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Judge Rips Stephen Miller as “Ignorant or Incompetent, or Both”
A federal judge on Wednesday shredded the Trump administration’s shallow defense for bragging about its rampant, warrantless immigration…
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Judge orders ICE to stop most warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
A federal judge issued a stern spanking to the Trump administration on Tuesday, telling it to cut out warrantless arrests in the nation's…
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Judge blocks part of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill that targeted Planned Parenthood
A federal judge put a hold Tuesday on the part of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill budget law that ordered state Medicaid programs…
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Judge asks Justice Department about protection of Epstein victims
A federal judge has asked the Justice Department to provide information on what materials are subject to protection and how it will…
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Judge Boasberg assigned Eric Swalwell's lawsuit challenging mortgage fraud case against him
Judge James Boasberg, who has stood out as one of President Trump's chief judicial adversaries, is overseeing Rep. Eric Swalwell's lawsuit…
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Judge Roasts Trump’s “Frivolous” Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
It looks like Donald Trump and Alina Habba won’t be getting out of that pesky nearly $1 million fine for filing a particularly petty…
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Judge ends Georgia criminal case against Trump upon new prosecutor's request
A Georgia judge has dismissed the criminal case against President Trump stemming from his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss in the state…
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Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on…
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Judge restricts authority of ICE to make warrantless arrests
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that ICE has been too aggressive in arresting unauthorized immigrants without warrants, saying…
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Judge seeks settlement in 'Alligator Alcatraz' civil rights lawsuit
A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and for Florida to meet next month to hammer out a…
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Judge Kills Trump’s Revenge Cases Against James Comey, Letitia James
Donald Trump’s revenge prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey—and New York Attorney General Letitia James—have been thrown…
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Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies
The US judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google’s advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) on…
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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with ICE
A federal judge ruled Friday that the IRS appears to have broken the law when it reached an agreement to share secret taxpayer data with…
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A Federal Judge Melted Down in Texas’s Gerrymandering Wars
Perhaps the most striking moment comes five pages in, when Smith asked readers to forgive his haste and any flaws in his reasoning or…
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Judge Rips Immigration Agent for Using ChatGPT to Write Protest Report
A federal judge called out federal officers in Chicago for producing unreliable use-of-force reports—noting that at least one had used an…
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Federal judge orders release of 16 migrants detained in Idaho raid, citing due process violations
A federal judge has ordered the release of 16 people detained by immigration officials during an FBI-led raid at a rural Idaho racetrack…
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Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns
A federal judge ruled Thursday that police in the nation's capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat,…
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Trump Prosecutor Attacks Judge After He Questions if She’s a “Puppet”
Those lawmakers were Representatives Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and…
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Judge blocks Trump from ending deportation amnesty for Syrians
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to postpone its plan to end a deportation amnesty for Syrian migrants,…
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Senior judge blasts court for 'pernicious ... misbehavior' in striking down Texas congressional map
Senior Circuit Judge Jerry Smith delivered a scorching takedown of a fellow federal judge on Wednesday, accusing his colleague of…
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Plea negotiations underway with Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant dodge agents
Plea negotiations with a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents are underway as her trial nears, the newly…
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Judge blocks Trump's use of National Guard in Memphis but gives government time to appeal
A Tennessee judge on Monday night blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Donald…
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Judge Orders Trump DOJ to Hand Over All Grand Jury Materials on Comey
The United States, of course, is a “nation of immigrants.” That’s not a lie. No American citizen, with the exception of Native Americans,…
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Judge says government is still blocking immigrants' access to attorneys at L.A. detention facility
A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is still violating detained immigrants' constitutional rights by restricting their…