DOJ Jumps Into Another Anti-Voting Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest Tuesday in a federal lawsuit challenging how Illinois manages its voter registration rolls.
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SCOTUS Allows Trump To Continue Gutting Federal Government With Mass Layoffs
The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with slashing the federal workforce through mass firings as part of an effort to transform the executive branch in his image.
Court Strikes Down ‘Unconstitutional’ Kansas Ballot Application Law
A federal court ruled that a Kansas law banning prefilled mail-in ballot applications is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.
El Salvador Contradicts Trump, Says It Has No Authority Over Migrants Held in Megaprison
El Salvador told the United Nations that it has no legal authority over hundreds of Venezuelan men that President Donald Trump sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year.
CORRECTED: DOJ Jumps on SCOTUS Nationwide Injunctions Ruling to Boost Trump’s Anti-Voting Order
Citing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling curtailing nationwide injunctions, the Department of Justice asked a federal judge to modify a previous court order to revive a key portion of President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-voting decree.
Texas County Hires Right-Wing Law Firm to Defend Gerrymandered Map
Officials in one of Texas’ largest counties voted Tuesday to hire a national right-wing law firm to defend its own gerrymandered map, which was produced by the firm and approved by Republicans last month.
DOJ Sides With Wyoming in Proof of Citizenship Voting Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice defended Wyoming for its newly enacted law that requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration.
RNC Sues Arizona To Block Voting Access for Overseas U.S. Citizens
Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block a state law that allows certain U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in Arizona elections.
DOJ Appeals Ruling Against Trump Order Targeting Law Firm for Election Work
The Department of Justice said it will appeal a judge’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie, a law firm that has represented his political opponents, as well as plaintiffs in voting rights cases.
Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Susman Godfrey
In a sweeping rebuke of President Trump’s campaign of retribution against law firms that challenged his political agenda, a federal judge Friday struck down in its entirety an executive order issued by Trump that targeted a powerful law firm.