The Trump administration recently told the Supreme Court that a California judge’s order put law enforcement in a “straitjacket.” But plaintiffs who won that lower court order have urged the high court to keep it in place,
The Trump administration recently told the Supreme Court that a California judge’s order put law enforcement in a “straitjacket.” But plaintiffs who won that lower court order have urged the high court to keep it in place,
It was a rare instance of potential consequences for Trump administration officials back in April, when U.S. District Judge James Boasberg raised the prospect of criminal contempt over Alien Enemies Act flights to El Salvador in March.
July 14, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT / Updated July 14, 2025, 4:26 PM EDTBy Jordan RubinThe Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s bid to lift a judge’s order that required reinstating about 1,400 fired Education Department employees, allowing the government
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to fast-track its consideration of whether to take up a challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, though this isn’t the final word on whether or when the court might review the
Mahmoud Khalil was denied release on Friday by a judge who, earlier in the week, had rejected the Trump administration’s main legal basis for seeking to deport and detain the pro-Palestinian activist.When he issued a preliminary injunction
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. When we left off, President Donald Trump’s administration had a critical deadline heading into this week. It had until Wednesday to tell U.S. District Judge James Boasberg how it planned to
June 3, 2025, 4:43 PM EDT / Updated June 3, 2025, 4:44 PM EDTBy Jordan RubinA federal judge on Tuesday sided with a class of transgender plaintiffs against one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Granting a preliminary injunction, U.S.
“Why are you ignoring the intent of the 14th Amendment, which was to give citizenship to freed slaves and their progeny? Jurisdiction means allegiance to a country, which illegal aliens do not have.” — Brian JonesHi Brian,It’s
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. There’s a new legal process in America. It used to be that a guilty verdict or plea was followed by years of appeals and, perhaps years after that, a prayerful pardon
May 29, 2025, 2:50 PM EDT / Updated May 29, 2025, 3:25 PM EDTBy Jordan RubinUPDATE (May 29, 2025, 3:23 p.m. ET): The Federal Circuit on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily halt a lower court ruling against