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April 2, 2026
Lawsuit Challenges Warrantless Searches and Forced Entries by ICE
A coalition of legal groups claims the Homeland Security Department adopted an unconstitutional policy allowing its agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant.
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April 2, 2026
Judge Finds Border Officials Violated Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests
A federal judge in California ordered agents to thoroughly document any future stops in an area spanning 34 counties.
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April 1, 2026
Immigrant Families Are Cautiously Hopeful Over Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case
As the high court heard arguments on whether to limit birthright citizenship, many people pondered what the decision could mean for future generations.
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March 31, 2026
Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom
A federal judge required the president to seek lawmakers’ input and pursue traditional approvals before proceeding with the $400 million replacement for the East Wing.
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March 27, 2026
Kennedy Center Performer Asks Judge to Toss Case He Calls ‘Retaliatory’
A jazz drummer who called off a performance in protest of the center’s being renamed for President Trump said the president’s allies had sued him as punishment.
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March 23, 2026
Trump Is Digging Up Washington. Can Lawsuits Stop the Bulldozers?
As the president develops plans to fundamentally alter the White House, the Kennedy Center and other sites, federal lawsuits are beginning to catch up.
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March 16, 2026
Kennedy Center Board to Vote Monday on Trump’s Proposed Closure
The planned vote to close the center for renovations was listed on an agenda circulated to the center’s board of trustees on Sunday, less than a day before the meeting.
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March 14, 2026
Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting
A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.
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March 13, 2026
Judge Orders V.A. to Restore Union Contract With 300,000 Workers
Doug Collins, the V.A. secretary, had moved to nullify the contract in August, after Trump sought to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for federal workers.
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March 12, 2026
With Disputed Legal Maneuver, Trump Tries to Set Policy Without Legislation
By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.
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March 9, 2026
New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators
A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department’s decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal.
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February 23, 2026
Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders
At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.
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February 19, 2026
Officials Violated Court Orders on Immigration in New Jersey, Justice Dept. Tells Judge
The violations stemmed from immigration cases. Judges across the country have expressed alarm about illegal transfers and missed deadlines.
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February 12, 2026
Judge Temporarily Blocks Hegseth From Punishing Mark Kelly Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
Judge Richard J. Leon found that attempts to discipline Mark Kelly for a video that warned against following illegal orders would violate the senator’s First Amendment rights.
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February 5, 2026
Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration’s campaign.
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January 29, 2026
Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely critic of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
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January 29, 2026
An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
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January 23, 2026
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.
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January 20, 2026
Judge Allows Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds.
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January 15, 2026
Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case
The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.
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