The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Oregon's Department of Human Services from denying a woman the ability to adopt siblings after she refused to comply with gender identity pronouns.
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) praised U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday for issuing a potential criminal contempt ruling against the Trump administration over deportation orders. Speaking on CNN, Raskin called Boasberg a “great judicial hero” for confronting what he described as defiance of federal law.
A federal appeals court ruled this week that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may access records in the Education Department, the Treasury Department, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
A court hearing in Fairfield, California, descended into chaos Tuesday as a transgender-identifying male murder suspect was removed from the courtroom for a second time due to disruptive behavior. Alexander “Somni” Leatham, 29, who identifies as a transgender woman, is one of two members of the radical transgender anarchist group known as the “Zizians” facing charges in a 2022 murder and attempted murder case.
Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order rescinding President Lyndon B. Johnson's Executive Order 11246, which mandated affirmative action in federal government contracting. The new policy eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements in the federal workforce and contracting, shifting the focus to a merit-based system. The administration noted this change as a commitment to rewarding individual skills, performance, and hard work over identity-based hiring quotas.
