US judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries
- 05-Jun-2026
A federal judge on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had adopted a series of unlawful policies that have barred people from 39 countries from receiving decisions on applications for asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship. Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, struck down, opens new tab a […]
US judge blocks deportation of CCDH boss amid Trump crackdown
- 29-Dec-2025
A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Trump administration from arresting or deporting Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The New York Times reports that Ahmed is among five researchers and regulators whose work on online abuse and disinformation has angered the U.S. State Department, which announced this week that […]
US judge says will block Trump freeze on foreign students at Harvard
- 30-May-2025
A US judge will temporarily halt the Trump administration’s efforts to block Harvard university from enrolling and hosting foreign students, judge Allison Burroughs said at a hearing in Boston on Thursday. The eventual order “gives some protection to international students” as Harvard and the administration prepare to make their cases, she said. Earlier, Harvard began […]
Setback for Trump as US judge halts rapid deportations
- 19-Apr-2025
A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being persecuted, tortured or killed there. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s preliminary injunction was the latest setback to an immigration crackdown launched by President […]
US judge declares Trump’s firing of watchdog agency head illegal
- 02-Mar-2025
A U.S. judge on Saturday declared President Donald Trump‘s firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to be decided at the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington had previously ruled Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of […]
US judge halts Trump administration’s calls for mass firings at agencies
- 28-Feb-2025
A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said during a hearing that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked […]
US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship
- 24-Jan-2025
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump‘s administration on Thursday from implementing the Republican president’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” Seattle-based U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order, opens new tab at the urging of four Democratic-led states – Washington, Arizona, Illinois and […]
Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $1 million giveaway in US election
- 31-Oct-2024
A judge ordered all parties, including Elon Musk, to attend a court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday in a lawsuit seeking to stop a political action committee controlled by the billionaire from awarding $1 million to registered US voters in battleground states ahead of the Nov. 5 US election. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office filed […]
US judge formally postpones Trump’s 2020 election subversion trial
- 03-Feb-2024
A U.S. judge on Friday formally postponed former President Donald Trump’s trial on federal charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results, which was scheduled to begin next month. The delay, which was widely expected, stems from an appeal by Trump on claims that he is immune from prosecution for official actions taken […]
US judge strikes down law barring handgun sales to under 21
- 12-May-2023
A federal judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws that block the sale of handguns to buyers under the age of 21, ruling they violate constitutional rights to possess firearms. The ruling, which the Justice Department is expected to challenge, will not take effect until judge Robert Payne, of the U.S. District Court for […]