Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Education Department From Terminating DEI Teacher Grants
A Biden-appointed judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Department of Education (DOE) attempt to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars worth of teacher training programs to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Litigation Estimated costs have been submitted to DOE and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, […]
Judge blocks anti-Israel Columbia agitator from deportation
A federal judge in Manhattan held that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil should not be deported on Monday “unless the court orders something else.” Halil, who led the anti-Israel protests and camp on the Columbia University campus, was taken into custody on New York City's Upper West Side on Saturday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
Federal judge blocks Denver Public Schools from stopping ICE raids at schools
A federal judge has opposed attempts to stop immigration officials from the Denver Public Schools System from blocking attacks on school grounds, marking the Trump administration's victory, which appears to intensify deportation efforts. US District Judge Daniel Domenico said Denver public schools were unable to prove that the recent decline in student attendance at schools […]
Federal judge blocks NIH from implementing 15% indirect cost rate for grants
A federal judge blocked the National Institutes of Health from implementing policies to suppress how much it pays for indirect costs associated with grants. Last month, NIH announced plans to set a 15% rate nationwide. “The United States needs to do the best medical research in the world. Therefore, it is important to ensure that […]
Judge blocks Trump admin from mass dismissals of probationary federal employees
A California judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday, saying the department and agencies began firing federal workers on probation that were recently employed, and that the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) has no authority to fire employees. The move challenged OPM's mass termination during court hearings over cases from trade unions and other groups. […]
Supreme Court blocks judge’s order that would have forced Trump admin to release billions in foreign aid
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit challenging the freezing of federal funds from the U.S. International Development Agency. Temporarily the best court on the land It's blocked Orders from US District Judge Amir H. Ali until the court could become more heavily on the case. Ali had given […]
Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks DOGE from Accessing Department of Education Records
A federal judge in Greenbelt, Maryland, blocks the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which works to expose government waste, blocking access to certain Department of Education (DOE) records . “On Monday, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said: “At one point on Monday for access to Doge's records in DOED, including personal confidential information about Americans, […]
Federal judge blocks immigration raids at certain churches
A coalition of religious groups successfully suspended new rules under the Trump administration, allowing federal officials to enter the worship house to enforce immigration laws. In response to lawsuits from groups of Quaker, Baptist and Sikh Church congregations, Obama-ordered federal judges in Maryland have come to Biden-era rules where the Trump administration controls immigration enforcement […]
Federal judge blocks Trump’s immigration crackdown inside some houses of worship
Federal judges blocked the Trump administration from identifying and arresting immigrant raids within several places of worship on Monday in response to lawsuits filed by Quakers and other religious groups. Maryland District Court Judge Theodore Chuan's narrow interim injunction applies only to six Quaker encounter homes in Sikh temples in Sacramento, California, a place of […]
Hochul slams Trump’s ‘King’ remark after president blocks congestion pricing toll in NYC
New York Governor Kathy Hochul defended the state's crowd pricing program in New York City, opposed President Donald Trump's “king” remarks after his administration moved to block plans. It's there. Hochul appeared on CBS's “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he was asked about a one-on-one oval office meeting with Trump at the White House […]