A federal judge has thrown another wrench into Donald Trumpâs hardline deportation campaign, hitting pause on the controversial use of an 18th-century wartime law that the former president invoked to fast-track the removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members. The order, handed down by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, extends a temporary freeze on Trumpâs deployment âŠ
In a striking blow to the Trump administrationâs lightning-speed bid to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal judge has issued a sweeping order freezing efforts to shut the agency downâcalling the move a threat of âirreparable harmâ and accusing top officials of playing legal theater. The ruling comes amid growing chaos unleashed âŠ
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A U.S. appeals court has granted Elon Musk and his cost-cutting task force, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the green light to continue reducing the budget of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) while they fight a lower court ruling that sought to block the move. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel âŠ
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Two federal judges have slammed the brakes on Donald Trumpâs escalating war with major U.S. law firms, temporarily blocking portions of executive orders aimed at WilmerHale and Jenner & Block. The rulings arrived the same day that another legal heavyweight, Skadden Arps, took a more pragmatic routeâopting to settle with the administration rather than fight âŠ
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In a quiet yet radical shift within its correctional philosophy, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has launched an unconventional initiativeâone that swaps bars and monotony for pixels and possibility. A new Digital Creative Studio is being set up inside the very walls of Abu Dhabiâs correctional and rehabilitation centres, offering inmates a chance to rewrite âŠ
In a bold reimagining of its structure, the U.S. Justice Department is weighing the unprecedented move of merging two of its most high-profile agenciesâthe Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivesâinto a single enforcement powerhouse. The proposal, outlined in a March 25 internal memo, is part of a broader shakeup âŠ
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A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily halted part of the Trump administrationâs aggressive move to strip diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts from organizations that rely on federal labor grants. In a two-week restraining order, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said the Labor Department cannot, for now, demand that grant recipients sign off on âŠ
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Two former commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission are going head-to-head with Donald Trump in court, accusing him of unlawfully kicking them out of their posts. The duoâAlvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughterâsay they werenât just fired, they were illegally fired, and theyâre not walking away quietly. Filed in Washington, the lawsuit claims Trumpâs March âŠ
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A federal judge has slammed the brakes on any attempts to erase digital footprints from a covert group chat involving top Trump officials who reportedly discussed U.S. military strikes in Yemen over the Signal app â a platform notorious for its disappearing messages. The command came down from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who ordered âŠ
In yet another aggressive move from the White House, President Donald Trump has slapped restrictions on powerhouse law firm WilmerHale, citing its past connection to Robert Mueller and accusing it of politically motivated legal work. This marks the fifth time Trump has used presidential authority to target major law firms he claims are working against âŠ
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