Chris Geidner
Federal Judges Push Back Against Trump Order, Stopping Deportations Nationwide
The ruling out of New York was the first of several Saturday night and Sunday early morning. Rulings out of federal courts in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington — all siding with challengers to Trump's executive order — followed. [Update: A federal judge in California later on Sunday ordered the federal government to return a person deported under Trump's order to the US.]
Chris Geidner
"Administration-Related Changes" Lead To Delay In A Key Transgender Rights Case
The ACLU, meanwhile, seeks to step in to represent the transgender woman at the center of the Michigan case in case the EEOC drops its appeal.
Chris Geidner
The Trump Administration’s Day One Moves Were Copied From Mitt Romney’s Playbook
How the most traditional of Republican planning efforts is helping a radical new presidency get started.
Chris Geidner
Ohio's New Execution Process Has Been Ruled Unconstitutional, Stopping Executions
If the ruling stands, three executions scheduled for the next few months would be halted.
Chris Geidner
That New “Black Site” Plan Isn’t New, It Came From Mitt Romney’s Campaign
A draft of a 2012 executive order proposal for Mitt Romney’s “First 100 Days” is nearly a verbatim match to a draft executive order proposal published by multiple outlets Wednesday.
Ali Watkins
Supreme Court Lets Ruling Against Texas Voter ID Law Stand — For Now
Although the justices turned away Texas' request to hear its defense of the law now, Chief Justice John Roberts made it clear the justices could hear the larger challenge to the law in the future.
Chris Geidner
Top Legal, Ethics Scholars File First Major Lawsuit Against Trump
The lawsuit alleges that President Trump's foreign business interests are leading to constitutional violations. "These violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause pose a grave threat to the United States and its citizens," it claims.
Chris Geidner
Top Trump Civil Rights Official Is An Expert At Defending Republican Redistricting
John Gore, a partner at Jones Day, will play a key role in leading the federal government's enforcement of civil rights laws.
Chris Geidner
Let's Calm Down About Pages "Disappearing" From The White House Website
It's a new site ... because it's a new president.
Chris Geidner
Liberal Watchdog Group Wants To Know If Trump Hotel Is Violating Its Lease
The General Services Administration expressed concerns about whether Donald Trump's D.C. hotel company would violate its lease once Trump became president. Now that he's president, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington wants an "immediate" decision on the lease questions.
Chris Geidner
Justices Consider Whether Lawsuits Over Post-9/11 Detentions Should Be Allowed
The Obama administration argued that lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks should not be allowed. Several of those detained — who were later found to have no links to terrorism — are now suing former Bush administration officials.
Chris Geidner
Justices Skeptical Of Law Allowing Government To Deny Trademarks For "Disparaging" Names
"[Y]ou can say good things about some person or group, but you can't say bad things," Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday, summarizing her skepticism of the government's ability to ban disparaging names from trademark protection.
Chris Geidner
FBI Director's Actions Surrounding Election Face Independent Review
The Justice Department's inspector general announced a wide-ranging review of department actions relating to this past year's election on Thursday.
Chris Geidner
Conservative Lawyer Who Fought For Marriage Equality Backs Jeff Sessions
"I have no reservations about Senator Sessions' ability to handle these issues fairly," Ted Olson says of Sessions — despite Sessions' record opposing same-sex couples' marriage rights and other LGBT rights measures.
Chris Geidner
The Supreme Court Will Lean Conservative Again
The Supreme Court is waiting — but not for much longer. After a year of changes in outlook, the justices now are waiting for Donald Trump to become president and name his nominee for the court.
Chris Geidner
Texas Sues Over Feds' Withholding Of Overseas Execution Drugs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says only "gross incompetence or willful obstruction" explain the delay on a final decision by the US Food and Drug Administration as to whether the state can import execution drugs.
Chris Geidner
Federal Judge Halts Obamacare Transgender, Abortion-Related Protections Nationwide
The same federal judge who stopped enforcement of Obama administration's transgender guidance for schools stopped enforcement of a similar health care rule on Saturday.
Chris Geidner
Ohio Can Keep Execution Drug Supplier Secret From Death Row Inmates
The 2-1 federal appeals court ruling is a loss for death row inmates who are challenging Ohio's execution procedures.
Chris Geidner
North Carolina Officials Seek To Stop Special Elections
In a Friday afternoon filing at the US Supreme Court, North Carolina officials ask Chief Justice John Roberts to halt a lower court order that special elections for North Carolina state legislative seats be held in 2017.
Chris Geidner
Top Trump Aide Won't Take White House Communications Job — Two Days After It Was Announced
Plans announced on Dec. 22 took a turn on Saturday, when Jason Miller — who was to be President-elect Donald Trump's White House communications director — said he would not be taking the job.
Chris Geidner
