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Trump's executive power flex leaves some legal challengers adrift
President Trump’s unprecedented flex of executive power has sent legal challengers scrambling to courts to pump the breaks. But some of the president’s more extraordinary actions have been ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump Is Trying to Gain More Power Over Elections. Is His Effort Legal?
A far-reaching executive order aims to reshape the country’s voting laws, is sure to be challenged in court and reflects the president’s concerted push to expand his power.The New York Times - 2d -
Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
President Donald Trump rescinded his executive order targeting Paul Weiss — after the law firm agreed to certain conditions.NBC News - Mar. 22 -
Challenged by Trump, Trudeau Rallies Canada as He Leaves Office
After nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau steps down on Friday as prime minister amid a trade war and President Trump’s stated desire to annex Canada.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Trump administration stops processing some green cards 'to do more vetting'
Finalizing applications filed by certain immigrants to become legal permanent residents is being put on hold to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed in January.NBC News - 3d -
First-ever White House crypto summit leaves some investors unhappy
The White House hosted its first-ever “crypto summit” Friday, convening top executives from various digital asset firms to discuss the Trump administration’s commitment to rolling back the ...NBC News - Mar. 7 -
‘A capitalistic cowardice’: big law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak out
Trump signed executive orders aimed at firms challenging his administration’s priorities, roiling the legal community. Donald Trump ’s executive orders targeting law firms and attorneys who ...The Guardian - 2d -
How to legally challenge Trump’s Canada and Mexico tariffs
The argument would be that one-upping Canada’s and Mexico’s tariff reprisals has nothing to do with fentanyl or illegal immigration.The Hill - Mar. 18 -
What some federal judges have said amid Trump's challenges in court
As the Trump administration gets challenged in court over its policies, federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench and on paper.ABC News - 3d -
Trump says Skadden, Arps law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono legal services, avoiding executive order
Earlier, two "Big Law" firms sued the Trump administration over the president's executive orders targeting them.CNBC - 9h -
Trump says Skadden, Arps law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono legal services, avoiding executive order
Earlier, two "Big Law" firms sued the Trump administration over the president's executive orders targeting them.CNBC - 9h -
Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System
The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’
Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’. The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump ...The Guardian - Mar. 19 -
Senate Republican chair challenges Trump over emergency funding move
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the head of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and her Democratic counterpart are challenging the Trump administration’s handling of emergency funding ...The Hill - 1d -
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 litigation. As the saying goes, if you can’t go ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump revokes legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Move takes effect on 24 April as president weighs also stripping parole status from some 240,000 Ukrainians in US. Donald Trump ’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status of ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
Trump allies launch a bid to take control of a powerful Washington legal group
Two Trump allies — including Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother — have launched bids for leadership roles with the D.C. Bar Association.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
GOP lawmakers tackle challenge of turning Trump actions into laws
Republican lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning them ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Third challenge filed to Trump’s order on transgender troops
Two transgender service members are suing the Trump administration over a pair of executive orders targeting transgender Americans and their implementation by the U.S. military. The lawsuit filed ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Jenner & Block Sues to Stop Trump’s Executive Order Against Law Firm
President Trump has been going after big law firms that he said have “weaponized” the legal system.The New York Times - 14h -
Jenner & Block Sues to Stop Trump’s Executive Order Against Law Firm
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he said have “weaponized” the legal system.The New York Times - 14h -
Jenner & Block Sues to Stop Trump’s Executive Order Against Law Firm
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system.The New York Times - 13h -
VOA journalists put on administrative leave after Trump axes parent agency
Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) were put on administrative leave on Saturday, a day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Trump targets law firm WilmerHale in latest executive order
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was once a partner at the legal groupFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump targets law firm WilmerHale in latest executive order
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was once a partner at the legal groupFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump targets law firm WilmerHale in latest executive order
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was once a partner at the legal groupFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump targets law firm WilmerHale in latest executive order
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was once a partner at the legal groupFinancial Times - 1d -
Museums and parks must remove some items related to race and gender: Executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to eliminate what the it calls “anti-American” content from museums and parks, sources told ABC News.ABC News - 1d -
Trump escalates legal clash over deportations
{beacon} It’s Wednesday. I’m taking an informal poll. Who do you think will win the men’s and/or women’s March Madness tournaments this year? Let me know! If you want some help, here are several ...The Hill - Mar. 19 -
Trump’s Big Law crackdown sends chill through legal industry
Executive orders encompass firms’ diversity policies as well targeting those who acted for his opponentsFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Big Law Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders Against Them
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.The New York Times - 11h -
Legal showdown over Trump’s deportation of alleged migrant gang members
In a federal appeals court, the Trump administration defended the president’s move to deport alleged migrant gang members, using a law giving him wartime powers. A federal judge recently blocked ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump Administration Halts Funding for Legal Representation of Migrant Children
The decision could force thousands of minors who crossed the border alone to go to court without a lawyer, leaving them vulnerable to swift deportation.The New York Times - Mar. 22 -
Congressional Dems, ACLU slam Trump’s 'invasion' immigration proclamation, preview legal challenge
In a letter to the White House, the members of Congress and the ACLU, along with the Brennan Center, called the proclamation 'troubling and misguided'NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul
Legal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedomFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump's move to end an immigration program hits a powerful Republican base of voters
The Trump administration’s decision to revoke temporary legal status for thousands of Cuban immigrants is putting Cuban American Republicans in a tough spot.NBC News - 2d -
Trump's order to overhaul elections will likely be challenged in court: Election law expert
Voting rights groups are speaking out against President Donald Trump's executive action calling for sweeping changes to how elections are conducted. UCLA Law professor Rick Hasen joins Meet the ...NBC News - 2d -
As Trump Dismantles Voice of America, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced With Music
President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
Trump legal battles on high court collision course
Presented by National Council on Aging — Plus: Fallout over Trump team group chat {beacon} Trump legal battles on SCOTUS collision course TWO OF PRESIDENT TRUMP's highest-profile legal battles ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump meeting with oil executives
President Trump will meet with oil executives Wednesday afternoon, a senior White House official told The Hill. Around 15 executives with oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, a ...The Hill - Mar. 19