Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in refusing to provide more details on deportations
A federal judge has asked for details about when deportation planes landed in El Salvador and who was on board.
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Columbia student protester who’s lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation
Yunseo Chung said Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved to deport her after she was arrested while protesting the Ivy League school’s disciplinary actions against student protesters.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers
The appeal also calls on the conservative-majority court to rein in the growing number of federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda, at least for now.
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide.
Law firm targeted by Trump could have been ‘destroyed,’ chairman says in explaining deal
The message from Brad Karp offers the most detailed public explanation yet about the decision to make significant concessions to the White House.
Trump—with Indiana Gov. Braun on hand—orders plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID’d as gang members and deported, lawyers say
A crown over a soccer ball. An eyeball that “looked cool.” Flowers. Those are some of the everyday tattoos that defense lawyers say helped lead to the sudden weekend deportation of roughly 200 Venezuelan men who are accused of being members of the ruthless gang Tren de Aragua.
White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives.
Trump will order a plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers
Under the deal members of the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company in addition to contributing money over 15 years with the biggest payment up front.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.
Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID.
UPDATE: Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ immediate public response to Trump marks an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches.
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates ‘outside the bounds’ of US law
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia are seeking detailed information about the authority of the Department of Government Efficiency Service
What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The law is a sweeping wartime authority that allows non-citizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders a stop
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air
Closing arguments set to begin in pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace
The case could have consequences for free speech and protest rights and threaten Greenpeace’s future.
Texas megachurch pastor to surrender in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges
Robert Preston Morris, 63, is expected to surrender to officials in Osage County, where he was charged last week with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child
Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
The venue selection for President Donald Trump’s speech underscores his keen interest in the department and his desire to exert influence over it
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
The administration wants the justices to allow Trump’s plan to go into effect for everyone except the handful of people and the group that sued.