A federal district judge on Feb. 21 issued an order partly blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders withdrawing support for so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction against the … Continue reading Judge partially blocks Trump’s orders curbing DEI programs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately fire Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger. This is the first time that the Supreme Court has weighed in on an action taken by … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to allow Trump admin to immediately fire watchdog official
Two lawsuits were filed on Feb. 20 against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Donald Trump’s executive orders that curb the government’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and disavow transgender ideology. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in … Continue reading New lawsuits challenge Trump’s DEI policies, DOGE operations
A coalition of activist groups is suing the federal government over President Donald Trump’s executive orders that curtail the government’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and reject transgender ideology. The new lawsuit, known as National Urban League v. Trump, … Continue reading Groups sue over Trump’s executive orders aimed at DEI and transgender ideology
New York state’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the federal government on Feb. 19 for canceling a tolling program that the agency said was aimed at relieving traffic congestion in New York City. Under the program, which debuted on Jan. … Continue reading Transit agency sues federal government for canceling Manhattan toll program
The head of a whistleblower-protection agency whom the Trump administration wants to fire urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 18 to leave in place a lower court order blocking the firing. The closely watched emergency government application, Bessent v. … Continue reading Head of whistleblower agency urges Supreme Court to reverse firing by Trump administration
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 16 to allow it to fire the head of an agency that protects whistleblowers after lower courts said it could not. Special counsel Hampton Dellinger, who heads the U.S. Office … Continue reading Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit firing of Office of Special Counsel chief
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Feb. 14 delayed ruling on 14 states’ request that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be barred from accessing government information systems. At a hearing in the case of New Mexico v. Musk, the … Continue reading Federal judge delays ruling on restraining order against DOGE and Musk
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Feb. 10 that it will hear two environmental regulation cases next month after it rejected a Department of Justice (DOJ) request last week to halt them. The announcement that oral arguments in the two … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearings for Biden-era environmental cases it declined to freeze
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Feb. 10 that it will hear South Carolina’s bid to stop Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program on April 2. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that offers health insurance … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s challenge to Planned Parenthood in April
Businessman Steve Wynn is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to roll back protections for journalists in defamation lawsuits. The high court docketed the new petition in Wynn v. The Associated Press (AP), making the petition public on Feb. 4. AP … Continue reading Casino magnate asks Supreme Court to reconsider rulings shielding journalists
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on Feb. 21 whether to hear a challenge to its controversial 20-year-old ruling upholding eminent domain powers to seize private property for private economic development. The new case was brought by a development company … Continue reading Supreme Court may hear challenge to eminent domain ruling
Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed a new constitutional amendment on Feb. 7 that would prevent federal lawmakers from increasing the number of justices—currently nine—on the U.S. Supreme Court. The new joint congressional resolution, the Keep Nine Amendment, was introduced … Continue reading Senate GOP proposes constitutional amendment to limit size of Supreme Court
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) changed sides on Feb. 7 in a Biden-era Supreme Court challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender procedures for minors. The DOJ has disavowed its prior position and now argues that state law is … Continue reading DOJ backs away from Supreme Court challenge to Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 6 to a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to halt a pending student loan case but declined to pause processing three environmental regulation cases. The new rulings came after the DOJ asked the … Continue reading Supreme Court grants DOJ request to pause student borrower case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the conservative majority on the Court is overturning so many longstanding precedents so quickly that public confidence in it is flagging. “I think my Court would probably gather more public support if it … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor suggests court is overturning precedents too quickly
The Supreme Court of Maryland voted 4–3 this week to uphold the constitutionality of a 2023 state law repealing the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits. A statute of limitations is a legal provision that bars the filing … Continue reading Maryland Supreme Court affirms ending time limit in child sexual abuse claims
An Oregon judge has temporarily blocked a city from enforcing its public camping policies after the city prevailed in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed municipalities to enforce homeless camping bans. The new judicial action comes after the Supreme … Continue reading Judge blocks homeless camping restrictions in Oregon city that won Supreme Court challenge
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor decided on Feb. 3 to rescind a temporary stay that had prevented a second fraud trial for four New York businessmen whose convictions were overturned by the high court in 2023. The men were … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor allows trial of businessmen to move forward
An activist group is suing an Oregon city over its public camping policies after the city prevailed in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed municipalities to enforce homeless camping bans. The new lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court in … Continue reading Lawsuit puts Oregon city back in spotlight over homeless camping