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Zach Montague

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Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records
A three-judge panel appeared unconvinced by claims that a federal law requiring the president to preserve and hand over his presidential papers was unconstitutional.
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course
During a four-hour hearing, a federal judge demanded answers from the Trump administration about who authorized the removal of hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links.
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Here’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability.
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Kennedy Center Is in Limbo After Building Was Abruptly Shuttered
The public is not allowed inside but some staff members continued to report to work after officials temporarily closed the main building, citing hazardous conditions.
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Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules
A federal judge told center officials at a hearing that he would not approve a plan to inscribe President Trump’s name on the building.
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As Supreme Court Weighs Trump Mail Ballot Plan, Another Judge Blocks It
The ruling delivered another blow to the plan with a looming Supreme Court decision that could determine whether it goes into effect before the midterm election.
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Appeals Court Maintains Block on Federal Voter Identification Tool
A federal appeals court panel declined to let Homeland Security reopen access to a voter-screening tool that incorporated Social Security data.
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Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules
The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
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Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.
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Who Approves Trump’s Washington Makeover Projects?
The Supreme Court gave a green light to the new White House ballroom, but several of the president’s other Washington projects remain stalled.
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How Trump’s Policy Agenda Runs Through One Federal Court, in Texas
For years, conservative litigants flocked to Judge Reed O’Connor’s district. Now, North Texas has become a favorite destination of the Justice Department.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
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Judge Says Trump’s Name Should Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now
After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump.
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Judge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now
The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.
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Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.
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