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SCOTUS takes up cases over efforts to end protections for immigrants from Syria, Haiti
DHS Sec. Noem's efforts to end temporary protected status designations for those from Syria and Haiti will remain blocked for now — an important win for…
Mar 16
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DOJ is barely even a functional law firm at this point. Each day there is more proof.
Jeanine Pirro's effort to subpoena the Fed hit a wall. At the same time, DOJ was also forced to "clarify" arguments made in court about the Pentagon's…
Mar 14
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A sharp warning in an ordinary news release: "President Trump’s Justice Department"
Attorney General Pam Bondi has made clear since day one her view that DOJ's lawyers are "his lawyers." On Thursday, DOJ went further, claiming it's…
Mar 12
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Former military lawyers say use of JAG lawyers in Minnesota violates the Posse Comitatus Act
Although recent litigation has focused on troop deployments to American cities, a new challenge in Minnesota looks at DOJ's use of JAG lawyers in…
Mar 10
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Trump admin effort to claim Kari Lake had power over Voice of America was illegal, judge rules
"The Court declines Lake’s invitation to do such violence to the statutory and constitutional scheme," Judge Lamberth ruled on Saturday. And, for paid…
Mar 9
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Here's the Law Dork filing you can't access on PACER. All of this refugee case's filings should be online.
A magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for online access to the docket in a significant refugee rights case in Minnesota. Law Dork's lawyers filed…
Mar 6
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Judge moves, cautiously, toward civil contempt in case over treatment of trans people in prison
“Once I issue an order, it’s my intent to enforce it,“ Judge Lamberth told the government. And: Facing the Trump administration's ridiculousness. Until…
Mar 5
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DOJ is [not?] dropping its appeals of losses in the law firm order cases. What is going on?
Update: DOJ reverses course, seeking to keep the appeals going. And: SCOTUS heard arguments over a federal law banning firearm possession by users of…
Mar 2
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Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees
"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.
Feb 28
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Federal prison officials face civil contempt hearing, as ICE is threatened with criminal contempt
Orders from two Republican judicial appointees Thursday show greater willingness to push back with increasingly harsh tools in the face of continued…
Feb 27
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Trans inmate's lawyers claim "egregious retaliation" in violation of court order
Trans woman involved in a lawsuit challenging anti-trans policies says federal prison official told her on Feb. 22: “I don’t give a fuck what that judge…
Feb 26
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Maine immigration observers sue over Trump admin "domestic terrorist watchlist" threats
The First Amendment lawsuit will seek class-action relief. Also: The Supreme Court will be hearing an important climate case next term. And, for paid…
Feb 24
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