Appeals court rules Trump can implement anti-DEI executive orders for now

Appeals court reinstates portions of Trump’s DEI orders

A federal appeals court Friday reinstated portions of President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that were blocked by a lower court. The unanimous ...

The Hill - 2d

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Enforce DEI Program Ban

An appeals court ruled that Trump could temporarily implement his DEI program ban.

Inc. - 2d

Trump asks Supreme Court to take up birthright citizenship plan

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to limit the scope of lower court rulings against his executive order that would end automatic birthright citizenship. NBC News' Lawrence Hurley ...

NBC News - 3d

Judge blocks parts of Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a temporary restraining order that stops three parts of Trump's executive order from being implemented against the law firm Perkins Coie.

CBS News - 4d

Appeals court allows Trump administration to enforce ban on DEI programs, for now

The court temporarily allowed a ban on DEI programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts, which had been blocked by a judge.

NBC News - 2d

Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s DEI Crackdown to Proceed, but Judges Debate DEI Merits

Three judges on a Virginia appeals panel agreed to let the Trump administration orders move forward but were sharply divided on the values of diversity, equity and inclusion.

The New York Times - 2d

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 - 4d

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in birthright citizenship cases

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to limit three lower court orders that blocked enforcement of his birthright citizenship executive order nationwide.

CBS News - 3d

Texas court delays execution of man on death row days before he was set to die

The court put David Leonard Wood's execution on pause "until further order."

CBS News - 5d

Trump to sign executive order limiting Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order excluding certain student loan borrowers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

CNBC - Mar. 7

Trump signs executive order targeting 3rd law firm

President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending security clearances of Mark Pomerantz and those who work at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

ABC News - 1d

Playing in harmony, despite the president's DEI executive order

When President Trump's executive order banned DEI programs throughout the government, the United States Marine Band was forced to cancel a planned concert with teens from Equity Arc, a nonprofit ...

CBS News - 8h

Trump rolls back over a dozen Biden-era executive orders, actions

President Trump rolled back on Friday over a dozen former executive orders and directives signed by former President Biden focused on gender, labor policies and industry regulations. Trump signed ...

The Hill - 2d

Murder conviction of Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court tossed out the murder conviction of a Texas woman sitting on death row for more than a quarter-century, ruling she'd been unjustly convicted on the basis of tainted ...

NBC News - 4d

White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers

The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...

The Hill - 2d

Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.

NBC News - 5d

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene on blocks to his birthright citizenship order

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to significantly narrow nationwide injunctions blocking his order redefining birthright citizenship in the U.S.

ABC News - 2d

US energy groups call on Trump to take steadier approach on policy

Executives seek more predictable long-term rules after executive order whirlwind on climate, LNG, drilling and wind

Financial Times - 6d

Law firm sues Trump administration after executive order targeting its attorneys

Perkins Coie has filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order that targeted the firm for its work representing Clinton's 2016 campaign.

ABC News - 5d

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 - 2d

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Reaches the Supreme Court

Trump administration lawyers asked the justices to limit the sweep of decisions by three lower courts that issued nationwide pauses on the policy.

The New York Times - 3d

Italy's top court orders government to compensate migrants who were stranded at sea for days

Italy’s highest appeals court has ordered the government to compensate a group of migrants who were stranded at sea for days on a coast guard vessel in 2018 due to then-Interior minister Matteo ...

ABC News - Mar. 7

Hospitals keep dodging price transparency rules, leading Trump to take action — again

Trump signed an executive order on hospital price transparency. Experts say it could help lower health care costs, if hospitals comply.

NBC News - 5d

Perkins Coie executive order 'one of the most sinister' Trump has entered: Luttig

Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig said Thursday that President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie is "one of the most sinister" that he "has entered to date." ...

The Hill - 2d

With mass rehirings ordered and a plea to the Supreme Court, Trump's court fights scale new heights

Judges this week ordered the government to reinstate thousands of workers, while the administration turned to the Supreme Court for help rolling back judicial powers.

NBC News - 2d

Judge blocks Trump administration from implementing Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented ...

The Hill - 1d

Courts grapple with 'King' Trump

The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Trump brings birthright citizenship argument to Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention Thursday limiting lower court rulings that are blocking President Trump's plans to restrict birthright citizenship. ...

The Hill - 3d

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Florida Case Over Gender Identity in Schools

The mother at the center of the case, January Littlejohn, was a guest of the first lady Melania Trump at President Trump’s speech to Congress last week.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies

Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies.

NBC News - 1d

Judges Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Actions. Here’s a Look at Key Rulings.

Taken as a whole, the rulings represent an effort to thwart President Trump’s serial attempts to increase his power and the executive branch’s dominion over the government.

The New York Times - 4d

Justices to Consider Trump Request to Lift Nationwide Pause on Birthright Citizenship Order

The justices requested responses by early April from the states and groups who had challenged the executive order.

The New York Times - 2d

Democrats ask judge to block Trump order giving him more control over FEC

In February, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to curtail the authority of independent regulatory agencies.

CBS News - 5d

Steve Kornacki: Can Republicans build on Trump’s momentum in Wisconsin?

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Wisconsin's shifting electorate ahead of the state's Supreme Court election.

NBC News - 5d

Trump administration DEI order forces cancellation of concert with students

After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color. Veterans stepped in to mentor the aspiring musicians.

CBS News - 11h

Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness. The president ...

The Hill - 1d

‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law

Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions. When the chief justice of the US supreme court , John Roberts, delivered his ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

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 - 4d

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order

The White House says it has removed Venezuelan gang members and denies violating a court order.

BBC News - 8h

Appeals court rules Trump can implement anti-DEI executive orders for now

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