With Congress on the sidelines, judges and world leaders defy Trump
Federal judges have lifetime tenure, and foreign leaders answer to their own citizenry. For now, they’re acting as the emergency brakes to Trump as he pushes to remake the world.
Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
Attorneys general in New York and Rhode Island are backing a federal judge's decision to extend a block barring the Trump ...
Judge blocks Trump administration federal funding freeze in response to Oregon lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempts to pause federal funding programs in response to a ...
Federal judge orders release of withheld funding as Colorado leaders decry “real pain” of holdups
A new court order for the Trump administration to release federal funding Thursday was the latest mandating the undoing of a ...
Federal judge rejects request to block DOGE staff from Treasury system
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request to block employees with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from ...
Federal Judge orders JBLM soldier accused of selling secrets to remain in custody
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Tacoma ordered an active-duty JBLM soldier to remain in federal custody amid allegations he and two others sold defense secrets to Chinese interests. First Lt. Li Tian ...
Judge allows authors’ AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward
A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the ...
Federal judge stops homeless encampment sweep for Vallejo woman
A federal judge has sided with a Vallejo woman with disabilities who lives in a makeshift shelter and halted the city from ...