Federal Appeals Court Allows Trump to Fire Over 25K Probationary Employees
A federal appeals court panel cleared the way for President Donald Trump to fire over 25,000 probationary federal workers who were targeted in mass firings earlier this year.
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Supreme Court Pauses Order Requiring Trump to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers
The Supreme Court Tuesday paused a lower-court court order that reinstated thousands of probationary federal workers fired by the Trump administration earlier this year.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport People Under Wartime Law
The Supreme Court in a 5–4 vote Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to vacate a lower-court ruling preventing it from deporting people using an 18th century wartime law.
‘This is a Path of Perfect Lawlessness’: Court Condemns Trump Over Wrongful Deportation
A three-judge panel for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the Trump administration’s request to overturn a lower-court order requiring it to return a wrongfully deported Salvadorian immigrant to the U.S.
D.C. Appeals Court Reverses Trump Firing 2 Independent Federal Board Members
A divided D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday reinstated two members of independent federal agencies who were wrongfully dismissed by President Donald Trump as part of his effort to hollow out the government.
Trump’s Elections Order ‘Sets the Stage for Chaos,’ States Warn in New Lawsuit
Democratic attorneys general in 19 states argued in a new lawsuit against President Donald Trump Thursday that his broad elections executive order violates the Constitution by attempting to wrest control over elections from the states.
Q&A: Trump’s Damage to DOJ Will Be ‘Generational,’ Former Pardon Attorney Says
The Department of Justice’s former pardon attorney discussed how Trump’s “multi-pronged assault” on the department, major law firms and the judiciary undermines central tenets of the U.S.’ justice system.
Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections
The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over his sweeping executive order last week that attempted to wrest control of elections from the states.
Federal Court Clears Way for Trump to Fire 2 Independent Federal Board Members
A federal appeals court granted Trump’s request to lift lower-court rulings that required him to reinstate two wrongfully dismissed members of independent federal agencies.
How Trump’s ‘Conspiracy-Driven Policy Making’ Could Throw Elections Into Chaos
President Trump’s executive order on voting could throw election administration and the vote counting process into chaos, experts say.