Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump DEI executive orders
A federal judge temporarily blocked some of President Trump's executive orders that sought to end his support for federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. US District Judge Adam B. Abelson, former President Biden appointee; issued A provisional injunction on Friday prevents the administration from changing or termination contracts considered DEI-related. The federal judge also […]
South Korea Blocks China’s DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company
The Chinese Communist government threw the right thing on Tuesday after South Korea banned China's new Deepseek artificial intelligence (AI) on security and data privacy grounds. Beijing accused Seoul of “politicizing” technology, but the Koreans caught Deepseek Red Handed, sending user personal data back to China. Korea's Privacy Policy Committee (PIPC) I said This is […]
U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thwarted former President Joe Biden's savings for his valuable education (SAVE) plan. CNBC It has been reported The decision by the appeals court comes after “seven Republican-led states” filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education's save plan, with Biden not “power to establish a save plan,” […]
Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid a greater drive to effectively dismantle the institution. The Trump administration is prohibited from firing or issuing CFPB employees without reason as part of an agreement reached between the Justice Department and the National Treasury […]
Court blocks Biden admin’s airline fee transparency rule
Erin Witt, director of Consumer Protection for the American Consumer Federation, explains why federal courts have suspended airline junk rate transparency rules. The rules that would have required the country's biggest airline to disclose service charges, such as additional baggage fees and re-booking fees, were blocked by the federal court of appeals, threatened the possibility […]
White House blocks Associated Press from Oval Office, Air Force One over ‘dishonest’ Gulf of America reporting
The White House blocked Associated Press from its oval office and Air Force 1 as news organizations refrained from renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. On his first day in office, President Trump instructed the Department of Home Affairs to change the Gulf of Mexico to the name of the Gulf […]
Fourth judge blocks Trump’s birthright executive order
The fourth federal judge blocked President Trump's executive order to limit US birthright citizenship. In the pair's lawsuit, US District Judge Leo Sorokin said it is “very likely” that 19 states, the District of Columbia and a group of nonprofits will win the merits of their claims to the Trump administration. I agreed to that. […]
Judge temporarily blocks termination of USAID contracts in place before Trump inauguration
On Wednesday, a federal judge will temporarily suspend the government's efforts to temporarily terminate foreign aid contracts and grants before President Trump's inauguration amid the fight over the future of foreign aid in Washington. I ordered him to do so. The order also temporarily prevents the Trump administration from issuing or enforceing an end, halt, […]
Judge blocks Trump admin directive capping costs tied to federal research grants
The judge temporarily suspended an order by the Trump administration that capped the overhead costs sent to universities and other agencies hosting federally funded research projects. The directive, which came into effect Monday, sparked criticism from research institutions claiming the new rules would have devastating consequences. He was immediately challenged in court by 22 Democratic […]
Dem-appointed judge blocks Trump buyout again after 65,000 deep-staters have already accepted it
Less than a week later, a federal judge issued a restraining order against the massive takeovers the Trump administration had provided to millions of federal employees. On Monday, a small number of unions alleged that the “deferred resignation” provided by the Human Resources Administration was a “last notice” to “seek for federal workers to resign […]