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The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty
The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get…
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Arguing that DOJ's trans care subpoenas have no precedent, challengers on both coasts push back
A pair of hearings on Tuesday highlighted the extreme nature of DOJ’s requests — and the speed with which DOJ has moved to try and get the invasive…
Jun 9
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin's effort to move 14 trans women to men's prisons
"[I]t is fundamentally unreasonable for prison officials to respond to serious risks ... by intentionally creating those risks and offering to treat…
Jun 8
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The fight over DOJ's invasive trans care subpoenas is coming to a head
Three court appearances next week could represent the most critical moment in the past year for DOJ's effort to target the provision of medical care for…
Jun 4
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Trump and Hegseth's anti-trans military policy is based on unconstitutional animus, D.C. Circuit rules
The court's split ruling would protect current trans service members from discharge but allow the Trump admin to keep new trans recruits from joining…
Jun 2
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Federal judge ends Kennedy Center name change, bars two-year closure plans for now
“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.” Trump responded ... as one would expect.
May 29
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DOJ's fight against trans medical care in prison is a fight to erase trans people in the law
"The pendulum has swung," DOJ's Jared Littman said in a court hearing Wednesday, arguing that all transgender people — at all ages — can be denied…
May 27
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SPLC seeks dismissal of charges, citing Trump admin's "vindictive motive to punish the SPLC"
The motion highlights other cases either dismissed by courts or by the Trump administration itself in the wake of other vindictive prosecution claims.
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DOJ has escalated its attack on trans care for minors. Where could it be headed next?
As Rhode Island Hospital begins turning over documents to a far-right judge in Texas, a number of grand jury subpoenas have been issued and DOJ settled…
May 20
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Read Trump's "settlement" with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Frank Bisignano, the chief executive officer of the I.R.S., signed Monday's “settlement agreement.”
May 19
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After a string of losses in its anti-trans project, DOJ turns to grand jury subpoenas in Texas
At least seven judges have blocked invasive administrative subpoenas targeting gender-affirming care for minors, so DOJ appears to be trying a new…
May 13
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Rhode Island's Child Advocate sues to block DOJ subpoena on Rhode Island Hospital
A federal judge in Texas ordered the hospital to turn over information about gender-affirming care provided to minors by May 14. Another in Rhode Island…
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