Courts & Law
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Ben & Jerry's CEO fired for woke activism: lawsuit
Remaining bosses at Unilever's ice cream company claim it stopped them from supporting detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, denouncing Donald Trump after election last fall.
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Trump DOJ considers invoking state secrets privilege against judge who vetoed deportation flights
Bondi says 21-hour timeframe demanded by Obama nominee to decide whether to invoke state secrets is too fast.
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Trump says administration will appeal USAID ruling
One of DOGE's goals has been to shatter U.S. Agency for International Development in an attempt to shrink the federal government.
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Judge rules Trump improperly fired head of national labor board
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan rejected the White House's argument that removal protections are unconstitutional, stating that Supreme Court verdicts in the past have proved otherwise.
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Justice Department looks to move Mahmoud Khalil case from New York
Khalil is currently being held in Louisiana, but was first sent to New Jersey. He is next expected to appear at an immigration court in Louisiana on March 21.
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Groups sue USAID over order to destroy classified records
The lawsuits questioned whether it will impact the ability of the public to scrutinize the role the DOGE played at USAID, and concerned former USAID employees about whether they can be rehired.
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Judge denies Pulitzer board’s effort to delay Trump defamation case
The ruling paves the way for the discovery process, where Trump’s lawyers are seeking the board’s internal deliberations in its 2018 awards to the New York Times and Washington Post for Russia collusion coverage.
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Perkins Coie law firm sues Trump administration for pulling its security clearances
“The Order imposes these punishments as retaliation for the firm’s association with, and representation of, clients that the President perceives as his political opponents,” Perkins Coie wrote in the suit.
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Judge blocks parts of Trump's order to nix security clearances for law firm linked to Steele Dossier
President Trump issued his executive order against the Perkins Coie law firm last week. Now, a federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, Trump's efforts against the Steele Dossier-linked firm.
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Judge orders DOGE to urgently produce FOIA records, citing 'unprecedented' power and secrecy
The judge said that the "rolling" production of records needs to take place within weeks, including on the department's role in the firing of tens of thousands of government employees, and its widespread access to sensitive government databases.
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Judge finds ‘probable cause’ against Abbey Gate terrorist — with Pakistan front-and-center
A federal judge found there was "probable cause" to continue detaining the ISIS-K terrorist charged as a co-conspirator in the Abbey Gate attack. An FBI agent took the witness stand at the hearing where Pakistan's role drew scrutiny.
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Judge blocks deportation order for Palestinian activist and Columbia grad student
Khalil, who helped organize the demonstrations demanding a ceasefire in Gaza last year, is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Colorado law that bans conversion therapy
The justices will be hearing the arguments of a Christian therapist who argues the ban violates her free speech under the First Amendment.