House Votes to Curb National Injunctions, Targeting Judges Who Thwart Trump
The legislation is part of an escalating Republican campaign to take aim at judges who have moved to halt some of President Trump’s executive orders.
Courts and the Judiciary
Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Rehiring of 16,000 Probationary Workers
A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.
Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations
The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.
Trump’s Least Favorite Judge Has Friends in High Places
To President Trump, Judge James E. Boasberg is “a troublemaker” and a “Radical Left Lunatic.” But his record and biography, including a friendship with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, say otherwise.
As Netanyahu Heads to Washington, Trump Is Already a Close Ally
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are using similar playbooks as they face turmoil.
Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case
A judge found that four whistle-blowers who accused Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, of corruption and reported him to the F.B.I. were unjustly fired.
Supreme Court Asked to Keep Pause on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Immigrant groups and Democratic states pushed back on a Trump administration request for the Supreme Court to allow curbs on birthright citizenship to go into effect in some places.
Trump’s Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars
President Trump’s choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer, has long pushed for restrictions on abortion and access to contraception.
Wisconsin Republicans Hit Their Vote Target, but Democrats Blew Past Theirs
The liberal candidate in the state’s Supreme Court race benefited from outsize Democratic turnout as counties swung left across the state.
Turnout Strong as Wisconsin Decides Key Court Contest
Officials expect more than two million people will vote in the election, which will decide the partisan balance on the state’s Supreme Court. Many voters cite Elon Musk as a factor in the race.