Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.
Trump has told DOJ to pause on seeking justice and indicates some critical agreements may soon be revoked. Supporter will learn his moves will hurt them, too.
Presidents Clinton, Biden issued orders aiming to correct environmental injustice. On Monday, President Trump issued orders revoking those efforts.
President Donald Trump reacted on Thursday after a federal judge blocked his executive order to refuse the issuance of documents acknowledging birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour,
The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.
The lawsuit filed in Seattle has been progressing the fastest of the five cases brought over the executive order.
Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
Oklahoma’s top prosecutor is asking the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he can be executed for killing a 77-year-old woman in 1999.
The president removed the security detail that has protected the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country's civil rights infrastructure.