13 h. ago Trump’s bad day in court: President loses three times within 90 minutes on DEI, sanctuary cities and voter registration

Federal judges across the country dealt blows to executive orders and other policy maneuvers

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14 h. ago Federal judge blocks Trump effort that could disenfranchise millions of voters

President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, a change that voting rights advocates warned would have disenfranchised millions of voters.The president sought to unilaterally add the requirement in a 25 March executive orders. The Democratic party, as well as a slew of civil rights groups, challenged that order, arguing the president does not have the power to set the rules for federal elections. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Federal judge blocks Trump order that could disenfranchise millions of voters

President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, a change that voting rights advocates warned would have disenfranchised millions of voters.The president sought to unilaterally add the requirement in a 25 March executive orders. The Democratic party, as well as a slew of civil rights groups, challenged that order, arguing the president does not have the power to set the rules for federal elections. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation

A federal judge is barring the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions

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16 h. ago Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools

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20 h. ago Google broke the law. It’s time to break up the company | Courtney C Radsch

Two recent US cases have found the search giant is functioning as an illegal monopoly. This should be a turning pointIn less than a year, US courts have ruled that the world’s most powerful tech company broke the law – twice.In August, a federal judge in Washington ruled that Google illegally maintained its search monopoly by locking up defaults on browsers and devices. In April, a federal judge in Virginia found that Google illegally monopolized the digital advertising market, manipulating auctions, restricting and stifling competitors. These two rulings, the most significant antitrust wins against a tech giant in decades, should be a turning point in the digital economy.Dr Courtney C Radsch is director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on any efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US

A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis came Wednesday evening, just one day after she blasted the administration for ignoring her orders by refusing to provide information

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34 h. ago Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests

A federal judge on Wednesday found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for more than $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping millions of dollars for policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline

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38 h. ago Who is Paula Xinis, the federal judge overseeing the Abrego Garcia case?

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is the latest judge at odds with the Trump administration

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38 h. ago Judge orders bail hearing for detained student Mohsen Mahdawi next week

Palestinian green-card holder was arrested by US immigration authorities in Vermont on 14 AprilMohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University who was detained by the Trump administration on 14 April, will have a hearing next week on his request for release on bail, a federal judge decided on Wednesday.Judge Geoffrey W Crawford extended a temporary restraining order issued by a separate judge last week to keep Mahdawi in Vermont. Immigration authorities have sent other foreign students arrested for their pro-Palestinian views to detention centers in Louisiana and Texas, jurisdictions typically overseen by more conservative judges. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Federal judge expresses deep skepticism over Trump law firm executive order

A federal judge has expressed deep skepticism over a White House executive order targeting a prominent law firm, signaling that she was inclined to grant a request to permanently block its enforcement

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42 h. ago Federal judge accuses White House of ‘bad faith’ in Kilmar Ábrego García case

Judge gives Trump administration deadline to support its claims it doesn’t have to return man to the USThe federal court that has found itself in a pitched battle with the executive branch over the summary removal of Salvadorian Kilmar Ábrego García despite a previous order against deportation has now accused the Trump administration of “bad faith” in the case.US district judge Paula Xinis has given the Trump administration until 6pm ET on Wednesday to provide details to support its claims that it does not have to comply with orders to return the man to the US, where he was living and working in Baltimore, because of special privilege. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Lawyers ask federal judge in Vermont for immediate release of detained Palestinian activist

A federal judge is scheduled to consider a request to immediately release a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship

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52 h. ago International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court

Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily

Society

60 h. ago ‘Profoundly sorry’ George Santos writes to judge ahead of fraud sentencing

Ex-congressman writes letter in bid for leniency and says seven-year sentence sought by prosecutors is too harshThe disgraced former congressman George Santos is defending his recent social media remarks to a federal judge who will sentence him this week on several fraud charges.In a letter before his Friday court appearance in New York, Santos, 36, said he was “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but believed a seven-year prison sentence was too harsh, AP reported. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago George Santos defends social media tirade to federal judge set to sentence prison him for fraud

George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will sentencing the disgraced former congressman later this week on fraud charges

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3 d. ago Federal judge orders US to restore visas of 2 international students in Oregon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered the U.S. government to restore the visa status of two international students whose visas had been revoked

Society

4 d. ago Sarah Palin’s defamation suit retrial against the New York Times raises first amendment concerns

She lost the first trial in 2022, but she gets ‘second bite of the apple’ due to a judge’s procedural errorsWhen Sarah Palin arrived at a federal court on Monday, her appearance promised little in the way of legal fireworks.Palin was in downtown Manhattan for a retrial in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. She lost her first trial against the newspaper in 2022 and the legal basis of Palin’s civil claim – that an incorrect editorial unlawfully smeared her – remains the same. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Appeals court pauses Judge Boasberg’s contempt probe against Trump administration

A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt investigation against the Trump administration after he accused officials of failing to comply with his order regarding deportation flights to El Salvador last month.

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6 d. ago ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law

The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday unsuccessfully asked two federal judges to bar deportation of Venezuelans held in northern Texas under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century wartime law

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