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May 28, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump to Fully Shutter Key News Agency as Legal Battle Rages On
Voice of America is bracing for termination notices.
May 28, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Rewards His Lawyer With Nomination for Lifetime Judge Gig
Emil Bove is about to get a whole lot more power—for life.
May 27, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Judge Rips Trump in Scathing Order on South Sudan Deportations
Judge Brian Murphy slammed the Trump administration for manufacturing chaos over its sudden and chaotic deportations to South Sudan.
May 27, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
NPR Hits Trump With Major Lawsuit That Goes Beyond First Amendment
This lawsuit isn’t just about free speech.
May 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s New Attack on Harvard Fails Immediately as Judge Blocks It
Donald Trump had attempted to block Harvard from admitting international students.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Harvard Hits Back at Trump With Lawsuit Over International Student Ban
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration over its cruel move.
May 22, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Judge Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s International Student Crackdown
Donald Trump’s administration has been targeting international students.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Suffers Massive Blow in War on Education Department
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Education Department, slamming the move as an attempt to take over the power of Congress.
May 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Gets Huge Boost as GOP Slips New Court Rules Into Budget
Republicans are seeking to limit the power of the courts.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Four Supreme Court Justices Refuse to Read the First Amendment
The Supreme Court has deadlocked on the question of religious charter schools, thanks to four justices who didn’t bother reading what the First Amendment says about separation of church and state.
May 21, 2025
Marin Scotten
Judge Tears Into DOJ Lawyers for 10 Minutes Over Idiotic Charges
A federal judge slammed Justice Department lawyers over their ICE trespassing charges against a Democratic mayor.
May 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Blatantly Ignored Court in South Sudan Deportation, Judge Rules
Trump is violating court orders as he pleases.
May 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Are About to Massively Screw Up the Courts Using Tax Bill
Republicans are trying to use their tax bill to help Trump with his war on the courts. But their current language will destroy the judicial system.
May 20, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Marco Rubio Says No Judge Has Authority Over Him in Alarming Testimony
Trump’s secretary of state made a shocking confession in a testy exchange with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Finally Does Something About Trump’s Deportations
The Supreme Court has blocked Trump from restarting his mass deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Judge Rules It’s OK to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
Far-right Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk just rolled back LGBTQ rights to a massive degree.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Justice Rips Into Trump DOJ: “Assume You’re Dead Wrong”
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was unconvinced by the government’s arguments on birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Legal Win Comes Back to Bite Him With Arrested Wisconsin Judge
Judge Hannah Dugan is using Donald Trump’s own arguments against him in her case.
May 14, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Turns Out Elon Musk Didn’t Pay Everyone Who Signed His Shady Petition
Elon Musk is about to be in a heap of legal trouble over that 2024 election petition.
May 14, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Judge Sends Clear Message to Trump While Freeing Georgetown Scholar
A judge has ordered the release of Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri.
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