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The long and bitter standoff between Harvard University and Donald Trump’s administration added another chapter Monday, as a federal judge extended an emergency block on the former president’s attempt to bar foreign students from entering the U.S. to study at the Ivy League institution. At the heart of the courtroom drama in Boston, U.S. District …

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In a sharp rebuke to faculty unions challenging the Trump administration’s grip on academia, a federal judge in Manhattan has tossed out a lawsuit aimed at halting funding cuts and intrusive policy demands imposed on Columbia University. The case, brought by the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, was dismissed …

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In a high-stakes courtroom confrontation, the American Bar Association (ABA) has launched a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of wielding executive power like a cudgel to punish law firms daring enough to represent unpopular clients or take on the government in court. Filed in Washington, D.C., the suit claims a string of …

Bar Association Goes to War: Lawsuit Aims to Halt Trump’s Legal Blitz Read More »

The gavel won’t be lifted again—at least not yet. A federal appeals court in Manhattan has firmly shut the door on Donald Trump’s bid to undo the $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll, whose decades-old accusation of sexual abuse and defamation against the former president has now withstood yet another legal …

No Relief for Trump as Appeals Court Refuses to Revisit $5 Million Verdict in Carroll Case Read More »

The bid for freedom by Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student and outspoken voice in the pro-Palestinian protest wave, has hit yet another wall. A federal judge has rejected his request for release, as the government pivots its case to immigration fraud after initially citing vague national interests. Khalil, a Syrian-born U.S. permanent resident, was …

Judge Keeps Columbia Activist Behind Bars as Immigration Charge Clouds Protest Crackdown Read More »

NASHVILLE — Once deported in haste, now detained in limbo. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully ejected from the U.S. to El Salvador and then returned under court order, will remain behind bars—at least for now—while he awaits trial on federal migrant smuggling charges. Inside a tense courtroom in Nashville, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara …

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The Skadden Foundation, long known for channeling top legal talent into public interest roles, has quietly scrubbed its application of phrases like “racial justice” and “equity”—a stark pivot that reflects the growing chill around diversity language in the U.S. legal world. Until recently, applicants were asked to speak to how their proposed work would confront …

Skadden Fellowship Retreats from DEI Language Amid Political Pressure and Trump Deal Read More »

Los Angeles, once again, has become the national stage for a high-stakes standoff—this time, between boots and banners. U.S. Marines, dispatched by direct presidential order, made their first public detention Friday, seizing a man outside the Wilshire Federal Building during simmering protests over sweeping immigration raids. The moment marks an extraordinary use of active-duty troops …

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In the shadows of a sprawling tax-and-spending package backed by Donald Trump, Senate Republicans have quietly slipped in a clause that could sharply curtail the power of federal judges—especially those who’ve been a thorn in the side of past Trump policies. Unveiled by Senator Chuck Grassley, the new language in the Senate version of the …

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In a rare public rebuke, the American Bar Association (ABA) has slammed the U.S. Department of Justice for effectively sidelining the legal world’s oldest gatekeeper from vetting judicial nominees—a move the ABA calls “deeply disturbing.” The protest came in a sharply worded letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, where ABA President William Bay expressed …

Judicial Gatekeepers No More: ABA Slams Justice Department Over Vetting Blackout Read More »