12 h. ago Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs

A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs

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23 h. ago Outrage grows over Marine Le Pen's blocked presidential run: Trump and European allies offer support as 'tyrannical judges' are accused of 'depriving millions of people of their representation'

Le Pen has pledged to fight the court-imposed prohibition that appeared to exclude her goal of seeking and potentially winning the French presidency in 2027.

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33 h. ago Judge blocks Trump from stripping deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans: ‘Smacks of racism’

Judge Edward Chen blasts administration’s ‘false stereotypes’ about Venezuelans seeking shelter in the United States

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4 d. ago Judges block Trump executive orders targeting another two law firms

Lawyers are arguing that Trump’s vengeful orders amount to an assault on the foundations of the legal system and are an unconstitutional retaliation by the president.

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4 d. ago US Judge temporarily halts deportations to third countries without a chance to challenge

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting people who have exhausted legal appeals to countries other than their own without first being allowed to argue that it would jeopardize their safety

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4 d. ago Judges block Trump’s executive orders against two US law firms

Jenner & Block and WilmerHale granted temporary reprieves while president announces settlement with Skadden Arps

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4 d. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling of Consumer Protection Bureau

CFPB is responsible for protecting consumers from financial fraud and deceptive practices, and was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crash

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4 d. ago Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge blocks it from being shut down

Just as a federal judge issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the broadcaster, U.S. Agency for Global Media staffers received an email offering them a renewed opportunity to sign up for the ‘Fork in the Road’ deferred resignation program

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4 d. ago Judge blocks Trump’s move to dismantle consumer protection watchdog – US politics live

President had targeted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for mass terminationsCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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5 d. ago Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military

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7 d. ago Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation

White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administrationA federal judge in Manhattan blocked immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident the Trump administration is trying to deport for taking part in Gaza solidarity protests.The 21-year-old green card holder, who has lived in the US since she was seven years old, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing the government is “attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

A federal judge will consider whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers

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1 week ago Judge snaps at Trump administration lawyers for ‘gaslighting’ over trans military ban

Government lawyers are challenging an order from Judge Ana Reyes that temporarily blocks Trump’s directive

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration

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2 w. ago Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump’s ‘unabashedly demeaning’ ban on transgender service members for now

The order comes after a five-hour-long chaotic hearing last week

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2 w. ago Donald Trump defends Venezuelan gang deportations despite federal judge’s block

Donald Trump has defended deporting hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, even after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

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2 w. ago Musk floats drastic action against judge who blocked Trump's deportation of Venezuelan gang

Elon Musk has voiced his support to take drastic action against US Judge James Boasberg, after he blocked President Donald Trump's deportation of Venezuelan gang members.

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2 w. ago US deports Venezuelans after judge blocks Trump’s use of wartime law

Marco Rubio says El Salvador agreed to jail 250 alleged members of Tren de Aragua gang

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