Courts & Law
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Federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of illegal Asian migrants to Libya
The move comes after lawyers filed an emergency motion earlier in the day, seeking to stop the deportations that were reportedly scheduled for sometime this week. The Trump administration has not formally commented on the plans.
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Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege over Abrego Garcia deportation case
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis instructed the DOJ to supply a legal brief on the decision by Monday, and will hold a hearing on the matter next week.
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Alan Dershowitz says Trump can win an appeal in his New York criminal hush money case
It was determined in January that Trump would not face penalties for his conviction in the hush money case, led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to temporarily fire two labor board members
The case centers on Trump's attempts to remove former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and former Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris, who were both appointed by former President Joe Biden.
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Appeals court lifts block on Trump administration firing thousands of probationary employees
The decision comes after U.S. District Judge James Bredar ruled that the Trump administration could not fire probationary employees from 18 federal agencies, and ordered the administration to reinstate the employees.
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Texas, New York judges issue temporary order to stop Trump admin from deporting Venezuelan migrants
Three of the men are being held at a facility in Texas while two are being held in New York.
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Lawyer for mistakenly deported Maryland man says he will be back to US in next few weeks
Garcia is a Maryland resident who got a legal status known as "withholding of removal" in 2019 after a judge determined he would be persecuted by gangs if he went to El Salvador.
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ACLU sues Trump administration to block Alien Enemies Act deportations
The lawsuit is the first of its kind since the Supreme Court lifted temporary restraining orders on the act, which allowed the Trump administration to resume using the act to deport illegal migrants on suspicion of ties to a violent gang.
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Liberal appeals court resurrects lawsuit against secret gender transitions in schools
Transgender clinical psychologist Erica Anderson, who supports parental involvement, filed a brief in favor of a single mother whose daughter was socially transitioned by the school counselor.
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You Vote: How significant are the new rulings by SCOTUS in letting Trump be more able to govern?
The Trump administration has witnessed a record number of temporary restraining orders (TROs) against its policies, with lower-level federal judges imposing sweeping blocks on executive actions.
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Federal judge lifts White House ban on AP reporters' accessing Oval Office
McFadden ordered the White House to rescind its decisions that banned the reporters, after the Associated Press refused to change its style guide to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America."
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‘Send me an RPG’: Trump’s attempted assassin Ryan Routh sought rocket from Ukraine
Ryan Routh has been charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at his golf course using a rifle. The DOJ says the would-be assassin also sought an RPG from Ukraine.
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Judge Boasberg scraps Trump hearing on deportations following SCOTUS ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump administration could use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected gang members of Tren de Aragua.