Thursday, July 30, 2026

Tag: Marc Elias

Trump orders crackdown on law firms challenging his administration

Trump directs DOJ to target law firms that challenge his administration, sparking backlash from legal advocacy groups.

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The Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson

Mississippi pension fund sues Apollo Global Management over downplayed Epstein ties

The fund manages retirement savings for hundreds of thousands of Mississippi teachers, police officers and other public workers, and a shareholder case like it can force a company to hand over internal records.
A crowd at an immigration protest, one person holding a hand-lettered sign and another filming on a phone.

Advocates sue Trump administration over secret dossiers compiled on ‘ICE watchers’

The Electronic Privacy Information Center and three legal observers say the agencies used facial recognition, body cameras and license plate readers to identify people who lawfully record enforcement operations, in breach of the Privacy Act of 1974.
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory

U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Slams U.S. “Complicity” as Trump Meets Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant

We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court curbs judicial review of TPS terminations, putting hundreds of thousands at risk...

In Mullin v. Doe, a 6-3 majority held that federal courts generally cannot second-guess Homeland Security's decisions to end Temporary Protected Status.
The blue and beige entrance of the Karnes County Civil Detention Center.

ICE slashed detention facility inspections by 36% even as detentions and in-custody deaths surged

No facility on the agency’s own website showed evidence of more than one inspection last year, though the standards call for two, and the number of people held in detention rose 78% over the same period.