Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards
A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.
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Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783M in research funding cuts
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Trump’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is well-known — and also documented in records
The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional documents from the case.
Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
It marks the first time a federal appeals court has weighed in and brings the issue one step closer to coming back quickly before the Supreme Court.
Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
The Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years. It will also pay $21 million to resolve alleged civil rights violations against Jewish employees that occurred following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
Senate considering nomination of ex-Trump defense lawyer for lifetime appointment to appeals court
Emil Bove’s nomination has come under intense scrutiny from Democrats after a fired Justice Department lawyer said he suggested the Trump administration may need to ignore judicial commands — a claim Bove denies.
Appeals court won’t reinstate AP access to presidential events
The decision doesn’t end AP’s case, but it does allow the White House to continue its control over media access to President Donald Trump.
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The court also said countries harmed by climate change could be entitled to reparations for the damage they have suffered from rising global temperatures.
Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally
A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions.
Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba faces uncertain future as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
The president nominated Alina Habba for the position pending Senate confirmation, but the state’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim signaled their opposition to her appointment.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. in Nashville is expected to rule soon on whether to free Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.
Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at a pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump
The case is before U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, who also is presiding over lawsuits brought by Harvard against the administration’s efforts to keep it from hosting international students.
Under pressure, House Republicans consider vote on Epstein file
They are putting forward a resolution that carries no legal weight but nods to the growing demand for greater transparency.
Trump’s firing of 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission was unconstitutional, judge rules
One of the commissioners, Alvaro Bedoya, resigned after suing to challenge the firings. The other plaintiff, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, can now resume her duties as commissioner because Trump lacks the constitutional authority to remove her, the judge ruled Thursday.
Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia says the arrests of thousands of people at court have stripped them of rights afforded to them under U.S. immigration law and the Fifth Amendment.
Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
Maurene Comey was a veteran lawyer in the Southern District of New York, long considered the most elite of the Justice Department’s prosecution offices.
Jane’s Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
Singer Perry Farrell scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro on stage at a Boston concert last year.
Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
The move accounts for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says
The union said the judges were working in 10 different states across the country — California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that the Trump administration is targeting them to assist in its drive for mass deportations.