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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.
May 9, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Karoline Leavitt Sends Ominous Warning to Recently Freed Tufts Student
A federal judge just freed Rümeysa Öztürk from ICE detention. But the Trump administration isn’t backing down.
May 9, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Judge Frees Tufts Student Arrested for Op-Ed in Huge Loss for Trump
A judge has freed Rümeysa Öztürk, dealing a blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to chill pro-Palestinian speech.
May 9, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Picks Most Unhinged Fox News Host for Top D.C. Job
Trump has nominated Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for D.C. Here are some of the most deranged things she’s said.
May 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
John Roberts Sends Pathetic Message to Trump on Takeover of Courts
The chief Supreme Court justice only lightly pushed back on Donald Trump’s efforts to control the judiciary.
May 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Dealt Massive Blow as Judge Blocks Executive Order on Libraries
Donald Trump’s executive order dismantled the federal agencies supporting libraries, museums, minority businesses, and mediation services.
May 7, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
MAGA Launches War on Republican Senator Blocking Trump Nominee
MAGA is beyond pissed at Thom Tillis for opposing Ed Martin’s nomination.
May 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Lets Trump Move Forward on Cruel Trans Military Ban
All three liberal judges on the court tried to stop this.
May 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Own Words Come Back to Bite Him in Brutal Ruling
Judge Beryl Howell used Donald Trump’s own words against him when striking down his suit.
May 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Judges Who Rule Against Trump Become Target of New MAGA War
This could soon have a chilling effect across the courts—if it hasn’t already.
May 1, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Turn Against One Very Controversial Trump Nominee
Even Republicans are worried about Ed Martin, Trump’s nominee for D.C. prosecutor.
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