Court forces Trump budget director to fund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with $145 million after 11-month battle pushed agency toward insolvency.
Federal judge signals temporary block on Trump plan to end family reunification parole for 10,000 immigrants, five days before termination deadline.
Judge blocks Trump’s $10 billion child care funding freeze in five Democratic states, ordered after viral video targeting Minnesota’s Somali community was found largely untrue.
Federal judge permanently blocks Trump executive order requiring proof of citizenship and Election Day ballot receipt, ruling president lacks authority over elections.
Federal judge disqualifies fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney, ruling John Sarcone’s appointment to prosecute Letitia James was “unlawful” DOJ workaround.
Federal judge blocks Head Start anti-DEI requirements after HHS demanded providers exclude 197 terms from applications including “Black,” “disability,” “tribal,” and “mental health.”
Colorado AG accuses Trump of “revenge campaign” against state, updating Space Command lawsuit to include terminated transportation funds, SNAP threats, and denied disaster relief.
Five states sue Trump administration for freezing $10 billion in childcare and family assistance funds, calling fraud justification “vindictive” and unconstitutional.
Arizona Supreme Court rejects Republican Cochise County supervisor’s immunity claim in felony case for refusing to certify 2022 election results.
Nonprofit sues Trump administration for refusing to say whether asbestos was removed before rapid demolition of East Wing for planned $400 million ballroom.
ICE releases woman detained for nearly a month after stop at Baltimore Taco Bell, with attorneys and agency still disputing whether she is a US citizen born in Maryland.
Trump demands Fulton County pay $6.2 million in legal fees under Georgia law passed last year specifically for his election interference case.
Federal judge orders Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why calling herself US Attorney “does not constitute a false or misleading statement” after prior ruling found her unlawfully appointed.
Former Arizona GOP lawmaker and Turning Point Action director sentenced for forging nominating signatures, including a dead woman’s, after campaigning against election fraud.
Wyoming Supreme Court rules abortion bans unconstitutional, citing 2012 amendment passed to rebuke Obamacare that protects healthcare decisions.
DOJ tells court less than 1% of Epstein files released 17 days past deadline, with 2 million documents under review and 1 million more “recently identified.”
Federal judge rules ICE can use Medicaid enrollment data to locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, lifting injunction 20 Democratic attorneys general won in July.
Maduro pleads not guilty in Manhattan federal court, declares “I am a prisoner of war” as attorney challenges legality of military abduction.
Milwaukee judge resigns after jury convicts her of felony obstruction for helping defendant evade ICE agents in her courtroom.
Danish energy company Ørsted files legal challenge over Trump’s suspension of Revolution Wind project that is 85% complete with all federal permits secured since 2023.
Louisiana will use existing congressional map with two majority-Black districts in 2026 after Supreme Court failed to rule in time for Republicans to redraw boundaries.
Ninth Circuit strikes down California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in counties with more than 200,000 residents, ruling state failed to prove law consistent with historical tradition of gun regulation.
Trump moves to reconstitute Commission of Fine Arts with loyalists months after firing all six Biden holdovers, as panel faces reviews of his ballroom and triumphal arch.
Federal judge vacates Noem’s termination of temporary protected status for 60,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal, ruling the decision was “preordained” and motivated by racial animus.
Ninth Circuit orders California National Guard returned to Governor Newsom’s control after DOJ withdrew its motion for a stay, ending seven months of federalization that began with LA immigration raids.
Federal appeals court allows Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood to continue while 21-state lawsuit proceeds, one week after Maine Family Planning shut down and dropped its case.
Montana Supreme Court dismisses 41-count ethics case against Attorney General Austin Knudsen, ruling that years of public litigation were sufficient sanction for his nearly year-long defiance of a court order.
Trump pulls National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland one week after Supreme Court rejected his request to maintain troop deployment in Illinois.
Dominion Energy sues Trump administration over stop-work order on $11.2 billion Virginia offshore wind project, calling the national security pause “arbitrary and capricious” after spending $8.9 billion.
Federal judge issues administrative stay blocking Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for 232 South Sudanese nationals while lawsuit proceeds.
California delays revoking 17,000 immigrant commercial driver’s licenses until March after lawsuit, as Transportation Secretary threatens $160 million funding cut over January 5 deadline.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, calling its claim that it cannot seek money a “transparent attempt” to circumvent earlier shutdown order.
ICE says it won’t re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia while judge’s order stands, as unsealed documents show DOJ leadership called his prosecution a “top priority” after Supreme Court loss.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) appeals partial denial of motion to dismiss assault charges from May ICE detention facility visit, citing selective prosecution and legislative immunity.
Federal judge dismisses with prejudice assault charges against TikTok streamer shot by ICE agent, citing constitutional violations including denied access to counsel and late release of body camera footage.
Office of Special Counsel resumes Hatch Act enforcement against former federal employees after Merit Systems Protection Board affirms jurisdiction, following April pause.
Justice Department sues Virginia over in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants, third such lawsuit after California and Illinois cases this fall.
Trump threatens to sue Fed Chair Powell for “gross incompetence” over headquarters renovation project, says he will announce replacement in January.
Trump claims tariffs have produced “no inflation” despite November data showing food prices up 2.6% annually, as Supreme Court weighs legality of his trade policy.
Trump previews marble armrests for Kennedy Center, calling them “unlike anything ever done or seen before,” while lawsuit challenges disputed unanimous vote to add his name.
HHS refers Seattle Children’s Hospital to inspector general over transgender youth care, the administration’s third action against the facility after a failed subpoena and stripped NIH grants.
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants at Northern California courthouses, ruling the practice forces asylum seekers to choose between detention and deportation.
Federal judge blocks detention of anti-hate researcher Imran Ahmed, one of five visa holders targeted this month, after permanent resident with American family sued Rubio and Bondi.
National Capital Planning Commission schedules January review of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom after federal judge ordered administration to undergo review process.
ACLU says DHS appeals bond orders in “hundreds of cases” to keep asylum seekers with pending claims detained, citing Wisconsin man held 200 days despite no criminal record.
American Academy of Pediatrics sues Trump administration claiming $12 million in grant cuts retaliated against its criticism of Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes.
New Jersey man files second lawsuit seeking NYPD records from Bloomberg-era Muslim surveillance program that infiltrated mosques and student groups but never generated a single terrorism lead.
Supreme Court rules against Trump’s National Guard deployment in Illinois, finding he failed to show military couldn’t execute federal law, with Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissenting.
Oregon leads 19 states and DC in suing HHS over Kennedy’s declaration threatening to exclude gender-affirming care providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal judge upholds Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, rejecting U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit challenging the September proclamation.
