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A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s effort to swiftly fire thousands of probationary federal employees, ruling that such mass terminations must adhere to established government procedures. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore, applies to workers in 19 states and Washington, D.C., limiting an earlier broader ruling. In February, …

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A legal battle over the fate of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist swept up in an immigration crackdown, will unfold in New Jersey rather than Louisiana, a judge has ruled—potentially shifting the landscape of his case. A federal court in Newark decided that Khalil, a pro-Palestinian demonstrator arrested by immigration authorities, can challenge his …

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the high-profile law firm linked to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, has brokered an agreement with the Trump administration to sidestep an executive order that could have jeopardized its business. The deal, which includes $100 million in pro bono legal work and a shift away from diversity-driven hiring, underscores the growing divide …

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A Johnson & Johnson division has been slammed with a $1.64 billion penalty in a courtroom saga that cast a harsh spotlight on the pharmaceutical giant’s marketing of two HIV medications. The ruling comes from a federal courtroom in Trenton, New Jersey, where U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi upheld a whistleblower suit that accused J&J’s …

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Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University, remains locked up in a Louisiana jail while a federal judge in New Jersey weighs whether the battle over his detention belongs there—or deep in the heart of the South. Khalil, 30, was seized by immigration agents earlier this month after joining the wave of pro-Palestinian …

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A federal court just threw a wrench into a controversial Trump administration maneuver that would have allowed the U.S. government to whisk migrants off to unfamiliar foreign countries—without warning, and without hearing their fears. In a move that sent shockwaves through immigration circles late Friday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued a nationwide …

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A federal judge has thrown another wrench into Donald Trump’s 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 Trump’s deployment …

Wartime Law in Limbo: Judge Freezes Trump’s Deportation Blitz Over Venezuelan Gang Crackdown Read More »

In a striking blow to the Trump administration’s 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 down—calling the move a threat of “irreparable harm” and accusing top officials of playing legal theater. The ruling comes amid growing chaos unleashed …

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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 …

Musk Wins Round in Court Battle Over USAID Budget Cuts Read More »

Two federal judges have slammed the brakes on Donald Trump’s 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 route—opting to settle with the administration rather than fight …

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