A federal judge in West Virginia released an immigrant from custody after government lawyers falsely claimed he had a criminal history, highlighting the mistakes being made by Department of Justice lawyers and Homeland Security officials in the surge of court orders following Trump’s immigration reforms.
The Trump administration’s attacks on the federal judiciary have increased threats to judges, creating a dangerous climate that undermines the independence of the judicial branch and threatens democracy.
The U.S. Department of Justice has violated court orders in New Jersey more than 50 times, due to the Trump administration’s mass deportation expansion, according to a Politico report.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the transfer of 20 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden to the highly restrictive ADX Florence facility, citing serious constitutional concerns.
The ACLU of Minnesota filed an updated class-action complaint alleging federal immigration agents used excessive force against observers and protesters during Operation Metro Surge, adding testimony from over 80 Minnesotans.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal, with a majority of federal judges ruling against the administration’s new detention policies.
A federal judge has blocked California’s law banning federal and local law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations, ruling that the statute likely violates the Constitution, but upheld the requirement that all law enforcement officers must display visible identification.
Federal Public Defenders Rebecca Abel and Kyra Nickell successfully defended a client accused of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during an immigration protest, marking their sixth trial involving alleged protest-related violence tied to immigration enforcement.
The Supreme Court declined to reject a lower court ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, raising questions about the judiciary’s longstanding “presumption of regularity” and whether courts should continue granting the federal government a broad presumption of factual accuracy.
Federal immigration officers are now asserting new authority to forcibly enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge, despite a federal judge ruling such conduct unconstitutional after a family’s home was broken into with only an administrative warrant.
The Trump administration and HUD’s policy moves have created confusion and instability for local agencies relying on federal housing grants, leaving administrators uncertain about how to comply with shifting federal directives while maintaining services in their communities.
The Supreme Court ruled that restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is criminal punishment, and that the government can no longer retroactively hike interest or extend payment deadlines on old cases, effectively moving the goalposts on people who have already served their time.
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel California to turn over its full, unredacted statewide voter registration list, rejecting what voting rights groups described as an unlawful attempt to obtain voters’ sensitive personal information.
Death Penalty Action protested the federal government’s pursuit of the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione, raising concerns about the politicization of capital punishment and the inconsistency and inequity in its use.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts denied the government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction requiring ICE to maintain humane conditions in its San Francisco detention facility, ruling that the injunction applies to all areas used for short-term confinement and is not limited to a single floor of the building.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully moved to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, restoring protections for roughly 60,000 people and rebuking the administration for disregarding statutory requirements and basic principles of administrative law.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a multistate lawsuit challenging a Trump administration declaration that could restrict access to gender-affirming care by threatening doctors and hospitals with the loss of federal health funding.
A federal judge in Northern California has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that authorized widespread arrests of immigrants at immigration courthouses, finding the policy likely violates federal administrative law and has undermined access to justice.
A federal judge has ruled that California laws and policies designed to protect LGBTQ+ public school students from being forcibly outed to their families violate the U.S. Constitution, potentially placing transgender and gender-nonconforming students at increased risk while an appeal proceeds.
A federal district court in California has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to re-arrest and re-detain immigrants whom the government had previously released, ruling that the policy violates federal law and due process.