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.
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.
Trump administration moves to terminate 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement that limits detention of immigrant children and requires government provide them food, water and clean clothes.
Education Department investigates Virginia’s elite Thomas Jefferson High School for alleged discrimination against Asian American students despite Supreme Court upholding admissions policy that reduced Asian enrollment from 73% to 54%.
Trump administration finds Columbia University violated Jewish students’ civil rights by showing “deliberate indifference” to harassment since October 7, 2023, including failure to investigate swastika vandalism.
Trump FTC chair Andrew Ferguson drops price discrimination case against PepsiCo filed by Lina Khan three days before Trump took office, calling it a “legally dubious partisan stunt.”
Justice Department cancels Minneapolis and Louisville police reform settlements following George Floyd and Breonna Taylor killings days before fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder.
Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison.
Justice Department launches investigation into former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo over testimony to Congress about his pandemic nursing home policies.
FBI Director Kash Patel eliminates internal watchdog team monitoring Fisa surveillance compliance despite his own past criticisms of bureau abuses.
