It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
By using another interim appointment to fill a vacancy for the top prosecutor in Washington, the White House is bypassing Senate confirmation and potentially claiming expansive authority.
The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.
Human rights groups have called conditions in the country’s network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”
The president named his first appeals court candidate this week, but fewer vacancies and other priorities have led to a lack of judicial nominations from the White House so far.
Speaking to a judicial conference, the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence.
Despite lacking a unified message or strategy, Democrats, universities, law firms and other institutions are starting to push back harder against the administration.
Trump’s comments undermined previous statements by his top aides and were a blunt sign of his administration’s intention to double down and defy the courts.
Border Patrol agents carried out sweeps in California’s Central Valley. Lawyers argued that people were stopped and arrested based on their skin color.
In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity.
The marshals are in an increasingly bitter conflict between two branches of government, even as funding for judges’ security has failed to keep pace with a steady rise in threats.