UPDATE: Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ immediate public response to Trump marks an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches.
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Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates ‘outside the bounds’ of US law
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia are seeking detailed information about the authority of the Department of Government Efficiency Service
What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The law is a sweeping wartime authority that allows non-citizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders a stop
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air
Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
The venue selection for President Donald Trump’s speech underscores his keen interest in the department and his desire to exert influence over it
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
The administration wants the justices to allow Trump’s plan to go into effect for everyone except the handful of people and the group that sued.
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings
U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn’t follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent.
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
A person familiar with the matter said the White House pulled the nomination because it became clear Weldon did not have the votes for confirmation.
Columbia grad student’s detention stretches on as lawyers spar over Trump’s plan to deport him
Judge Jesse M. Furman ordered that Mahmoud Khalil not be deported while the court considers a legal challenge brought by his lawyers.
Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump’s executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie
The judge said the president’s action sends a chilling message that lawyers can be punished for representing clients or advancing views unfavorable to the administration.
House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September
The measure moves to the Senate, where bipartisan support will be needed to get it over the finish line.
2 senior judges speak out about threats against federal judiciary
Billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump allies have railed at judges who have blocked parts of Trump’s agenda, threatening impeachment and launching personal attacks.
Greg Weaver: How we are covering courts in the age of Donald Trump
Our job here at The Indiana Lawyer is to provide you with as much information as we can as quickly as we can—and to do it without embracing a political party or a point of view.
Aaron T. Vance: Early moves at the NLRB signal changes to come
The changes, along with the early actions of Acting General Counsel William Cowen, signal an intention of rolling back Biden-era measures.
Immigration officials defend authority to hold migrants at Guantanamo Bay
U.S. immigration and military authorities disclosed Monday that immigrants from 27 countries were being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba, while revealing new details of conditions of confinement and defending the government’s authority to transfer and hold immigrants at the military base.
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders
The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S.
China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US border
The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America, saying some have been interrogated for hours, had their electronic devices checked and in some cases were forcibly deported from the country.
Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pledge to detain and deport student activists.
Federal judge to hear arguments over whether to block immigration arrests in US schools
A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday over whether he should block immigration agents from conducting arrests at schools under a Trump administration policy that has yet to be acted upon.
Theaters represented by ACLU sue NEA over ‘gender ideology’ policy
Several arts organizations represented by the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the National Endowment for the Arts over a new policy that aligns with President Donald Trump’s executive order that called for agencies to end federal funding of “gender ideology” and for the federal government to define sex as only male or female.