Tag: Federal Judge
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’
"You are an American citizen if you were born on American soil—period. Nothing that the president can do will change that.”
Federal judge blocks Texas abortion ban, blasts “offensive deprivation of such...
Abortion clinics in the state are already moving quickly to resume abortions.
Federal judge orders USPS to turn over docs over DeJoy’s potential...
“DeJoy’s decision-making as postmaster general has raised some serious ethical questions—now we should finally get some answers.”
Federal judge orders Trump admin to give Native Americans their withheld...
“It is unconscionable that it has taken court action to force this administration to distribute relief to Tribal governments as Congress intended and the law requires.”
Federal judge tosses Dakota Access Pipeline permits, orders full environmental review
DAPL was pressed into service after President Trump took office, after the new administration reversed actions by the outgoing Obama administration
Former judge sentenced to prison for federal bribery charges
Former Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo admitted to accepting bribes along with a Texas politician in exchange for securing lucrative government contracts.
Lawsuit alleging Trump’s business interests violate Constitution can proceed, judge rules
The doors are now open for the Maryland and District of Columbia legal teams to start collecting sensitive financial information from both Trump and the Trump Organization.
Federal Judge is Allowing Torture Victims to Sue the Psychologists who...
For the first time, victims of the CIA torture program will be able to sue the Psychologists responsible for the program.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive...
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The...
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary after AIPAC’s super PAC spends a record $30.6 million
Outside groups supplied 88 percent of the money spent on the Democratic side of a contest AdImpact ranks as the third most expensive Senate primary in US history.