Tag: Federal Courts

Plaintiff Hazel V., 13, of Eugene, Ore., spoke during a news conference outside the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel heard oral arguments over whether President Trump and his administration can evade a constitutional climate change trial. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Energy and Environment

Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to shut down kids’ climate change lawsuit

Josh Siegel · March 7, 2018 9:44 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra asked for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's decision to withhold a law enforcement grant to the state, but a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled against taking that step. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Federal judge allows Trump to withhold grants to California as part of sanctuary city crackdown

Melissa Quinn · March 6, 2018 8:08 pm

Judge Roger W. Titus ruled late Monday President Trump acted within his authority in his plan to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal judge in Maryland rules Trump had the right to end DACA in win for administration

Anna Giaritelli · March 6, 2018 4:02 am

Neither the House nor the Senate is expected to take up a gun control measure next week, despite urging from the public and President Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Next week: Congress to focus on spending, reg reform instead of stalled gun bill

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2018 2:00 pm

Whose Building is it Anyway?

Philip Terzian · March 2, 2018 9:34 pm

Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is currently under court supervision and had received approval from Judge Amy Berman Jackson for a Boston trip after he pleaded guilty and agreed to comply with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe last week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rick Gates cancels Boston trip in response to online threats

Diana Stancy Correll · March 2, 2018 2:29 am

Illinois government employee Mark Janus has challenged an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Unions likely to face another Supreme Court challenge after Janus

Sean Higgins · February 28, 2018 2:20 am

U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Tuesday rejected arguments by the state of California and advocacy groups that the Trump administration overreached by waiving laws requiring environmental and other reviews before construction on a southern border wall could begin. (AP Photo/Elliott Spagat, File)

Hispanic judge Trump once disparaged as ‘Mexican’ rules in favor of border wall construction

Kelly Cohen · February 27, 2018 10:08 pm

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates has pleaded guilty to two charges: conspiracy against the United States and making a false statement to federal investigators. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP lobbyist holds second fundraiser to help Rick Gates with legal fees

Melissa Quinn · February 27, 2018 9:59 pm

The Trump administration's March 5 deadline will come and go without imperiling the so-called "Dreamers" as the case works its way through an appeals process that could take up to a year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

On DACA, Trump and Democrats live to fight another day

W. James Antle III · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

The Supreme Court in 2012 determined Obamacare's individual mandate was allowed because it was a tax, amid arguments by opponents that it was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

20 states sue Trump administration to end Obamacare after mandate repeal

Kimberly Leonard · February 27, 2018 12:36 am

After the recent school shooting in Florida, gun control has once again become a topic of national public debate. The judiciary branch is just as divided as the common man. (iStock)

Is Trump’s push for an AR-15 age limit constitutional?

Steven Nelson · February 25, 2018 5:01 am