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Mistrial declared in murder trial of California judge accused of killing wife
LOS ANGELES — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of an Orange County judge charged with murder in the 2023 shooting of his wife.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Judge hears arguments on if Mahmoud Khalil should remain detained in Louisiana
A federal judge will weigh the challenge to the arrest and detention of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who is a green card holder.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?
Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some conservatives want to limit that power.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.ABC News - Mar. 14 -
Judge demands to know why order redirecting deportation flights was ignored
The government claimed it was not bound by the judge's order to block flights carrying gang members to El Salvador because it wasn't in writing.CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Top US Supreme Court justice rebukes Trump's call to impeach judge
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement after Trump called for a judge that halted his deportations to be impeached.BBC News - Mar. 18 -
Judge orders reinstatement of education grants axed by Trump in DEI sweep
A judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate education grants it had nixed as part of its work to end DEI initiatives.CNBC - Mar. 18 -
Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing
The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.The New York Times - Mar. 19 -
Judge blocks Trump order barring transgender people from military
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.CBS News - Mar. 19 -
Judge blocks DOGE's access to sensitive Social Security systems
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the challenge brought by unions who argued DOGE's access was unlawful.CBS News - Mar. 20 -
Federal judge blocks DOGE's access to Social Security records in blistering ruling
Judge Ellen Hollander said DOGE is "essentially engaged in a fishing expedition" and its methods are like "hitting a fly with a sledgehammer."NBC News - Mar. 20 -
Judge Bars Social Security Officials From Giving DOGE Unredacted Data
A federal judge in Maryland found that Elon Musk’s scrutiny of the agency’s data systems appeared to violate federal privacy laws.The New York Times - Mar. 20 -
Judge blasts Social Security fraud 'fishing expedition' by Elon Musk's DOGE
The judge's order blocks the agency from granting DOGE access to systems containing personally identifiable information.ABC News - Mar. 20 -
Judge calls DOJ's deportation flight submission 'woefully insufficient'
The Justice Department provided a submission in writing Thursday in response to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's request for information.ABC News - 6d -
Judge Is Considering Block on Trump’s Use of Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans
A hearing on Friday afternoon could also include some discussion about the Justice Department’s repeated recalcitrance in responding to the judge’s demands.The New York Times - 6d -
Judge in deportations case says US government lawyers 'disrespectful'
Judge James Boasberg says the legal questions round the handling of the deportations are "incredibly troublesome".BBC News - 6d -
Judge shares video disassembling guns in chambers in dissent against ruling
Judge Lawrence VanDyke released the video after a California appeals court upheld a ban on high-capacity gun magazines.CBS News - 5d -
Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law
The extraordinary move by the Justice Department was an escalation of its conflict with the judge in the case and, by extension, the federal judiciary.The New York Times - 3d -
Democrats, lacking popular support, resort to judge-shopping and more lawfare
Democratic dark-money groups are using a carefully orchestrated judge-shopping strategy to block even Trump's most popular policies.The Hill - 1d -
Federal judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is "unconstitutional"
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional."CBS News - 1d -
MLB MVP odds, predictions for 2025: Will Judge, Ohtani repeat?
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are deservedly the favorites to win Most Valuable Player honors again, but there could be some surprise contenders.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
US judge denies ex-Rosneft chief's claim to $300m seized superyacht
In a win for US justice department, judge rules ex-leader of Russian oil and gas company lacks plausible claim to yacht. A US judge on Monday ruled that a former chief of the Russian state oil and ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
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 staving off mass contract cancellations that ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Judge denies Pulitzer board’s request to pause Trump lawsuit during presidency
A Florida judge Monday denied the Pulitzer Prize Board’s request to pause President Trump’s defamation lawsuit while he is in the White House, an argument Trump’s lawyers themselves have made in ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Judge declines to block DOGE from taking over African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
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 work for Democrats made it a subject of ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Judges raise concerns about threats to independence amid GOP criticism
Elon Musk has accused some federal judges of being "evil" and said they should be fired after issuing preliminary decisions against the Trump administration.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution blocked by federal judge
A federal judge temporarily blocked Louisiana's first execution in 15 years after lawyers for the man argued nitrogen hypoxia would violate his constitutional rights.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Judge blocks 'unlawful' Trump order targeting Clinton 2016 law firm
A federal judge entered an emergency order barring the Trump administration from implementing parts of its executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie.ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
A federal judge ordered that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month.NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers
U.S. District Judge William Alsup extended relief to fired workers at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Second judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump to be reinstated
U.S. District Judge James Bredar's order applies to 12 departments and several agencies that fired probationary workers during the Trump administration.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule
A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass ...The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in 'Serial' podcast case
A Maryland judge formally sentenced Adnan Syed on Friday to the time he’s already served in prison, appearing to finally close the “Serial” podcast case.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizens pursuant to the president's recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - Mar. 15 -
Trump administration pushes to have deportation case reassigned to another judge
The Trump administration is pushing to change the judge overseeing a challenge to the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations. The Justice Department made ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order
A New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
DOJ again refuses to share info with judge on Venezuelan deportation flights
The Justice Department (DOJ) once again rebuffed a federal judge’s demands to provide a rationale for why it was declining to provide information about deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. ...The Hill - Mar. 18