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Trump at 100 days, with Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman

"[B]eing able to get in [to court] early and ... show to the American people, who are fundamentally fair-minded people, what was happening really turned the tables."
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The education of Judge Gregory Katsas
The latest in the CFPB litigation tells an important story of what one Trump appointee has seen over the past month. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
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The horrors are not aberrations. This is the Trump administration's plan.
This is their plan. But the plan is just that — a plan. It can and must be stopped.
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The Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen on Friday
Hours later, a conservative judge warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
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A.G. Bondi reverses Garland policy against subpoenaing journalists
Stating that leaks "undermine President Trump’s policies," Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that "the news media ‘must answer subpoenas’ when…
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ICE contradicts DOJ filing at SCOTUS that a pending habeas case blocks AEA removal
DOJ argued the Trump administration would not remove people under the AEA while a habeas petition is pending. An ICE official has stated there are…
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Trump admin asks SCOTUS to let it enforce anti-trans military ban during litigation
The request comes in the wake of two district court orders finding that the ban is likely unconstitutional. Also: More upheaval in DOJ's Civil Rights…
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Read A.G. Bondi's memo purporting to implement Trump's anti-trans attacks
The following internal memorandum, issued on April 22, 2025 by Attorney General Pam Bondi, was obtained by Law Dork and is being published here in full.
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SCOTUS conservatives seem eager to increase parents' religious rights in public schools
Tuesday's arguments over Montgomery County schools' story-time sessions included alarming questions about LGBTQ people.
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SCOTUS likely to reject challenge to preventative care insurance protections
Such a decision, however, also would likely empower HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to press for changes in the protections if he wants to do so.
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