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'Conceded the merits': Judge issues injunction barring Trump admin from using taxpayer funds for 'partisan campaign' ads, finds DHS likely violated the law

Colin KalmbacherOct 28th
'Campaign of retaliation': Trump dismantling storied research institute is 'collateral damage' in crusade against Colorado after telling governor to 'rot in Hell,' lawsuit says

Colin KalmbacherMar 18th
'Unlawful power grab': Appeals court upholds block of Trump's 'categorical' spending freeze, but declines to force payments in light of SCOTUS opinion

Colin KalmbacherMar 17th
'Appears contrived': Judge scolds Trump admin for using AI to generate after-the-fact excuse for targeting 'sanctuary' states with massive cuts to public health funding

Colin KalmbacherMar 13th
'The president's authority is at its lowest ebb': States sue Trump admin over plans to cut 'critical' renewable energy and infrastructure programs

Colin KalmbacherFeb 19th
'This action is lawless': States sue Trump admin to preempt public health funding cuts, quickly win restraining order

Colin KalmbacherFeb 13th
'Must be made publicly available': Judge dings Trump admin for violating court order over access to hidden spending plans in win for transparency groups

Colin KalmbacherJan 30th
'It is not complicated': Judge lectures DOJ lawyer over 'inaccurate interpretation' of court order barring Trump admin from firing government workers during shutdown

Colin KalmbacherOct 18th
Judge drags Trump admin into court for emergency hearing after 'credible sources' say layoffs will continue despite restraining order

Colin KalmbacherOct 17th
'Cannot be tolerated': Astonished judge tears into DOJ attorney over firing government workers during shutdown, says union layoffs are 'illegal and in excess of authority'

Colin KalmbacherOct 15th
'Bookmark not defined': Trump admin files error-filled motion in case about federal worker layoffs during government shutdown

Colin KalmbacherOct 11th
'Intrudes on its plenary power': DC Circuit shreds Trump admin for attempting to cut Congress 'purse strings' by concealing spending data, demands that it be made public

Chris PerezAug 10th
Citing 'constitutional prerogatives,' Trump admin ratchets up court fight in DC Circuit after federal judge's command to 'stop violating the law!'

Matt NahamJul 24th
'Stop violating the law!': Federal judge blasts Trump admin's 'extravagant and unsupported theory' for hiding spending decisions from the public

Matt NahamJul 21st
'Nationwide slash-and-burn campaign': States sue Trump admin over use of 'subclause buried in federal regulations' to cut federal funding for congressionally-approved projects

Colin KalmbacherJun 24th
'Turned the constitutional structure upside down': Trump admin asks SCOTUS to halt 'indefensible' court order and permit mass termination of federal workers

Jerry LambeJun 2nd