A federal court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from establishing a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund for the president’s political allies as a lawsuit against the account moves ahead. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia issued the…
Lawsuit seeks to protect Stars and Stripes from Hegseth’s control
A lawsuit filed against the Pentagon seeks to reverse its takeover of Stars and Stripes, the news organization that provided independent news coverage for the U.S. military since 1861. Federal regulations governing the publication ensured its ability to provide “a…
Trump faces barrage of lawsuits, loses hundreds of cases
President Donald Trump says courts are “highly politicized” and judges treat him “so unfairly.” It’s true that no previous president has been the subject of so many lawsuits in the first 18 months of a term, but no previous president…
Court says Trump can’t block immigrants based on country of origin
The Trump administration must resume asylum processing and providing immigration benefits to immigrants regardless of national origin, a federal court ruled June 5. A coalition of labor unions and immigrant service groups sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in March…
Sensitive locations lawsuit amended with more concerns
Open and joyful expressions of faith are being replaced by fear and isolation due to immigrant enforcement raids at American houses of worship, according to an amended lawsuit aimed at the Trump administration. The original action was filed last July…
Judge blocks Trump’s January 6 slush fund
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from establishing, funding or using a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund designed to secretly compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies he says were victimized by Democrats. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in…
Coalition says Trump admin allows lenders to discriminate
A coalition of consumer protection groups filed a federal lawsuit to stop implementation of a new rule that would dismantle decades of safeguards against discrimination in lending practices. The rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would weaken the…
Democracy Forward files suit to stop Trump’s slush fund
Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple plaintiffs seeking to block a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump created to reimburse ideological allies who claim to be victims of politically motivated litigation and prosecutions. The…
Inquiry asked into feds cancelling $11 million grant to Catholic Charities
Democracy Forward wants to know if the Trump administration’s cancellation of an $11 million grant to a Catholic organization resulted from the president’s spat with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war. Critics of the president believe the award was…
Judge says Trump may continue to target Somalis
A federal court ruled the Trump administration may continue to prioritize Somali asylum seekers for deportation while a lawsuit against the practice continues. Plaintiffs Hines Immigration Law and The Advocates for Human Rights expressed deep disappointment in the April 10…
Court again limits HUD changes on care for homeless
The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling temporarily blocking the federal government from limiting the scope of subsidized housing grants designed to help cities and states address homelessness. “As the Trump-Vance administration continues to weaponize…
Court blocks Trump’s arrests of already vetted refugees
A federal court has temporarily paused a Trump administration policy allowing the arrest and possibly indefinite detention of refugees lawfully resettled in the United States. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston granted six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts…