A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan gang members.
Wisconsin Circuit Judge Monica Isham has threatened to refuse to hold court after Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested for hiding an illegal immigrant from federal authorities.
Despite DOGE’s remarkable track record of saving American taxpayers $150 billion, U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction limiting its access to Social Security Administration (SSA) data, citing privacy concerns.
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.
Workers at the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcast networks filed a motion requesting a restraining order against the news outlets being shut down. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth granted the request and further ordered that “the defendants and their agents take no steps and impose no obligations relating to closing out the plaintiff's grant.”
Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill intended to limit the ability of federal district court judges to issue orders against the executive branch.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to transfer two transgender, biological male inmates to women's facilities.
