Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery
The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.
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Trump Administration Says It Will Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing
The response came after a federal judge rebuked officials for failing to immediately comply with the order he issued last week.
Judge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas
The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visa petitions.
Judge Appears Hesitant to Order Work Stopped on Reflecting Pool
Judge Carl J. Nichols seemed skeptical that the changes President Trump has rushed to make would irreversibly deface the pool if he later found them illegal.
Judge Says F.B.I. Can Keep 2020 Election Records Seized From Georgia
The ruling is the latest in a saga driven by President Trump’s desire for redemption in the state, which he lost in 2020. The county is likely to appeal.
Aftershocks from ‘The Shadow Papers’
Publication of a trove of confidential Supreme Court memos ignited debates in the legal academy.
Federal Courts Buck Trump Deportation Schemes, Focusing on Due Process Rights
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.
U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures
An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government.
Does Trump Have the Power to Install Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney?
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.