Appeals court temporarily halts contempt inquiry over deportation flights
A divided panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily paused an effort by District Court Judge James Boasberg to further investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt by refusing to turn around two flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members who were sent to a notorious prison in El … Read more
Appeals Court Pauses for Now Contempt Proposal by Trial Judge
Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. Source link
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes
A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate. Source link
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes
A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate. Source link
Judge Temporarily Halts Mass Firings at Consumer Bureau
The court barred the Trump administration from laying off nearly 1,500 workers at the agency until at least April 28. Source link
First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence
House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “anti-American” and “improper” content from the vast network of museums and national parks. The top Democrat of … Read more
White House changes COVID.gov web page to page supporting lab leak theory
The White House has redirected COVID.gov to a new landing page called “Lab Leak: True Origins of COVID-19,” which makes a five-point argument for the theory that COVID-19 originated from a mistaken lab leak in Wuhan, China. Web page for https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ on April 18, 2025. The White House The new site appears to use theories from … Read more
In Trump Attack on Harvard, Punishment Precedes Due Process
The legal underpinnings of the administration’s broadsides against universities and schools stretch precedents and cut corners. Source link
FSU Shooting Suspect Was Shaped by Guns, Extreme Views and Chaotic Childhood
His biological mother said in an interview on Friday that she was bewildered by the attack, and had been against the presence of firearms in her son’s life. Source link