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.
Federal judge demands written compliance report by Friday after Trump administration fails to disclose Voice of America layoffs despite court order blocking dismantling.
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.
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.
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.
Federal judge blocks NSF’s arbitrary 15% cap on university research funding after Trump administration slashed typical reimbursement rates from 50-65%.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard hosting foreign students in retaliation campaign after university rejected White House demands on campus policies.
Justice Jackson accuses Supreme Court of favoring moneyed interests over ordinary citizens in fuel industry victory against EPA emissions rules.
Federal judge frees Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil after 104 days in immigration detention despite Trump administration claims his presence threatens foreign policy.
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.
Supreme Court declines to fast-track challenge to Trump’s emergency tariffs, keeping congressional bypass in place while toy companies report rising prices.
Judge orders briefs on whether Trump’s federalized troops in LA violate the Posse Comitatus Act after appeals court backs deployment.
Judge blocks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s bid to tie billions in state transit grants to ICE cooperation before June 20 deadline.
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.
Federal Judge Adam Abelson halts Trump EPA bid to kill $600 million environmental justice grants for underserved communities from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Appeals court says Trump lawfully federalized CA National Guard after immigration raid protests, overriding Gov. Newsom and marking first presidential takeover since 1965.
College student Caroline Dias Goncalves granted bond after ICE illegally used drug interdiction online chat to arrest merit scholarship recipient with no criminal record.
FL Attorney General Uthmeier held in civil contempt for defying federal court order halting immigration law, must now file biweekly reports or face fines.
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.
Supreme Court allows Nuclear Regulatory Commission to override Texas and New Mexico governors’ opposition for temporary nuclear waste storage sites.
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.
Federal judge expands injunction blocking Trump from restricting passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary Americans, citing constitutional equal protection violations.
Federal judge blocks Trump from unconstitutionally cutting congressionally-approved CDC funding to four Democratic cities.
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.
Reagan-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s cancellation of $1 billion in NIH diversity research grants illegal, calling it “palpable” racial discrimination.
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.
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.
Federal judge blocks State Department’s planned 3,400 layoffs after Trump administration claims diplomatic agency exempt from court injunction on workforce cuts.
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.
Federal judge rules Trump administration’s foreign policy grounds for detaining Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil unconstitutional but allows continued detention on technical immigration charges.
Second federal judge rules Trump’s voting executive order violates Constitution because president lacks election powers, blocks citizenship document and mail ballot provisions.
Federal judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by firing three Consumer Product Safety commissioners without legal cause, orders immediate reinstatement.
Environmental groups sue Trump EPA over exemptions granted to 68 coal plants from mercury pollution rules, claiming many already meet the standards.
Trump-appointed judges allow ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil project to proceed despite finding environmental law violations, citing economic disruption concerns.
Federal judge orders release of Harvard researcher detained 4 months for bringing undeclared frog embryos for cancer research.
Federal judge transfers deportation case for Boulder attack suspect’s family to Texas after blocking Trump administration’s expedited removal attempt.
Defense Secretary Hegseth refuses to commit to following court rulings on LA National Guard and Marine deployment during House Armed Services Committee testimony.
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.
Trump seeks to move hush-money conviction appeal to federal court claiming presidential immunity, while prosecutors argue timing makes transfer impossible.
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.
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.
Federal judge rules OPM broke law by giving DOGE illegal access to federal employee databases used for buyout offers and weekly accomplishment demands.
Appeals court pauses order requiring due process for 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison under wartime Alien Enemies Act without hearings.
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.
MT Supreme Court strikes down 2021 GOP abortion restrictions as unconstitutional as anti-abortion groups file same-day lawsuit challenging voter-approved constitutional amendment.
Federal appeals court allows Trump to keep tariffs in place through July 31 despite lower court ruling that the levies are illegal.
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.
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.
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. `
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.”
