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Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States. The ruling by US District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal judge on Friday dismissed pro-Trump channel Newsmax’s lawsuit against Fox News just two days after it was filed, calling it a “shotgun” complaint. Newsmax’s lawsuit is a “shotgun pleading,” US District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled, using a term for disorganized complaints that fail to meet certain pleading standards. The lawsuit repeats its allegations in …

A federal magistrate judge on Thursday chastised prosecutors seeking to dismiss a case after a grand jury declined to indict a man charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump, citing a string of other cases they’ve brought recently that failed to return indictments. Judge Zia Faruqui said in an order Thursday that prosecutors had made the “inexcusable” attempt to …

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California enjoined, subject to a 10-day stay, the Department of Defense from using military personnel in California “to execute the laws” unless a proper exception to the Posse Comitatus Act (the PCA, a statutory prohibition on using the military for law enforcement) is …

Burroughs’ footnote said that district courts try to follow Supreme Court rulings, but “the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket rulings regarding grant terminations have not been models of clarity, and have left many issues unresolved.” “This Court understands, of course, that the Supreme Court, like the district courts, is trying to resolve these issues quickly, often on an emergency basis, …

A federal judge excoriated the Justice Department over its handling of criminal cases during the Trump administration’s ongoing federal takeover of Washington, D.C., saying at a hearing Thursday that the department has brought “embarrassment and shame” on the government during its “rush” to charge individuals. U.S. District Judge Zia Faruqui apologized to Edward Dana, a man who was charged for …

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he would not spend, a federal judge has ordered. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled Wednesday that the Republican administration’s decision to withhold the funding was likely illegal. He issued a preliminary injunction ordering the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Thursday angrily accused top Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. Judge Zia Faruqui, a former federal prosecutor, said leaders of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office have tarnished its reputation with how they are handling the deluge …

Judge rules White House ‘pocket rescission’ gambit is illegal  Politico Trump escalates battle to take control of spending away from Congress  CNN Judge blocks Trump’s bid to cut $4bn in US foreign aid  Al Jazeera OMB director says Government Accountability Office “shouldn’t exist”  Axios Trump’s foreign aid clawback rattles Senate ahead of funding fight  Fox News Source link

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered. US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release …