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Judge declines to block DOGE from taking over African development agency

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to stop Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the US African Development Foundation (USADF). US District Judge Richard Leon refused An attempt to move USADF chair, to keep Ward Brehm His work and Prevents Peter Marrocco, acting chief of the US International Aid Agency (USAID), from taking control of […]

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 sides with transgender baby-killer, orders surgery at ‘earliest opportunity’

A federal district judge in Indiana has again ordered the State Department (IDOC) to arrange for sexual assignment surgery for transgender inmates convicted of reckless murder of babies, marking the latest developments in an ongoing legal narrative that challenges Indiana law banning proceedings. The incident is now in its second year and involves the demand […]

Judge Amir Ali orders the Trump administration to pay $2 billion in USAID funds

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to pay the remaining foreign aid that was borne by contractors for the work completed, saying the administration likely violated the separation of the doctrine of authority by “illegally infringing” nearly $2 billion in funds allocated by Congress. Biden's appointee, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, said […]

Mistrial declared in case against California judge accused of murdering his wife

The Associated Press confirmed that a false hearing was declared in the 2023 murder of an Orange County judge accused of shooting and killing his wife. The judge declared a false report Monday after a ju judge failed to reach a unanimous verdict against Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, who was accused of shooting and killing his […]

DOGE likely subject to open records law, judge rules

Government Efficiency (DOGE) may be subject to the Federal Judge Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). He ruled late Mondayrejects the Trump administration's position that the group does not have to respond to public records requests. US District Judge Christopher Cooper has discovered that Doge exercises substantial authority independent of the president, which is the subject […]

Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to announce payments for foreign aid under certain existing contracts, but stopped removing cancellations of mass contracts due to subsequent reviews. US District Judge Amir Ali, appointing former President Biden, has determined that the International Development Organization (USAID) bill must be paid by February 13th based […]

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) […]