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'Entirely inappropriate': Judge rejects Trump admin request to stay discovery in lawsuit over dismantling USAID

Colin KalmbacherJan 31st
'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
'A meaningful burden': Judge gives Trump huge win, says deposing DOGE staff cannot stop government from enacting 'permanent' USAID 'shutdown'

Colin KalmbacherMay 27th
'Seriously misapprehended': Trump DOJ insists it's not shredding and burning 'essential' USAID documents, claims the docs are meaningless copies

Chris PerezMar 12th
'Ongoing destruction of evidence': Trump admin shredding and burning 'classified' USAID docs with info that's 'essential' for rehiring unlawfully fired workers, unions say

Chris PerezMar 11th
'Unbridled view of Executive power': Trump's decision to 'unlawfully impound funds' appropriated by Congress for USAID was unconstitutional, judge rules

Chris PerezMar 11th
'Earth-shaking, country-shaking proposition': Judge scoffs at Trump administration's claim on president's ability to override Congress on foreign spending

Jerry LambeMar 7th
'Amy Coney Barrett was a mistake': Conservatives and MAGA influencers fume over Trump-appointed justice siding against president on foreign funding freeze

Jerry LambeMar 5th
'I am stunned': Justice Alito slams colleagues' refusal to let Trump keep billions in foreign aid frozen as rewarding 'an act of judicial hubris'

Jerry LambeMar 5th
'Government cannot just press a button': Trump DOJ blasts $2 billion 'pay-or-else order' that requires it to cough up federal funds following USAID freeze in SCOTUS bid

Chris PerezMar 3rd
'Will no doubt result in preventable deaths': USAID official placed on leave over memo detailing results of Trump admin's foreign aid freeze

Jerry LambeMar 3rd
'Very unusual procedural posture': Justice Barrett opinion used to push SCOTUS to reinstate block of Trump funding freeze that exacerbates 'emergency of their own making'

Jerry LambeMar 1st
'The president's power is at its apex': Chief Justice grants Trump's request to continue freeze on foreign aid just hours ahead of court-ordered $2 billion payment deadline

Jerry LambeFeb 27th
'Government is not above the law': Trump admin 'abjectly defied' court order, filed appeal in 'last ditch effort' to withhold federal funds, aid groups say

Jerry LambeFeb 26th
'Profoundly erroneous': Trump admin says Biden-appointed judge's order requiring 'immediate outlay' of nearly $2 billion is 'without legal basis'

Jerry LambeFeb 26th
'I can't get a straight answer from you': Judge loses patience with Trump admin lawyer for repeatedly ignoring court order unfreezing USAID funds, issues harsh evidentiary demands

Colin KalmbacherFeb 25th