Above the Law Is Where Lawyers Mock Firms Bowing to Trump
Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation’s most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters.
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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.
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume
The solicitor general contended that a group of migrants had barricaded themselves inside a Texas detention center and threatened to take hostages.
Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss
A brief standoff unfolded on Capitol Hill after library workers turned away two top Justice Department officials installed by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who has been named acting librarian.
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.
Postal Service Selects FedEx Board Member as Next Postmaster General
David Steiner, who also served as president and chief executive officer of Waste Management Inc., is expected to start in July.
USPS Selects FedEx Board Member, David Steiner, as Next Postmaster General
David Steiner, who also served as president and chief executive officer of Waste Management Inc., is expected to start in July.
Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says
The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.
Federal Judge Casts Doubt on Trump Arguments in Venezuelan Migrants Case
The judge pressed a lawyer for the Justice Department on the government’s role and responsibilities in the men’s deportation and incarceration in El Salvador.
Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website
In the latest chapter in a battle over spending powers, lawmakers charged that the administration removed crucial information in violation of the law. The White House argues the data shouldn’t be public.