Author: Kaelan Deese

Federal courts appear increasingly at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy and expand executive power as a flurry of temporary blocks mount against some of his cornerstone policy objectives. But Trump’s agenda is far from being stopped by judges. Despite gripes from conservative advocates over the legal showdowns, experts say…

A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed indictments against two former co-defendants of President Donald Trump, effectively ending the classified documents case that began nearly two years ago in Florida. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit threw out charges against Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira, who were…

Lawsuits are piling up against the nearly 50 executive orders that President Donald Trump has issued since the start of his second term last month, raising roadblocks as Trump races to accomplish as much as possible in his first 100 days in office. As of Feb. 7, approximately 35 lawsuits have been filed against Trump’s…

A federal judge in Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Wednesday, halting President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, ruled that the order is likely unconstitutional. This marks the second time a federal court has blocked the policy. The nationwide injunction is slated to remain in place while…

EXCLUSIVE — A group of Republican senators backed a new bill Wednesday to increase the maximum sentence for individuals convicted on charges of attempting to intimidate or influence Supreme Court justices and lower federal court judges. The bill is a response to the protests outside of several conservative justices’ homes following the 2022 leak of…

Doctors and a group of families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that halts federal funding for entities that aid in transgender procedures for anyone under the age of 19. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland, argues that Trump’s directive—issued last week—has led hospitals nationwide…

For the second year in a row, the Supreme Court docket is dominated by cases in which the federal government is a named party, marking an unprecedented shift in the kinds of disputes the justices are choosing to hear. Of the 62 cases the court has granted for its 2024-25 term, 31 involve the federal…

Transgender rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging an executive order meant to block transgender troops from joining the military. The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge to a key aspect of Trump’s conservative agenda at the Defense Department. The lawsuit, filed by GLAD Law and the National Center…

California prosecutors on Monday agreed to drop all charges against anti-abortion activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, concluding years of litigation stemming from their undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood. The Center for Medical Progress, led by Daleiden, announced that both activists reached a plea agreement with Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office. Under this agreement,…

President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship is set to face its first significant legal test Thursday, as a federal judge in Seattle considers a request for a temporary restraining order filed by four Democrat-led states. This hearing represents the first salvo in what is expected to be a prolonged challenge to the president’s…