Social Security info. April 12, 2025 View Details Judge orders daily updates on mistaken deportation case as Trump administration defies courts April 12, 2025 View Details Judge clears Trump to deport Columbia grad for political speech under Cold War-era law. Federal appeal still pending. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ seeks release of FBI informant who admitted lying about Bidens after meeting with Russian agents. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump’s U.S. attorney for New Jersey opens probe into Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over refusal to aid ICE. April 12, 2025 View Details Judge allows Trump’s immigration agents to carry out enforcement in houses of worship after denying religious groups’ challenge. April 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge clears Trump rule requiring undocumented immigrants to register with government and carry ID starting Friday. April 11, 2025 Judge signals she will block Trump plan to deport 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans admitted under Biden parole program. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump admin cites pro-Palestinian beliefs in 2-page memo to Judge Jamee Comans to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil. April 11, 2025 View Details Supreme Court upholds judge’s order requiring Trump administration to help return wrongfully deported Salvadoran man. April 11, 2025 View Details Fired EEOC commissioner sues Trump for illegally undermining agency’s independence and worker protections. April 10, 2025 View Details Two judges enforce SCOTUS due process rule, bar 1798-law deportations in their districts without hearings. April 10, 2025 View Details Two law firms sue to block Trump order punishing them over Mueller ties. April 9, 2025 View Details Most migrants deported to El Salvador under 1798 law had no U.S. criminal record, raising questions about Trump’s claims. April 9, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump officials 24 hours to produce evidence against Mahmoud Khalil or drop deportation case, warning she’ll dismiss charges Friday. April 9, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump to reinstate Associated Press in White House press pool, citing retaliation for refusing to use his “Gulf of America” renaming. April 9, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with firing 16,000 federal workers, rejecting unions’ challenge over lack of standing. April 9, 2025 View Details Appeals court reinstates NLRB and MSPB leaders fired by Trump, setting up likely Supreme Court fight over board protections. April 8, 2025 View Details Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive personal data at Education, Treasury, and OPM, overriding privacy ruling challenged by unions and veterans. April 8, 2025 View Details Supreme Court temporarily pauses order to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador as Trump admin claims foreign policy interference. April 8, 2025 View Details Divided Supreme Court lets Trump use 1798 wartime powers law for deportations but requires due process. April 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues rare Sunday order slamming Trump deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador prison as ‘wholly lawless,’ orders return by Monday midnight. April 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration suspends DOJ lawyer who admitted Garcia’s wrongful deportation in court. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells appeals court that U.S. judges have no authority to undo wrongful deportation of man sent to brutal El Salvador prison. April 6, 2025 View Details Hundreds of law firms and ex-judges petition judge to permanently block Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie, one of the first firms he sanctioned. April 5, 2025 View Details North Carolina court gives 65,000 voters 15 days to prove eligibility or have their ballots thrown out, boosting GOP candidate’s bid. April 5, 2025 View Details Supreme Court, in narrow vote, lets Trump freeze $65M in teacher-training grants tied to diversity efforts. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge says Columbia must give 30 days’ notice before handing student records to Congress in antisemitism probe. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to return man they mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison; press secretary Leavitt and adviser Miller mock the ruling. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge Boasberg considers contempt charges against administration at hearing over Trump deportations under 1798 law. April 4, 2025 View Details Trump administration continues blocking court-ordered funding to Radio Free Europe, forcing layoffs. April 4, 2025 View Details Judge says she’ll temporarily block Trump’s $11B public health cuts, with full injunction hearing still ahead. April 4, 2025 View Details Rally and court hearing Friday for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison as White House refuses to repatriate him. April 4, 2025 View Details Nineteen states sue to block Trump’s voting order requiring proof of citizenship, calling it unconstitutional voter suppression. April 4, 2025 View Details Judge finally dismisses NYC Mayor corruption case with prejudice, after DOJ resignations and backlash over Trump-aligned immigration deal. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge slams EPA and Citibank over $20 billion green grant freeze, questions legality of Trump-aligned shutdown targeting nonprofits. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge allows Musk-led DOGE to seize $500 million U.S. Institute of Peace building. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump firings in 19 states and D.C. on technicality — but lets rest stand. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after arrest at Boston Municipal Court derails minor case against immigrant defendant. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump admin’s bid to move student activist’s detention case to Louisiana, keeps it in New Jersey. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children after March cutoff. April 2, 2025 View Details Crawford defeats Trump- and Musk-backed Schimel in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge blocks CIA and ODNI from firing DEI officers under Trump order without review or appeal. April 1, 2025 View Details Trump jails 17 Venezuelan and Salvadoran nationals in El Salvador outside court-blocked wartime authority. April 1, 2025 View Details Musk gives $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court refuses to block him. March 31, 2025 View Details Appeals court panel rejects AG Kaul’s bid to block Musk from offering million-dollar checks tied to Wisconsin election petition. March 30, 2025 View Details Appeals court halts reinstatement of fired NLRB and MSPB officials, backing Trump. March 29, 2025 View Details Federal judges block Trump orders against Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, calling them political retaliation. March 29, 2025 View Details Wisconsin AG Seeks Restraining Order Against Musk Days Before the Election March 29, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate 1798 wartime powers as gang deportation fight escalates March 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from deporting migrants to third countries without giving them a chance to seek protection in U.S. court. March 29, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump appointees from defunding Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake’s move “usurps Congress’s power of the purse.” March 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firings and shutdown order. March 29, 2025 View Details Second federal judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban, slams it as discriminatory and unsupported by evidence. March 28, 2025 View Details Judge Boasberg orders Trump officials to preserve Signal messages as Trump continues attacking him over the 1798 wartime law. March 28, 2025 View Details A federal judge extended the pause on Trump’s mass firing of probationary federal workers as states argue they face harm from sudden job losses. March 27, 2025 View Details A viral video shows masked federal agents arresting a Tufts graduate student with a valid visa and flying her from MA to LA in defiance of a judge’s order, citing alleged Hamas ties but without filing charges. March 27, 2025 View Details The administration filed an emergency petition at the Supreme Court to cancel teacher training grants it claims promote DEI, critical race theory, and anti-racism. March 27, 2025 View Details Appeals court upheld Judge Boasberg’s order blocking Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants without due process, ruling he can’t invoke wartime powers when the U.S. isn’t at war. March 27, 2025 View Details Judge Howell rejected Trump’s recusal motion in a case targeting law firm Perkins Coie and warned that DOJ attacks on her threaten the rule of law. March 27, 2025 View Details House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Congress can eliminate courts, backs bill to block judges from halting Trump policies. March 26, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from defunding Radio Free Europe after he shut down Voice of America two weeks ago. March 26, 2025 View Details Trump punishes fourth law firm, 110-year-old firm employing former Mueller prosecutor, by revoking security clearances and reviewing federal contracts. March 26, 2025 View Details Unsealed records show Trump’s DOJ forced prosecutors to drop corruption case against NYC mayor to protect his role in immigration crackdown. March 26, 2025 View Details Judge indefinitely blocks Musk’s DOGE from accessing Education Department data on union members, student borrowers, and veterans, calling the mass data sharing likely illegal. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to block lower court order to reinstate 16,000 fired federal workers after judge ruled the mass terminations were illegal. March 25, 2025 View Details Jordan briefs Trump on House Judiciary hearing to rein in federal judges after deportation rulings, eyes cuts and court restrictions. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump attacked Judge Boasberg online early Monday after calling for his impeachment this weekend, as threats and intimidation against federal judges intensify. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege to block judge’s order on Venezuelan deportations under 1798 law, then appeals to lift it. March 25, 2025 View Details The Trump administration quietly added new charges against jailed Columbia Univ. activist Mahmoud Khalil after targeting him over pro-Palestinian speech. March 24, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary Hegseth mocks judge who blocked transgender troop ban, joining Trump officials attacking courts. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump backs WI Supreme Court candidate funded by Musk ahead of election that could decide 2026 voting rules. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump directs DOJ and Homeland Security to crack down on lawyers who’ve sued his administration, escalating threats against legal opposition. March 23, 2025 View Details Judge rejects WH claim that brand-new USAID leader isn’t covered by his order, says excluding him would’ve undermined it, and explicitly bars him from acting. March 22, 2025 View Details Judge vows to investigate if Trump defied deportation order using 1798 war powers: ‘I will get to the bottom of who ordered this,’ with Tuesday deadline for answers. March 22, 2025 View Details Acting Social Security administrator threatens to shut down agency over court order denying Musk’s DOGE access to records, then reverses himself hours later. March 22, 2025 View Details Voice of America staff sue Trump over shutdown, citing First Amendment violations and 1,450 job cuts. March 21, 2025 View Details Musk’s PAC again offers $100 to voters—this time in WI special election—to back petition attacking ‘activist judges’ and help get Trump-aligned court pick elected. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge bars Musk’s DOGE team from Social Security data, citing ‘so-called experts’ and disregard for Americans’ private information. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown scholar with valid visa and American spouse. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge slams administration’s ‘woefully insufficient’ deportation response, orders state secrets explanation by Friday, decision by March 25. March 21, 2025 View Details ICC president warns Trump’s sanctions are crippling court: staff quitting, payments blocked, and war crimes cases at risk. March 20, 2025 View Details Musk donates legal max to GOP lawmakers backing Trump’s push to impeach judges blocking his agenda. March 20, 2025 View Details Judge warns of “consequences” as Trump administration resists disclosing deportation flight details, while AG Bondi attacks court’s authority. March 20, 2025 View Details Chief Justice Roberts rebukes calls for judge’s impeachment; Trump claims statement wasn’t directed at him March 19, 2025 View Details Judge rules Musk’s USAID purge violated Constitution, restores computer access but agency remains gutted March 19, 2025 View Details Second Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Military Ban, Final Order Expected Friday March 19, 2025 View Details Federal agencies put fired probationary employees on paid leave after court orders reinstatement. March 18, 2025 View Details Judge Defied, Skeptical as Trump Admin Defends Deportation of Brown University Doctor; Hearing Set for Thursday March 18, 2025 View Details Judge Gives Trump Admin Until Noon Tuesday to Explain Deportations That Defied His Court Order March 18, 2025 View Details U.S. deports Brown University kidney specialist despite valid visa, defying a second judge’s order. March 17, 2025 View Details Trump admin defies court order, sends 200+ migrants to El Salvador—pays $6M for their detention. March 17, 2025 View Details Trump invokes 227-year-old Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations; judge orders two planes mid-flight to turn back. March 16, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled Friday against immigration advocates trying to block Trump’s Guantanamo Bay migrant transfers. March 15, 2025 View Details A three-judge appeals panel lifted the block on Trump’s orders to end government support for DEI programs. March 15, 2025 View Details Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of workers fired Feb. 13-14. One also demanded a full employee list and reinstatement status of each in 7 days. March 14, 2025 View Details The WH filed an emergency Supreme Court request to begin denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of undocumented parents born after Feb. 19. March 14, 2025 View Details A federal judge rebuked the Defense Dept. for misrepresenting studies on transgender people during a hearing on whether the military can discharge transgender service members. March 13, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled that Trump unlawfully fired Federal Labor Relations Authority Chair Susan Grundmann and ordered her reinstatement. March 13, 2025 View Details Jailed activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in custody into next week, but his lawyers have gained their first chance to speak with him privately since his arrest. March 13, 2025 View Details A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order punishing law firm Perkins Coie, ruling it likely violates First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights. March 13, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocked the White House from cutting hundreds of millions in teacher training funds after eight states sued. March 12, 2025 View Details The Trump administration told a federal judge that restarting refugee admissions could take months. March 12, 2025 View Details Federal Judge Amir Ali ordered the White House to provide a status report by Friday on unpaid invoices to relief groups for work done before Feb. 13. March 12, 2025 View Details A USAID employees union petitioned a federal judge after the agency ordered staff to destroy classified records. March 12, 2025 View Details Perkins Coie, the elite law firm barred from federal buildings and employees by Trump has hired another firm to sue the government. March 11, 2025 View Details A judge ruled that Elon Musk’s DOGE unit is likely subject to FOIA laws and ordered DOGE and OMB to turn over emails in a lawsuit over federal employee firings. March 11, 2025 View Details Federal Judge Amir Ali barred the administration from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds.” March 11, 2025 View Details Trump defended Justice Amy Coney Barrett after she broke with conservatives to release foreign aid, calling her “smart” and “a very good woman.” March 10, 2025 View Details Unions file emergency request to block DOGE from accessing Social Security databases. March 9, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. drops lawsuit against LA petrochemical plant accused of poisoning a majority-Black neighborhood, claiming it was rolling back “radical DEI” activity. March 8, 2025 View Details DC, 19 state AGs sue Trump admin over mass firings, demanding reinstatement of workers. March 8, 2025 View Details GOP blasting Justice Barrett for voting against Trump interests, calls her DEI hire. March 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge reinstates National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox. March 8, 2025 View Details Second federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump admin’s freeze on federal grants and loans. March 8, 2025 View Details A Federal Judge backed by high court orders admin to start paying aid by Monday 6 pm. March 8, 2025 View Details Appeals court allows Trump to remove ethics head lower court reinstated. March 7, 2025 View Details Judge rules FEMA doesn’t have to immediately return $80 million to NYC. March 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump admin from cutting NIH funding. March 7, 2025 View Details 5-4 Supreme Court reinstates lower-court order, forcing Trump admin to release nearly $2B in frozen foreign aid. March 7, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled that Trump illegally fired Merit Systems Protection Board chair Cathy Harris and ordered her reinstated for the remainder of her term. March 6, 2025 View Details A second federal judge blocked the administration from defunding institutions that provide care for transgender youth. March 6, 2025 View Details Rep. Andy Ogles filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge who blocked Trump’s freeze of USAID funds, the 2nd GOP action against a judge. March 2, 2025 View Details A federal judge in Seattle blocked the government from withholding funds from hospitals offering gender-transition treatment to minors. March 2, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled that Trump cannot fire the head of the office of Special Counsel, a decision likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court. March 2, 2025 View Details Democrats sue to block Trump’s order giving him exclusive authority over campaign finance law. March 1, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled that Trump officials must testify under oath about the secretive Department of Government Efficiency in a suit filed by unions. February 28, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled that OPM’s directives ordering the firing of probationary employees were illegal and have no legal effect on at least six agencies. February 28, 2025 View Details Roberts issues emergency stay, USAID funds remain frozen, answers due Friday at Supreme Court. February 27, 2025 View Details The White House said Amy Gleason, not Elon Musk, leads DOGE and reports to Trump, clarifying this while she was vacationing in Mexico. February 26, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the US to resume USAID payments by Wed night. February 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge upholds WH ban on AP until a hearing in three weeks February 25, 2025 View Details Federal judge questions constitutionality of Musk’s DOGE group February 25, 2025 View Details Judge okays Trump admin to gut USAID workforce February 25, 2025 View Details DOJ accuses judge of misconduct, files complaint in transgender military ban February 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Musk’s Treasury takeover, calling it ‘chaotic and haphazard’ February 25, 2025 View Details The Supreme Court stalls Trump’s attempt to fire the whistleblower watchdog February 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump’s DEI crackdown, calls it “textbook discriminatinon” February 25, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to begin complying with his order to release foreign aid February 25, 2025 View Details A federal judge declined to block Elon Musk from ordering mass firings or accessing data at seven different agencies February 24, 2025 View Details Four NYC Deputy Mayors have resigned, Gov. Hochul considering removing Adams February 24, 2025 View Details A federal judge refused to block Musk’s employees from accessing Education Dept data February 24, 2025 View Details Election denier Ed Martin named US Attorney for DC, signals plans to investigate Democrats & DOJ officials February 24, 2025 View Details EEOC drops gender discrimination case February 24, 2025 View Details Trump admin fires 20 immigration law judges without explanation amid 3.7M case backlog February 24, 2025 View Details Judge orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt data deletion after whistleblower warning February 24, 2025 View Details Justice Dept move to drop NYC Mayor Adams’ case; 7 prosecutors resign in protest February 24, 2025 View Details Judge approves Trump worker buyouts, program now frozen February 24, 2025 View Details A federal judge says the Trump administration is defying his order to release billions of dollars in grants appropriated by Congress February 23, 2025 View Details JD Vance writes, “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” February 23, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed federal judge blocked the firing of 2,200 USAID workers after Thursday’s restraining order February 23, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocked the federal employee buyout offer February 23, 2025 View Details A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship February 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to move trans women to men’s prisons February 22, 2025 View Details A federal judge refused to block Elon Musk’s associates from accessing Education Department data late Monday. 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