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Supreme Court faces backlog of emergency cases

Forget 911. When the Trump administration has an emergency, it just calls nine — justices, that is. At the Supreme Court, a staggering number of...

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DOJ confirms 'settlement in principle' over Ashli Babbitt's Jan. 6 death

The Justice Department said Friday that a “settlement in principle” has been reached with rioter Ashli Babbitt’s family to resolve a lawsuit...

03.05.2025 60

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data

The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access millions of Americans’...

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Judge declines to block parts of Trump gender, DEI executive orders  

A federal judge on Friday declined to block the enforcement of key provisions in President Trump’s executive orders involving diversity, equity and...

02.05.2025 10

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Trump’s war with judiciary dominates first 100 days 

President Trump has picked dozens of fights since returning to the White House, but few have been so unrelenting as his war with the courts. Amid...

30.04.2025 10

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Appeals panel partially lifts order that let CFPB layoffs inch forward

A federal appeals court panel on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection...

29.04.2025 3

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House Oversight Democrats to probe Trump law firm deals

Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are launching an investigation into the deals several law firms made with...

28.04.2025 2

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Law firms fight for decisive relief from targeted Trump orders 

Two major law firms faced judges Wednesday to ask for decisive relief from President Trump’s executive orders aimed at undercutting their business...

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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez's wife convicted in bribery scheme

Nadine Menendez on Monday was convicted of joining forces with her husband, former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), to accept lavish bribes in exchange for...

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Supreme Court to hear Postal Service's appeal of Black landlord's bias suit

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will weigh whether the U.S. Postal Service can be held liable for failing to deliver mail to a Black landlord who...

21.04.2025 3

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Supreme Court declines to weigh gun ban on young adults in Minnesota

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Minnesota seeking the revival of the state's ban on gun-carry permits for young adults. The...

21.04.2025 3

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Courts weigh White House work-arounds to keep AP iced out  

The White House’s battle with The Associated Press is far from over.  Though a judge ordered key officials to restore the wire service’s access...

19.04.2025 20

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Judge declines to further enforce order restoring AP access to White House

A federal judge on Friday declined to further enforce his order directing the White House to restore The Associated Press’s access to certain...

18.04.2025 6

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Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funds authorized under Biden-era climate laws

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds under Biden-era laws authorizing massive investments in climate-friendly...

17.04.2025 20

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Jan. 6 defendants, allies vexed with Trump admin 

The Jan. 6 defendants granted sweeping clemency by President Trump are growing increasingly vexed with his administration because they don’t believe...

16.04.2025 20

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Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons spark several surprises

President Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants have taken a number of surprising twists and turns nearly three months after the Capitol...

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Trump must face Central Park Five defamation suit, judge rules

A federal judge declined to toss a defamation lawsuit against President Trump over his remarks last year about five Black and Hispanic men wrongly...

10.04.2025 3

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Hundreds of law firms, former judges sign onto briefs in support of Perkins Coie

Hundreds of law firms and former judges have signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Perkins Coie as the law firm challenges President...

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Supreme Court appears swayed by Catholic charity group’s tax exemption bid

The Supreme Court on Monday seemed swayed by a Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief in Wisconsin in a case that could drastically alter...

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Appeals panel clears path for Trump firings of MSPB, NLRB leaders

A federal appeals panel on Friday halted the reinstatement of two independent agency members fired by President Trump, clearing the path for the...

28.03.2025 8

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AP journalists testify over White House revoking access

A pair of top journalists for The Associated Press covering the White House testified on Thursday to the damage caused to the outlet by President...

28.03.2025 9

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Judge denies Trump administration’s demand to recuse from Perkins Coie case

A federal judge on Wednesday refused the Trump administration’s demand to step aside from overseeing Perkins Coie’s lawsuit challenging the...

27.03.2025 20

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How Trump is finding workarounds to legal hurdles

There’s a theme emerging in the Trump administration’s battles in courtrooms across the country contesting an array of executive actions facing...

26.03.2025 20

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Judge temporarily bars effort to defund Radio Free Europe  

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from moving to defund Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). ...

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Judge blocks 3 agencies from disclosing troves of sensitive personal data to DOGE

A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to troves of sensitive personal data from three...

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Supreme Court rules against New York crime family associate over ‘crimes of violence’

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that crimes committed through inaction can still be violent, rejecting a New York crime family associate’s claim...

21.03.2025 30

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Supreme Court sides with ex-Chicago alderperson in corruption conviction appeal

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a Chicago political scion in his criminal appeal Friday, agreeing an anti-corruption law barring lying to...

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Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to Social Security records

A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing millions of Americans’...

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Judge declines to temporarily block DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to temporarily block the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace...

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Judge blocks implementation of Trump's transgender military ban

A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked implementation of President Trump’s executive order effectively barring transgender people from...

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Judge denies CFPB funding relief to Baltimore

A federal judge on Friday handed the Trump administration a win by declining to temporarily block its bid to strip the Consumer Financial Protection...

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Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump order targeting Perkins Coie

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily froze parts of President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, which claims its past...

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CFPB employee say mass firing plans remain in place

Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plan to fire hundreds of workers remain...

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Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to release foreign aid payments owed under certain existing contracts but stopped short of...

11.03.2025 10

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Courts grapple with 'King' Trump 

The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. ...

09.03.2025 60

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Judge orders release of some foreign aid payments by Monday

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to release some foreign aid payments by Monday evening to U.S. Agency for International...

07.03.2025 10

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Judge rules Trump illegally removed labor board member

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that President Trump unlawfully removed a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), suggesting...

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Judge declines to immediately spare USAID contractors from firings

A federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately spare U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors from mass firings, letting...

06.03.2025 10

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The Gavel: Justice Department stretched thin in Trump litigation onslaught 

Firings, buyouts and restructuring across the federal government are hitting the Department of Justice (DOJ), even as it seeks to defend the Trump...

05.03.2025 10

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Judge reverses Trump firing of employee appeals board member

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration’s firing of a federal employee appeals board member was unlawful. U.S. District...

04.03.2025 3

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Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was...

02.03.2025 30

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Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to...

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Judge extends block on firing head of whistleblower protection office by three days

A federal judge on Wednesday extended an order barring President Trump from firing the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers...

27.02.2025 5

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Judge orders Trump administration to quickly release stopped up foreign aid

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has less than two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid after determining it...

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Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Oklahoma death row inmate who claimed alongside the state itself that his trial was unfair, staving off his...

25.02.2025 10

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Judge blocks DOE, OPM from disclosing troves of sensitive personal data to DOGE

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of sensitive personal data from...

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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday following a press conference with other...

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Judge clears path to pull USAID personnel off the job

A Trump-appointed judge on Friday greenlit the administration’s plans to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...

22.02.2025 70

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Judge rules Trump admin violated order to unfreeze foreign aid but declines to hold officials in contempt

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order to temporarily unfreeze foreign aid but declined to hold officials in civil...

21.02.2025 70

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USAID contractors ask judge to hold Trump admin in civil contempt for violating order to lift spending freeze

A coalition of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who claim President Trump's executive order to freeze...

20.02.2025 6

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