U.S. Supreme Court justices conducted a searching inquiry Thursday regarding the Trump administration's quest to curtail sweeping injunctions against its agenda, sometimes sounding sympathetic but also wary of alternative remedies and the White House's willingness to accept any future courtroom losses.
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The Wisconsin state judge arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest moved to dismiss the "unprecedented" federal criminal case against her on Wednesday, claiming it blatantly violates the separation of powers principles at the heart of the U.S. Constitution.
Farm groups on Wednesday countered the Trump administration's bid to further halt litigation challenging a Biden-era H-2A wage rule, telling a Florida federal judge there's no need to delay further for the U.S. Department of Labor to get familiarized with the case.
A Texas federal judge joined a chorus of other courts that have slammed the brakes on President Donald Trump's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to remove alleged Tren de Aragua gang members from the United States, saying the policy likely violates a slew of federal laws.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed criminal smuggling charges against a Russian national and Harvard Medical School researcher who has been challenging her months-long detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she returned to the U.S. from Europe carrying frog embryos.
A Virginia federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Georgetown University fellow that the Trump administration detained and initiated removal proceedings against while his habeas case is pending.
A California federal judge issued an injunction Wednesday in multiple cases challenging the Trump administration's termination of foreign students' F-1 visa records, rejecting the government's arguments that its recent policy change eliminates the likelihood students will be irreparably harmed, but he held off on deciding whether to grant nationwide relief.
The Canadian CEO of a cannabis agricultural equipment company claims federal authorities have again illegally denied him entry into the United States, despite the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's recent assurance it had revoked a previous removal order while seeking to dodge his lawsuit in Seattle federal court.
A D.C. federal judge suggested he might need more in an administrative record to decide whether to reinstate government-backed legal assistance programs for detained noncitizens after a late filing from the feds suggested congressionally appropriated funds would still go out but to different recipients.