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The Hill on MSN.com · 6d

‘Here we are again’ — federal district courts piling on injunctions to stop Trump

“ Here we are again .” Those words of Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick may be the only uncontested line in his opinion this week, enjoining the Trump Administration from withholding federal funds to “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
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How many federal judges are there in Houston? Vacancies will linger into Trump's next term

There are nine judges that hold senior ... the bill How do vacant court positions get filled? The way a federal district court judge is chosen is the same, whether the position is for a district ...
Washington Examiner on MSN.com · 1d

Trump nominates first federal judge of his second term

President Donald Trump announced late Thursday night that he would nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. It is his first federal judicial nomination since returning to the White House in January.
Icon for www.foxnews.comFox News · 24d

Trump-backed bill to rein in federal judges gets House-wide vote

The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill to limit federal district court ... Issa's bill would limit district judges – of which there are more than 670 – from issuing ...
Icon for www.detroitnews.comDetroit News · 23d

House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges

Washington – The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue ... a comparable bill, but there's little chance ...
Associated Press News on MSN.com · 1d

Trump’s agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

The Justice Department is struggling to represent President Donald Trump’s positions in court. The department last week suffered losses that dealt a setback to the Republican administration’s agenda.
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · 23d

Federal Judges Hear Arguments From NAACP, State Officials Over New Legislative Districts

Federal Judges Hear Arguments From NAACP ... redrew the state’s 174 legislative districts in 2022. Two U.S. district judges, Daniel Jordan III and Sul Ozerden, and one U.S. Fifth Circuit ...
New York Post · 7d

Video shows moment feds arrest ex-Judge Joel Cano and wife for allegedly sheltering illegal Tren de Aragua gang member

New video captured the moment a recently retired New Mexico judge and his wife were hauled away in cuffs by the feds for allegedly sheltering a suspected Tren de Aragua gangbanger at their home.
Los Angeles Times on MSN.com · 9d

Trump fires more immigration judges in what some suspect is a move to bend courts to his will

Congressional members warn that bottlenecked courts will be hurt as Trump administration fire immigration judges, demand that Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi explain
Icon for www.khou.comKHOU 11 · 23d

House passes bill limiting federal judges' nationwide injunctions

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue ... bill, but there's little chance it could ...
Icon for www.msn.comThe Associated Press on MSN.com · 9d

Who is Paula Xinis, the federal judge overseeing the Abrego Garcia case?

Xinis was born in Mineola, New York, graduated from the University of Virginia and went to Yale Law School. She clerked for Judge Diana Gribbon Motz on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She was an assistant federal public defender in Maryland and adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 2d

Tom Horne publishes list of Arizona schools that have not signed Trump's DEI compliance letter

Multiple federal judges last week blocked the U.S. Department of Education from withholding federal funding from schools that do not sign the form.
The Associated Press on MSN.com · 4d

Another federal judge expresses skepticism over Trump law firm executive orders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism on the legality of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was punishment.
The Columbus Dispatch · 8d

Federal judges block Trump administration's anti-DEI certification form for schools

Three judges limited the Trump administration's ability to cut off funding to public schools that engage in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
The Troy Messenger · 3d

The new Second Congressional District

The partisan complexion of Alabama’s Congressional delegation has changed from six Republicans and one lone Democrat to five Republicans and two Democrats. This change was orchestrated by federal court decree.
Icon for www.providencejournal.comThe Providence Journal · 9d

Melissa DuBose dons robes as RI's newest U.S. District Court judge

Judge DuBose is sworn in as the federal court fields five lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's administration.
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · 23d

Republican-Led House Passes Bill to Limit Nationwide Orders From Federal District Judges

Republican-Led House Passes Bill to Limit Nationwide Orders From Federal District Judges WASHINGTON (AP ... has sponsored a comparable bill, but there's little chance it could overcome ...
Icon for www.wthr.comWTHR · 23d

House passes bill limiting federal judges' nationwide injunctions

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide ... has sponsored a comparable bill, but there's little chance it could overcome a Democratic ...
Icon for www.bostonglobe.comThe Boston Globe · 23d

Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue ... comparable bill, but there’s little chance ...