New Jersey and Roxbury sue to block ICE from converting a 470,000-square-foot warehouse into a 1,500-bed detention center that could open within three months.
Rep. Swalwell drops his lawsuit against Trump housing official Bill Pulte, who ordered a mortgage fraud investigation into the congressman as apparent political retaliation.
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Arlington prosecutor who limited an FBI-backed warrant in a case involving Stephen Miller’s wife.
Chicago Transit Authority sues the federal government over withholding $2 billion for the Red Line extension to the Far South Side, warns both projects may stop.
Justice Department sues Harvard to recoup federal grants and cut off future funding, alleging the university failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment.
Federal judge blocks Pentagon press restrictions that drove mainstream journalists from the building during the Iran war.
Protestant and Catholic clergy ask a federal judge to order pastoral access to immigrants held at the Minneapolis ICE facility that was the center of Operation Metro Surge.
Twenty-four states and 8 cities sue to restore the EPA’s endangerment finding, the legal foundation for all U.S. climate regulation since 2009.
Epstein’s longtime lawyer tells House panel he had “no knowledge whatsoever” of crimes, as Democrats press for details on a settlement with a woman who accused Trump.
Federal judge vacates RFK Jr.’s declaration targeting gender-affirming care, ruling HHS exceeded its authority and calling the approach “break it and see.”
Fired member of the board that hears federal workers’ appeals asks the Supreme Court to rule the president cannot remove officials whose only job is deciding cases.
Bronx high school student jailed by ICE at a court hearing last May is released after nearly 10 months in a Pennsylvania prison, with his attorneys saying he was in the country legally.
Fed holds rates steady for the second straight meeting as Powell says the war’s economic impact is “too soon to know,” while signaling he will stay on the board until the DOJ investigation against him is resolved.
Bondi appoints Brad Schimel as First Assistant U.S. Attorney in Milwaukee after federal judges decline to make him permanent, bypassing Senate confirmation in the latest clash over who controls prosecutor appointments.
New York’s MTA sues Trump administration for withholding $60 million in Second Avenue subway funding after Hochul warns “enough is enough.”
Federal judge mocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom as a “brazen interpretation” of alteration law, signals ruling by month’s end.
Federal judge ejects prosecutor from courtroom and orders three leaders of New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office to testify over what he calls a destroyed reputation.
Federal judge permanently blocks Arkansas Ten Commandments classroom mandate in six school districts, calling the law unconstitutional religious coercion.
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Attorney General Bondi to testify under oath in April on the Epstein investigation, with five Republicans joining all Democrats.
Federal judge orders reinstatement of more than 1,000 Voice of America employees and restart of international broadcasting after ruling Kari Lake’s appointment illegal.
Accused Jan. 6 pipe bomber argues Trump’s blanket pardon should cover him because the bombs were placed “at or near” the Capitol.
Supreme Court grants Trump request to skip appeals courts and rule directly on ending protected status for 350,000 Haitians and several thousand Syrians.
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s overhauled vaccine panel from meeting or implementing changes to childhood immunization schedule.
Judge orders Kennedy Center renovation plans turned over to Democratic board member before Monday closure vote after calling administration secrecy “preposterous.”
Energy Secretary Wright invokes Defense Production Act to restart a California offshore oil pipeline shut down after a 2015 spill that sent more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil onto the coast.
Federal judge orders VA to restore collective bargaining, ruling Secretary Collins violated the First Amendment by retaliating against the largest federal employee union.
DOJ drops prosecution of veteran who burned flag near White House after judge ordered inquiry into whether the case was political retaliation for protected speech.
Federal judge temporarily blocks termination of deportation protections for more than 1,000 Somalis, days before the status was set to expire.
Trump’s seized oil tankers are costing millions as one ship runs up $47M in maintenance on a $10M vessel, undercutting claims of a financial windfall.
Texas jury convicts eight protesters of providing material support to terrorists for ICE facility ambush, the first trial convictions under Trump’s Antifa terrorism designation.
DOJ charges man with selling stolen gun to convicted ISIS supporter who killed ODU ROTC instructor, five years after ATF investigated the seller and issued only a warning.
More than 30 state attorneys general resume Live Nation antitrust trial Monday after rejecting DOJ’s settlement, as judge allows employee “gouge” chats as evidence.
Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind starts powering 350,000 homes and businesses after suing to overturn Trump’s suspension of five offshore wind leases.
Federal judge quashes DOJ subpoenas of Fed Chair Powell, finding the investigation’s primary purpose is to pressure him into lowering interest rates or resigning.
Rep. Beatty accused Trump of excluding her from a Kennedy Center board meeting in a court filing, then found the invitation in her email spam folder.
Trump nominates new head of Voice of America’s parent agency after a federal judge voided months of Kari Lake’s actions, including firing over 500 employees.
Trump administration sues California to block its 2035 zero-emission vehicle mandate as gas prices spike nationwide from the Iran war.
Fourth Circuit becomes first federal appeals court to uphold a state ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery, citing last year’s Supreme Court transgender ruling 70 times.
Arbitrator orders Social Security to restore telework after ruling the agency’s indefinite suspension was a “clear and patent breach” of its union contract.
Costco member sues for tariff refunds on behalf of all customers in one of at least five class actions demanding companies share the estimated $170 billion in repayments.
Trump personally ordered the Justice Department to reverse its decision to drop unconstitutional sanctions against four law firms after learning about it from a news report.
Justice Department appeals order that blocked it from searching a Washington Post reporter’s devices, arguing journalists deserve no special protection from government searches.
Texas excludes every Islamic school from its $1 billion voucher program while approving Christian, Catholic and Jewish schools, prompting a religious discrimination lawsuit.
Federal judge halts construction of Maryland ICE detention center for 1,500, ruling the state will likely succeed in its challenge that DHS skipped environmental review.
Seventeen states sue the Trump administration over a new survey requiring colleges to report years of student data broken down by race, gender and income.
Federal judges decline to retain interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel in Milwaukee after Sen. Baldwin called the former Republican AG a “clearly partisan actor.”
D.C. Bar files ethics complaint against DOJ Pardons Attorney Ed Martin for threatening Georgetown Law over DEI, then trying to derail his own disciplinary investigation.
Smartmatic calls DOJ bribery case political retaliation, noting the administration dropped other foreign bribery prosecutions as policy while pursuing this one.
Second federal judge in one week restricts Portland ICE agents’ use of tear gas, this time protecting nonviolent protesters and journalists with class-action status.
Federal judge blocks DOJ rule that would have automatically dismissed most immigration appeals within 10 days, calling it devoid of “meaningful consideration.”
