Trump administration, sanctuary laws and federal immigration
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Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions
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Despite a panel of federal judges picking another person for the job, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba — who until the last few months had zero prosecutorial experience — is the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. At least for now.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to drop narco-terrorism charges against a man they have alleged is one of the gang’s leaders.
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California judge orders Trump administration to reinstate services to separated migrant families
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw on Thursday ordered the federal government — again — to reinstate lapsed contracts with legal support and social service providers in order to remedy its breach of the settlement agreement.
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The New Republic on MSNFederal Judge Kills Trump’s Plan to Get Out of Releasing Epstein Files
Trump over the weekend requested that grand jury transcripts related to United States v. Epstein be unsealed—a seeming sop to his angry supporters that falls far short of the release of all Epstein-related Justice Department files, which many are demanding. But on Wednesday, a federal judge in Florida denied the DOJ’s request.
Earlier this month, her attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government could seek capital punishment in the case. The government opposed that extension.
Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., the judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee, has given generously to Democrats throughout his legal career.
A case involving the Consumer Product Safety Commission is the latest example of the Supreme Court policing the ability of lower courts to block, or reverse, actions by the White House.
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New Jersey federal judges sideline Alina Habba as top prosecutor, Trump's DOJ ousts her replacement
The state's district judges voted to replace Alina Habba with her top assistant, who was ousted by the Justice Department hours later.