Friday, September 4, 2026

Tag: federal courts

Trump administration activates never-used deportation court for first time in 30...

The Justice Department’s unprecedented filing before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court opens a little-known legal pathway that could expand executive deportation powers while relying on sealed evidence and limited public scrutiny.

Trump’s wind blockade collapses after states force major court retreat

A federal appeals court dismissal leaves intact a ruling that found the Trump administration’s freeze on wind approvals unlawful, preserving state clean-energy investments as new data shows renewable power growing despite political and legal headwinds.

Trump’s citizenship crackdown targets naturalized Americans in unprecedented push

The Justice Department’s latest effort to revoke citizenship from 17 Americans expands a denaturalization campaign that critics say could permanently alter the status of millions of naturalized citizens.

Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.

Judge rules Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, illegal

Federal court finds the president “acted contrary to law” after sending thousands of troops to patrol the capital amid falling crime rates.

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A Midwest meatpacking plant. Photo: Ammodramus, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight

The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
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Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...

Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
Chinook salmon, one of the species the lawsuit says the herbicide would harm. Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen

Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.
Madison Square Garden in New York. Photo: Rich Mitchell from New York, NY / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader

Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.