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'As startling as it is erroneous': Appeals court allows Trump to gut foreign aid over angry dissent from judge who accuses majority of doing DOJ's work for them

Colin KalmbacherAug 13th
'Courts are not advocates': Trump admin accused judge in Alien Enemies Act case of acting like he can order 'invasion of a foreign country'

Matt NahamJun 11th
Trump hits judicial jackpot as all 3 judges on appeals court panel overseeing tariffs challenge were appointed by him

Colin KalmbacherJun 3rd
'Especially perplexing': Appeals court rejects Steve Bannon's bid to reconsider contempt of Congress conviction, Trump-appointed judge strongly dissents

Colin KalmbacherMay 28th
'This Court has rejected similar fishing expeditions': Trump DOJ sprints to SCOTUS to keep DOGE's 'most sensitive workings' in the shadows

Chris PerezMay 21st
'Forfeited its primary objection': Watchdog allowed to probe DOGE's inner workings after Trump admin dropped the ball on raising separation-of-powers issues, appeals court says

Chris PerezMay 14th
'We have already accommodated the government': Appeals court does complete 180 — shuts down Trump's ability to fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff

Colin KalmbacherApr 29th
'No such power … is given to the President': Full appeals court thwarts Trump's firing of Biden-appointed board members, setting stage for SCOTUS showdown

Jerry LambeApr 7th
'The president's removal power is the rule, not the exception': DOJ says Trump can fire Biden-appointed civil service board chair, and appellate court agrees — again

Jerry LambeMar 31st
'Should not let this aberrational result stand': Civil service board chair fired by Trump implores full appeals court for one more chance to keep her job

Colin KalmbacherMar 29th
'The government's errors are unsurprising': Judge asked to enjoin Trump's deportation plans after ICE allegedly mistook 'autism awareness' and 'soccer' tattoos for gang affiliations

Colin KalmbacherMar 29th
'Cries out for this Court's intervention': Trump takes contentious deportations case to SCOTUS, pleads for an end to 'rule-by-TRO'

Marisa SarnoffMar 28th
'The government is mistaken': Appeals court strongly rubbishes Trump admin efforts to deport without due process, keeps lower court's restraining order in place

Colin KalmbacherMar 26th
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to capital's ban on 'extra large capacity magazines'

Elura NanosOct 30th
'We answer no': Federal appeals court dashes Trump's claims of 'absolute immunity' for 'actions leading up to and on January 6' — for now

Matt NahamDec 1st
'An unprecedented First Amendment issue': Trump cites gag order appeal as reason for Thanksgiving extension to support three-pronged attack on Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case

Matt NahamNov 13th