Author: Jack Birle
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Judge allows deportation of antisemitic Colorado attacker’s family
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A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the deportation of the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused of firebombing a solidarity walk for Israeli hostages, to move forward, tossing another court’s order that had paused the family’s removal. Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed the…
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Liberal groups explore class action lawsuits in birthright citizenship cases after Supreme Court nixes universal injunctions
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Liberal groups that are challenging President Donald Trump‘s agenda are exploring an expanded use of class action lawsuits now that the Supreme Court has slapped down judges’ reliance on universal injunctions. In a lengthy opinion handed down last week, a majority of the justices said district courts likely lack the power to issue sweeping blockades…
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Supreme Court’s death knell to universal injunctions changes Trump legal landscape
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The Supreme Court‘s ruling on universal injunctions Friday is expected to have effects beyond the legal challenges to President Donald Trump‘s birthright citizenship order, as it is poised to change the landscape of various legal fights over Trump’s actions. While the Supreme Court ruling has thwarted one massive tool used to block the president’s agenda…
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Supreme Court sides with parents who want to opt kids out of LGBT school books
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The Supreme Court sided on Friday with a group of Maryland parents who argued that preventing them from opting their children out of LGBT curriculum infringed on their religious freedom rights. The 6-3 ruling from the high court marked the latest win for religious liberty advocates handed down by the justices this term. Justice Samuel…
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Judge blocks Trump order ending collective bargaining for various federal workers
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A federal judge in California blocked President Donald Trump‘s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining for federal workers across various federal agencies. Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, an Obama appointee, issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday blocking Trump’s order stripping collective bargaining rights from 21…
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Legal wars brew as post-Dobbs abortion battle enters a new phase
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Three years after the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the battle over abortion access has splintered into a new era of legal, legislative, and political fights, proving that the end of Roe was only the beginning of a broader policy war. This Washington Examiner series, Aftershocks of Dobbs, examines how activists, lawmakers, and courts are driving the…
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Newsom pushes federal judge to consider new pause on Trump National Guard use
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Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) lawyers argued to a federal judge Monday that the lower court still has some authority to block President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, despite an appeals court blocking a previous order from that judge, which ordered Trump return control of the California National Guard to Newsom.…
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Supreme Court makes Trump wait on key decisions
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The Supreme Court has issued a flurry of decisions this month as it nears the end of its term, but the Trump administration has been left waiting for key decisions on the high court’s docket. Requests from President Donald Trump and his administration have dominated the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, and the high court heard…
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Trump secures key appellate court wins amid lower court setbacks
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President Donald Trump is racking up a string of courtroom victories that have helped sustain some of his most sweeping second-term policies, even as lower courts continue to block or limit them. The Trump administration’s success in the appellate courts — and particularly before the U.S. Supreme Court — has allowed it to preserve disputed…
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Appeals court denies Trump bid to appeal $5 million E. Jean Carroll ruling
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A federal appeals court on Friday denied President Donald Trump‘s bid to rehear his appeal of a jury’s verdict that he was liable for sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll and defaming her. A divided full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit denied Trump’s appeal, upholding the $5 million judgment against him. The…