- Judge blocks DHS from using taxpayer data for immigration enforcement
A federal judge on Feb. 5 temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayer information supplied by the IRS for immigration enforcement purposes. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts barred DHS and one of its agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from following interagency agreements in which the IRS shares [...]
- Georgia’s Fulton County sues for return of 2020 election documents seized by FBI
Fulton County, Georgia, is suing the federal government for the return of 2020 election documents that the FBI seized in a raid last week. A county spokesperson said on Feb. 4 that the county filed a motion in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia requesting the return of all 2020 election files that the FBI took on Jan. 28 under a search warrant. The FBI [...]
- Supreme Court allows new California congressional map that favors Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 4 allowed California to use its newly redrawn congressional map that aims to give Democrats five extra seats in the upcoming midterm elections. The decision in Tangipa v. Newsom came in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its ruling. California Republicans had filed an emergency application with the court on [...]
- New York, New Jersey sue USDOT to restore Hudson Tunnel Project funding
New York and New Jersey sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Feb. 3 to reinstitute funding for the ongoing Hudson Tunnel Project after federal funds were cut off in the fall of 2025. The Hudson Tunnel Project involves building a new tunnel and railroad infrastructure for passenger rail trains under the Hudson River, while rehabilitation efforts take place [...]
