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Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.The appeals court heard arguments Monday over the Trump administration's use of the ...
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees
(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a district court judge's order that 16,000 terminated federal probationary employees across six agencies and departments be immediately reinstated.The request is the latest challenge to a nationwide preliminary injunction ...
21 state attorneys general sue to block Department of Educations dismantling
(WASHINGTON) -- A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration to block the dismantling of the Department of Education, alleging the firing of 50% of its employees "incapacitates" the department's ability to compete its legally-required functions.The lawsuit – filed in ...
Perkins Coie files suit to block Trump executive order aimed at punishing firm
(WASHINGTON) -- The law firm Perkins Coie has filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week that targeted the firm for its work representing Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.Attorneys representing Perkins Coie filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in ...
Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of their contracts
(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from U.S. Agency for International Development contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.The Personal Service Contractor Association, an advocacy group for U.S. personal services contractors ...
