Judge accuses Trump administration of trying to undermine judiciary
The Justice Department accused Howell of repeatedly demonstrating "animus" toward President Trump, after she paused enforcement of an executive order.
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Appeals court sides with judge who blocked deportations under wartime authority
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied the Trump administration's push to restart deportations of alleged gang members under a rarely used wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act.
Judge contends Nazis got more due process than Trump deportees did
The fight over the rarely used wartime power has become central to Trump's immigration crackdown agenda and his efforts to stretch the powers of the executive branch.
Judge Boasberg voices skepticism over use of Alien Enemies Act deportations
Friday's hearing over the merits of the judge's temporary restraining order came as the case has become a flashpoint between the judiciary and executive branches.
Judge calls 'woefully insufficient' the Trump administration response to his order
Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.
Trump reclaims a Justice Department reshaped in his wake
The rare speech at the Justice Department comes as the Trump administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the agency, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself.
Judges threatened with impeachment, bombs for ruling against Trump agenda
Impeachment threats against judges — and sometimes physical threats to their safety — compromise the independence of the judiciary, experts warn.
Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm
While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
Law firm says Trump order targeting it specifically is attack on rule of law
Perkins Coie's lawsuit is in response to President Trump's executive order that accused the firm of "dishonest and dangerous activity" that sought to overturn laws and elections and of allegedly discriminatory DEI policies.
Three migrants win temporary block from potential transfer to Guantanamo
It is the first legal hurdle thrown up to the Trump administration as it seeks to send thousands of migrants to a detention facility on the naval base near Cuba.