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Judge lets DHS enforce new seven-day notice rule for lawmakers visiting ICE facilities
A federal judge on Monday declined to step in immediately as the Trump administration moves forward with a policy requiring lawmakers to give a week’s notice before touring immigration detention centers. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who sits in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Department of Homeland Security did not defy an earlier court order…
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12M in pediatric health funding
A U.S. judge has directed the Trump administration to reinstate almost $12 million in federal...
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Trump administration ordered to fully fund SNAP benefits in November after judge’s ruling
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to immediately secure...
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White House to issue partial SNAP payments despite Trump’s threat
The White House confirmed Tuesday that it will move ahead with a plan to partially distribute...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from carrying out mass worker layoffs during shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out mass federal employee firings during the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco...
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Lawsuit challenges ICE arrests of immigrants at court hearings, citing constitutional violations
A coalition of legal advocates and immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday to halt what they describe as a growing pattern of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detaining migrants...
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Trump celebrates “major victory” as Supreme Court greenlights Education Department cuts
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory, allowing his administration to proceed with a sweeping plan to dismantle the Department of Education and lay off nearly 1,400...
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Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to dismantle U.S. African Development Agency over illegal appointment
A federal judge has blocked efforts by the Trump administration to shut down a U.S. agency dedicated to empowering African small businesses, ruling that key actions taken by its unconfirmed leader were...
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Federal judge stops Trump’s push to dismantle Education Department, reverses mass firings
A federal judge in Boston delivered a major legal blow to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, halting further action and ordering the reinstatement of hundreds...
