SCOTUS Hears Latest Conservative Assault on the Voting Rights Act
SCOTUS heard oral argument in a pivotal Louisiana redistricting case that could upend the VRA.
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Trump Dismantling Education Department Violated Constitution, Lawsuits Say
President Trump Dismantling the Education Department violated the Constitution and federal law, school districts, education advocacy groups and unions alleged in multiple lawsuits.
Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Allow Deportations Under Wartime Law
A federal judge rejected a request from the Trump administration to lift a court order preventing it from using an 18th century wartime law to deport people to a Salvadoran hard labor prison without due process.
Judge Says DOGE Has No Right To Sensitive Personal Data Held By Federal Agencies
A federal judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has no right under federal law to access sensitive personal information federal agencies.
LIVE BLOG: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Louisiana Redistricting Case That Could Gut the VRA
Democracy Docket is liveblogging oral argument in the latest SCOTUS redistricting case.
‘The Right to Vote Is Not Absolute’: GOP Bid to Steal North Carolina Supreme Court Election Heard by Court of Appeals
“It’s time for this election to come to an end and for voters to know that their votes will count in the state, that they follow the rules in place at the time of the election.”
Judge Vows to Probe if Trump Officials Defied Court Order
A federal judge vowed to determine if Trump officials disobeyed a court order halting deportations under an 18th century wartime law.
DOJ Asks Judge to Remove Trump from Jan. 6 Civil Lawsuits
The Justice Department told a federal judge that the U.S. should take Trump’s place as the defendant in lawsuits over his supporters’ Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump Orders Officials to Dismantle Education Department
President Trump signed an executive order commanding the Department of Education to be effectively dismantled and eventually shuttered, escalating his administration’s unprecedented assault on the federal government.
Federal Judge Blocks DOGE’s Social Security “Fishing Expedition”
A federal judge in Maryland Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency officials from accessing sensitive data and systems at the Social Security Administration.
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