Presidential Power (US)

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire Agencies’ Leaders

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An appeals court ordered Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox reinstated to their positions at agencies protecting workers’ rights.

Lawyers for Venezuelans Challenge Alien Enemies Act Deportations in Texas

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The filing was in response to a Supreme Court decision that let the migrants challenge efforts to deport them under a wartime law, but only in the place where they were being held.

How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation

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As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order. But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.

Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Rehiring of 16,000 Probationary Workers

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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.

Another Law Firm Braces for Possible Blowback From Trump

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft balked at having one of its partners represent Donald Trump in his criminal cases. Now the firm is among those that have been pushed to agree to a deal with the White House.

Justice Department Litigators Are Struggling to Defend Trump’s Policies in Court

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Inside the Justice Department’s civil division, lawyers are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant

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The government said Judge Paula Xinis, who ordered that the administration return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by Monday, had engaged in “district-court diplomacy.”

Trump’s Least Favorite Judge Has Friends in High Places

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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.