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Judge orders transfer of detained Tufts student from Louisiana to Vermont

A federal judge ordered Tufts University student Le Mesa Ozturk, who was detained late last month, to transfer from Louisiana’s detention center to Vermont by the beginning of next month. District Judge William Session on Friday ruled that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) would move Tufts’ doctoral student Ozturk to Vermont until […]

Judge Blocks Trump Admin Deporting to 3rd Countries Without Due Process

A federal judge has prevented the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to countries that condemn them without a legitimate process. In his decision Friday, US District Judge Brian Murphy argued that the Trump administration cannot “deport illegal immigrants to a country that is not expressly mentioned in the order to remove them without first […]

Judge allows ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony in Idaho student stabbings trial

Brian Coberger said he was suspected in a series of orders released Friday regarding allegations from both sides of the murder of an Idaho student stabbing. “In this case, the DM’s testimony about ‘bulging brows’ is very relevant,” Judge Stephen Hippler wrote at his order using the witness’s initials. “DMs are the only witnesses for […]

Maine trans athlete battle: Biden judge rules against Laurel Libby

A federal judge ruled Friday against Maine Assemblyman Laurel Libby in a lawsuit in the state legislature that overturned her accusation. Libby was criticized on February 15th in a social media post identifying trans athletes who won the Women’s State Pole Vault title. The judge who ruled was Judge Melissa Dubose of Rhode Island’s U.S. […]

Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson orders halt to Trump admin’s CFPB terminations

A Washington, D.C.-based federal judge temporarily suspended the Trump administration on Friday Planned mass layoffs At the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shortly after the Court of Appeal narrowed her previous injunction. The order of US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson temporarily blocks termination. This cut the department’s workforce by about 90% to determine whether […]

Judge Temporarily Limits DOGE’s Access to SSA Data

The Elon Musk-led Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is under the latest restrictions following a recent decision by Baltimore US District Judge Ellen Hollander. Doge’s access is restricted with the Associated Press (AP), the Social Security system that includes personal data about citizens around the country. It has been reported On Thursday, Hollander noted that […]