Retired Federal Judge Says This Trump Admin Move ‘Should Give All Of Us Pause’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Retired Federal Judge Says This Trump Admin Move ‘Should Give All Of Us Pause’

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner has weighed in on a current federal judge’s accusation that the Trump administration has defied a judicial order. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell said the White House had failed to fully comply with his order to unfreeze federal spending. “And ignore his own Congress, which is really something that should give all of us pause.” Gertner emphasized the importance of a federal judge’s ruling. “When a federal judge issues an order, the federal judge is making a determination, for a preliminary order, that there’s a likelihood of success on the merits, so it has to be a strong case,” she explained.

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In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms
2 days, 8 hours ago

In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms

NPR  

In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms toggle caption Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Federal judges in two separate cases have temporarily blocked a White House effort to punish the law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, with one judge calling the effort "disturbing" and the second calling it a "constitutional harm." In the case …

‘Doozy’: Expert 'gobsmacked' as Trump's DOJ tells judge ‘we're not telling you the facts'
1 week, 5 days ago

‘Doozy’: Expert 'gobsmacked' as Trump's DOJ tells judge ‘we're not telling you the facts'

Raw Story  

MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann admitted to being “gobsmacked” by the courtroom battle that unfolded Monday after the Trump administration failed to comply with a federal judge’s deportation order to return a plane of migrants to the United States. I want to understand the facts better.’ That usually means that the court, that the government, knowing that they're there, has …

Federal Judge Clashes With DOJ Lawyers As Possible ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Looms
1 week, 5 days ago

Federal Judge Clashes With DOJ Lawyers As Possible ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Looms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Justice Department lawyers representing the Trump administration were defiant in a federal court hearing Monday, declining to answer several of the judge’s questions and otherwise defending the administration’s conduct after immigration authorities appear to have violated the judge’s order. The hearing concerned U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s verbal order Saturday that planes being used to deport people …

'Very big deal': 'Astonished' ex-judge sounds alarm at Trump's latest act of defiance
1 week, 5 days ago

'Very big deal': 'Astonished' ex-judge sounds alarm at Trump's latest act of defiance

Raw Story  

Former federal Judge John E. Jones III made clear the significance of the Trump administration’s bold defiance of a court order to return deportation flights to the United States – a move he called “a very big deal.” Jones on Monday ripped into President Donald Trump and his administration’s refusal to comply with a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. …

"Not enforceable": Trump DOJ, administration officials flout judge's order on deportations
1 week, 6 days ago

"Not enforceable": Trump DOJ, administration officials flout judge's order on deportations

Salon  

The Trump administration took their open flouting of an order to halt recent deportations a step further on Monday, with the Department of Justice arguing that the federal judge's ruling from the bench was "not enforceable." U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled over the weekend that the Trump administration should halt deportations of Venezuelan nationals immediately, taking particular care …

Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm

NPR  

Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked parts of President Trump's executive order targeting a prominent law firm for its representation of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and for causes unpopular with his administration. President Trump issued an executive order last week that accuses Perkins Coie …

Trump’s Funding Freeze Blocked By District Court Judge
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump’s Funding Freeze Blocked By District Court Judge

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LOADING ERROR LOADING With a nod to basic civics education, a district court judge issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking the Trump administration from continuing to freeze the disbursement of funds for contracts, grants and financial assistance to states under an Office of Management and Budget memo first issued on Jan. 27 and since allegedly rescinded. The president “imposed …

Judge deals Trump another loss in battle to block federal funds
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge deals Trump another loss in battle to block federal funds

Raw Story  

A federal judge in Rhode Island extended a block on president Donald Trump's domestic funding freeze. U.S. District judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from impounding federal funds based on a directive by the Office of Management and Budget, finding that the executive branch lacked the constitutional authority to freeze congressionally authorized funding. …

Supreme Court pauses judge’s order that U.S. spend $2 billion in promised foreign funds
1 month ago

Supreme Court pauses judge’s order that U.S. spend $2 billion in promised foreign funds

LA Times  

Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday evening issued an order pausing a judge’s deadline requiring the Trump administration to send out nearly $2 billion in funds promised for health and humanitarian aid across the globe. Trump administration lawyers said that officials are reviewing those grant programs and that the judge’s order “has thrown what should be …

One Judge Is About to Go Toe-to-Toe With Trump Over His Executive Order Spree
1 month, 1 week ago

One Judge Is About to Go Toe-to-Toe With Trump Over His Executive Order Spree

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discuss three recent court orders that show both the promise and the limits of judicial pushback. Dahlia Lithwick: We’ve seen a flurry of action …

Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing funds
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing funds

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments on a request to further block President Donald Trump ’s administration from freezing trillions of dollars of grants and loans that fund everything from clean energy programs to bridge repairs to emergency shelters. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island, who already approved a temporary restraining order on the funding freeze, …

Column: Trump and judges clash, and the U.S. needs a civics lesson
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Trump and judges clash, and the U.S. needs a civics lesson

LA Times  

America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. 70, published in 1788, in which Alexander Hamilton argued that only a unitary executive can govern with “decision, activity, secrecy, and despatch.” In starker, more modern terms, this newer Trumpian era has fully embraced two key principles associated with close MAGA allies: Stephen K. Bannon’s “flood the zone” and …

White House says judges blocking President Donald Trump's triggering a ‘constitutional crisis’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

White House says judges blocking President Donald Trump's triggering a ‘constitutional crisis’

Hindustan Times  

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday stated that those judges blocking the orders issued by US President of Donald Trump were provoking a “constitutional crisis” and were acting as “judicial activists" and that their rulings had no basis in law, reported AP. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, on the day of Tulsi Gabbard's swearing in ceremony as Director …

Here’s what federal judges could do if they’re ignored by the Trump administration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here’s what federal judges could do if they’re ignored by the Trump administration

CNN  

CNN — Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz have raised the specter that the executive branch might openly flout the federal judiciary and prompted questions about how judges would respond. Fears that the Trump administration might deliberately break into a pattern of not following judicial rulings with which it disagrees were amplified earlier …

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down

NPR  

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? That court order came a day after Vice President Vance suggested that judges don't have the ability to challenge Trump's "legitimate power." The Trump administration is still entrenched in legal fights in the lower courts and, so far, has not defied any orders from the U.S. Supreme Court, the nation's highest court, …

Appeals Court Won't Halt Judge’s Order Requiring Trump Administration To Unfreeze All Federal Cash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Appeals Court Won't Halt Judge’s Order Requiring Trump Administration To Unfreeze All Federal Cash

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to immediately halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans that remain frozen even after a court blocked a sweeping pause on federal funding. The Justice Department argued the sweeping lower court order to keep all federal grants …

Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans. Circuit Court of Appeals turned back the emergency appeal, though it said it expected the lower court judge to act quickly to clarify his order. The Justice Department argued the sweeping lower …

Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze federal cash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze federal cash

LA Times  

President Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office on Tuesday. A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to immediately halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans that remain frozen even after a court blocked a sweeping pause on federal funding. The Boston-based U.S. 1st Circuit Court …

A Former Federal Judge Just Beat Trump and Musk in Court. She Has Advice for the Resistance.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Former Federal Judge Just Beat Trump and Musk in Court. She Has Advice for the Resistance.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If the theme of the first week of the Elon Musk and Donald Trump autocoup was “Why isn’t anyone doing anything to stop this?” then the theme of this past week was “Go lawyers.” The Trump administration has been …

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release billions of dollars in funding. McConnell ordered the Trump administration to “immediately take every step necessary” to follow his temporary restraining order halting plans for a sweeping freeze of federal funding. “The broad …

Judge hits Trump admin for refusing to obey restraining order on funding freeze
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge hits Trump admin for refusing to obey restraining order on funding freeze

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued an order directing the Trump administration to immediately obey a previous restraining order halting a funding freeze for the National Institutes of Health and two Biden-era laws. In a Friday filing, 22 state attorneys general accused the administration of not obeying McConnell's order to unfreeze federal spending for grants and loans. "The broad categorical …

Experts warn of potential system ‘breakdown’ as Musk and Vance question judges’ authority
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Experts warn of potential system ‘breakdown’ as Musk and Vance question judges’ authority

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Legal experts are concerned that a constitutional “crisis” may be …

DOJ demands judge allow Elon Musk to regain access to Treasury data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DOJ demands judge allow Elon Musk to regain access to Treasury data

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's administration pushed back against a court order prohibiting Elon Musk and his allies from controlling the federal government's massive payment system and its sensitive private data. Justice Department lawyers asked Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas to immediately end or modify the court order issued by another federal judge Saturday blocking system access to everyone but career employees …

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending

LA Times  

A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release all the money. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell ruled that ongoing struggles to get federal money for things like early childhood education, pollution reduction and HIV prevention research violated his Jan. 31 order. “The …

US judge orders Trump administration to obey halt on spending freeze
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US judge orders Trump administration to obey halt on spending freeze

Al Jazeera  

A federal judge rules US government has defied a previous ruling that suspended president’s sweeping order to freeze federal spending. A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump did not fully comply with his order halting a federal spending freeze that has thrown the government into chaos. States had reported continued trouble accessing federal …

Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending

NPR  

Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP A federal judge in Rhode Island has found that the Trump administration has continued to improperly freeze some federal funds, despite a temporary restraining order issued late last month blocking the administration's efforts to pause payments for grants and other federal programs. …

Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms

CNN  

CNN — Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government. … If we get to the point when we have the executive branch of the government refusing to follow orders of the court, we really are in ‘constitutional …

Judge extends restraining order on federal funding freeze, suggesting Trump ignored initial order
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge extends restraining order on federal funding freeze, suggesting Trump ignored initial order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Washington, D.C. federal judge on Monday extended a temporary …

Trump's Justice Dept. indicates he's 'ready to ignore the court' in new filing: expert
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Justice Dept. indicates he's 'ready to ignore the court' in new filing: expert

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is threatening to ignore court rulings in a new filing, according to an expert. Last week, the court approved a temporary restraining order to stop the Office of Management and Budget freeze on paying the U.S. bills and cease federal spending that Congress previously approved. In its filing Monday that followed the restraining order, the …

Federal judge issues restraining order blocking federal spending freeze
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge issues restraining order blocking federal spending freeze

NPR  

Federal judge issues restraining order blocking federal spending freeze toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a temporary restraining order against a Trump administration effort to freeze funding for federal grants and other programs. Monday's order by U.S. Judge Loren AliKhan comes in response to a memo released by the Office of …

Federal judge deals Trump a court blow — citing comments from his press secretary
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Federal judge deals Trump a court blow — citing comments from his press secretary

Raw Story  

A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked President Donald Trump's controversial move to freeze the dispensation of federal grants and funding to nongovernmental organizations — citing in part comments made by his press secretary. "Because of the breadth and ambiguity of the 'pause,' the Court must consider the States’ TRO motion today based on the effect it will have …

Another Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Efforts To Freeze Federal Funding
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Another Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Efforts To Freeze Federal Funding

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans. McConnell ordered the federal government not to “pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate” funding promised to the states while the temporary …

Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans. McConnell ordered the federal government not to “pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate” funding promised to the states while the temporary restraining order is …

A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
1 month, 4 weeks ago

A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze

NPR  

A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images A judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs. Sponsor Message Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. who …

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s radical federal spending freeze after lawsuit
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2 months ago

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s radical federal spending freeze after lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The two-page memo at issue was issued by acting White House Office of Management …

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump, citing recent social media posts about the former president’s chief of staff that they said represented an attempt to influence and intimidate a foreseeable witness in the case. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the federal case charging Trump with plotting …

"This order is hilarious": Trump-appointed judge sends back his DOJ suit because it makes no sense
2 years, 7 months ago

"This order is hilarious": Trump-appointed judge sends back his DOJ suit because it makes no sense

Salon  

Former President Trump and his legal team have filed a motion asking a federal judge to pause the FBI's review of alleged classified documents taken from his Mar-a-Lago resort so a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect them. "Judge Aileen Cannon seems skeptical about Trump's lawsuit over the search of Mar-a-Lago, including what exactly he is trying to …

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