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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 targeted by Trump for impeachment is a bipartisan appointee with a long career

The federal judge at odds with the White House over its immigration enforcement and now the target of impeachment calls driven by President Donald Trump is a bipartisan appointee whose three-decade ...

NBC News - 1d

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

Trump’s new clashes with federal judges

A federal judge gave the Trump administration one more day to respond to questions about recent deportation flights to El Salvador with alleged gang members, but warned of “consequences” if he ...

NBC News - 1d

Federal judge blocks Trump transgender military ban

A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order which would prevent transgender people from serving in the military.

NBC News - 1d

Breyer defends Roberts, federal judges in Trump feud

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer defended Chief Justice John Roberts and the federal judiciary, stating that judges should not be influenced by public opinion and that impeachment is ...

The Hill - 1d

Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump’s firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Sparkle ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that probationary employees be reinstated weeks after their dismissal. The ruling, ...

The Hill - 6d

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 - 6d

Federal judges raise alarm about security threats and impeachment calls

Two senior federal judges on Tuesday raised the alarm about the increase in violent threats against members of the judiciary and expressed concerns about calls to impeach judges over the rulings ...

NBC News - Mar. 11

Roberts rebukes Trump, allies over attacks against federal judge

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a rare statement rebuking a push to impeach judges, hours after President Trump echoed such calls amid a clash with a federal judge over migrant ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge orders 6 federal agencies to offer to reinstate fired probationary employees

A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to offer to reinstate probationary employees who were fired as part of the Trump administration's cuts through the Office of Personnel Management. ...

CBS News - Mar. 13

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 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

Trump administration live updates: Threats against federal judges are increasing

Threats against federal judges and their families increase amid Trump's administration's ongoing legal battles, according to the nonpartisan Center for Internet Security.

ABC News - 2h

Second federal judge orders White House to rehire fired probationary workers

The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.

CBS News - 6d

Federal judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate whom federal immigration agents arrested in New York on Saturday. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Federal judge orders Doge to release internal records for transparency

Musk said social media posts were sufficient documentation for agency that is changing face of government. US politics live – latest updates A federal judge has ruled that Elon Mus k’s ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired federal workers

Two federal courts are ruling that the firings of probationary federal workers were improper and that tens of thousands of those employees must be immediately reinstated. The Trump administration ...

NBC News - 6d

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 - 5h

Prince Harry immigration records must be made public, U.S. federal judge rules

A federal judge ordered the release Prince Harry's immigration records, which could reveal if he disclosed prior drug use before coming to America.

NBC News - 3d

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

How Congress could — but probably won't — impeach a federal judge

The attacks on the judiciary by Donald Trump and his allies have increased in recent days, with calls to impeach a judge who ruled against the president on deportations.

NBC News - 2d

Trump administration moves to reinstate 24,000 federal workers after judge's order

The Trump administration has taken steps to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired in its effort to downsize the federal government, according to court filings in one of two ...

The Hill - 2d

Federal judge hears arguments on Mahmoud Khalil's detention

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and prominent leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University currently facing deportation by the Trump administration, will remain in detention ...

NBC News - Mar. 12

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 - 3h

Judge says dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional

Elon Musk's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the United States Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

ABC News - 2d

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate most fired probationary staff

Ruling by California judge applies to thousands of employees dismissed from six federal agencies. A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

The move to bring back laid off probationary employees comes after two federal judges deemed the terminations illegal.

BBC News - 1d

Judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban

A federal judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from enlisting or serving in the military.

NBC News - 2d

Roberts says impeaching judges "not an appropriate response" to disagreement

The chief justice's statement came after President Trump called for a federal judge to be impeached.

CBS News - 2d

Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown researcher detained by ICE

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week.

CBS News - 4h

Trump calls for impeachment of judge in deportation flight case

President Trump on Tuesday called for the impeachment of a federal judge who directed flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to be turned around in what has become a contentious battle with the ...

The Hill - 2d

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 serving openly in the military, a stark blow to the ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Georgetown University researcher, after the Trump administration attempted to remove him from the country. The Department of Homeland ...

NBC News - 2h